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Maybe they could keep the fees the same and have a functioning website and good customer service.
This former Vanguard customer would have preferred these improvements
rather than lowering expense ratios a couple of bps.
Heather Cox Richardson's Letters from an American (Feb. 2, 2025)
"Today Ellen Knickmeyer of the Associated Press reported that yesterday two top security officials from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) tried to stop people ass…
Heather Cox Richardson's Letters from an American (Feb. 2, 2025)
"On Friday, James E. Dennehy of the FBI’s New York field office told his staff that they are 'in a battle of our own, as good people are being walked out of the F.B.I. and others are…
The systematic destruction of a democratic government is something we all need to watch out for as in the case of today’s Hungary.
Unfortunately, it's happening right before our eyes!
Yes, these people were only faithfully performing their duties.
The orange-colored, thin-skinned autocrat's feelings were hurt
and unfortunately they are now subject to nasty consequences
from the Felonious Skunk™ (not to be confused with jazz piani…
The situation is unfortunate since the tariffs were unnecessary.
Terrible outcomes often occur when the "best and brightest" are hired to perform critical jobs!
We must only have the highest standards for those who work in the West Wing.
Only the h…
If the stock market enters correction territory in the near-term due to tariffs,
Trump may rescind tariffs and quickly declare victory based on an inconsequential outcome.
He has a strong preference to be associated with robust stock market returns.
Or his double-dealing, grifting, corruption, lobbying other governments as a private citizen, etc, etc, etc.
Laws are only good if they are not only enacted, but enforced --- and they're often not, especially when it's convenient for those in char…
“There are some things so dear, some things so precious, some things so eternally true,
that they are worth dying for.
And I submit to you that if a man has not discovered something that he will die for,
he isn’t fit to live.”
- Dr. Martin Luther…
"At what point is Trump considered to be a national security threat?"
It has been abundantly clear that Trump is a national security threat
since his inept and criminal mishandling of classified documents.
And yet the Teflon-Don got away scot-free …
"From the WSJ - Pentagon releases name of third helicopter crew member - after unexplainable delay."
Trump and Hegseth blamed this accident on DEI programs.
Cpt. Rebecca M. Lobach's family requested that her name not be disclosed.
I believe they di…
I've listened to David Rosenberg in the past but haven't viewed the current Wealthtrack episode.
Rosenberg is smart, experienced, and articulate.
IIRC, he has been bearish for a very long time.
Fortunately, his analysis/assertions did not influence …
Some MyPillow® reviews suggest it is unyielding, unstable, and tends to attract lots of muck.
Perhaps Your Pillow™ will provide superior support while also effectively repelling the filth?
Good one FD!
This pillow may be useful for Independents and some Republicans as well.
Actually, it could be beneficial for anyone who cares about our country
and is concerned about its trajectory under the Trump administration.
NVDA had 8 of the top 10 market cap losses in one day.
NVDA also had 5 of the top 10 market cap gains in one day.
Skip to the 4:37 mark for NVDA info/chart.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0DR2TnvIIk
The Week in Charts (01/31/25)
The most important charts and themes in markets and investing, including:
00:00 Intro
00:48 Topics
01:57 A One-Day Panic Over DeepSeek
08:32 Microsoft/Meta/Tesla/Apple Earnings
16:25 Slower Growth, but the Expansion Co…
@stillers
Thank you for the link to Captain Steve's video.
His expertise is very beneficial for analyzing the audio communication and providing proper context.
What a terrible tragedy!
This POS might stick his name on that "facility" and then start charging the illegal immigrants $600 per night for the Dump special - you get a cot, a signed MAGA bible and a slug of his crappy crypto coins.
Don't put it past him to monetize this.…
Yes, these deportation flights have been ongoing for several years.
Deportation flight issues are usually handled by low level personnel
but Trump needed to thump his chest and decided to create a kerfuffle.
Also, the Biden administration was actual…
When I previously checked daily security prices/changes in M*,
some securities were priced correctly while others were not.
Quotes were stale for several days on a few occasions.
I no longer trust M* to accurately provide this data and neither shou…
The chronic shortage of examiners and government-wide hiring freeze is very concerning.
The Trump administration's laissez-faire attitude towards crypto is also troubling.
Trump's meme coin launch was a very opportunistic way to capitalize on his of…
From Heather Cox Richardson's Letters from an American:
"Will Freeman of the Council on Foreign Relations, a think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy, posted: 'I can’t think of many *worse* strategic blunders for the U.S., as it competes w/ C…
The S&P 500 may experience a bear market or it may gain more than 25% for the third consecutive year.
No one, including Howard Marks or Tom Bowley, knows the actual outcome.
Bowley appears to be a short-term momentum trader.
How is Bowley's com…
Heather Cox Richardson - Letters From an American, January 25, 2025
NUTS
"German fascists under leader Adolf Hitler had taken that ideology to its logical end,
insisting that an elite few must lead, taking a nation forward by directing the actions …
Wells Fargo has a long history of violating laws and financially harming consumers.
I refuse to even consider conducting business with such a firm.
Link
The Week in Charts (01/24/25)
The most important charts and themes in markets and investing, including:
00:00 Intro
00:57 Topics
01:48 More All-Time Highs
05:41 The Biggest Headwind for Stocks
10:04 Fewer Economists Expecting Recession
11:41 The Hi…
"Please keep politics out and focus on economic and investing implications (both short term and long term)."
It will be exceeding difficult to exclude politics from this discussion.
I suggest you move this thread to Off-Topic.
I've long used M* X-Ray via my public library.
X-Ray was removed when M* revised their library platform and Instant X-Ray also disappeared online.
Thanks for the link @mskursh!
Tech titans are bending the knee for Trump.
Wealthy individuals and corporations have "contributed"
obscene amounts of money towards his inaugural events.
"President-elect Trump’s inaugural committee has smashed fundraising records, racking up more…
The medalist ratings are supposed to be qualitative while star ratings are quantitative.
Disregard all medalist ratings which were not produced by actual analysts (i.e., AI generated).
These ratings are currently worthless.
The quality of an analys…
The Vanguard Flagship benefits which I found beneficial were the TF fund fee waivers
and easy access to the Admiral share class of actively managed funds.
However, Vanguard's "clunky" website and numerous customer service issues negated these benefi…
There have been six bankruptcies for Trump's companies.
A number of Trump's business projects failed or didn't live up
to his lofty projections without resulting in bankruptcies.
https://www.snopes.com/news/2016/08/01/donald-trumps-bankruptcies/
Heather Cox Richardson from Letters from an American:
"Meanwhile, last night, while the leaders in the cryptocurrency industry were at a ball in honor of President-elect Trump’s inauguration, Trump launched his own cryptocurrency. By morning he app…
