Here's a statement of the obvious: The opinions expressed here are those of the participants, not those of the Mutual Fund Observer. We cannot vouch for the accuracy or appropriateness of any of it, though we do encourage civility and good humor.
@JD_co: I'd need an anti-nausea med to listen to that tonight. I may be awol.
I suspect the media will watch him pat himself on the back for what a great job he claims he is doing. Agreed, no need to watch his sorry act tonight or any night. The …
Israel vs Ukraine = very little in common, unless you don't know history, religion, and a lot more.
The established Lib media have been distorting the truth for decades, which is why their ratings and the number of people who watch them are in decl…
And here we go....
Canada puts Tariffs on $107 Billion of US imports in retaliation
The Canadian government has unveiled a comprehensive set of counter-tariffs on US-made goods after President Donald Trump confirmed that his administration would im…
Embarrassing. The US govt is a disgrace.
What a motley crew of "yes" men:
"The decision was made at a White House meeting on Monday that included Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Director…
Starting to look at the tariffs as a battle between Project 2025 driven staff (crush the system!) vs. members of the GOP that care about the mid-terms. There has to be a battle going on behind the scenes.
The tariffs can't stand for more than a f…
Will his ego force all these tariffs to go through? Feeling skeptical that any of these happen (other than maybe China's 10% add on), as Orange must be receiving constant pressure to give up on this terrible idea.
The markets aren't taking it…
"Once safety nets are removed, the poor in this country will be left further exposed."
As if BS1000 gives a damn. He's got his.
Yes, and some people like him are simply drawn to bullies. They equate it with power. Not sure how it's possible to b…
BS1000 is a perfect example of how the MAGA regime divides and conquers.
1) Its "us vs. them". That draws them in. "We are going to change the system." "Damn them libtards."
2) Then they watch FoxNews and drink in the propaganda. Tap into th…
If I were a foreign adversary of the USA, the core policies that I would support would be:
1. Leaving NATO and the UN
2. Shutting down foreign aid
3. Dismantling the professional USA bureaucracy
4. Removing safeguards for epidemics and disease
The…
So different levels of concern across the spectrum.
It's tough to determine how seismic political shifts will affect the economy. Tariffs and the inevitable inflation issues that follow, as well as a crumbling US govt focused on aligning with Ru…
But surely we learned our lesson from the sub-prime debacle of 2008? How many bankers went to jail for this? Must have been a lot, right?
If the govt bails banks out each time, there are no consequences to fear.
Could a watchdog government a…
It will take an event like say.... payment portals of Medicaid going down in 50 states.....for US citizens to finally wake up and smell the coffee stench.
I don't wish this on Medicaid recipients, but apparently this country needs a wakeup call.
Shows how weak our "leader" is - he looks up to Putin, even said out loud that the Ukraine war was all Zelensky's fault.
Maybe Putin is playing old KGB mind tricks on old Dump, or maybe Dump crushes on overbearing dictators who want to rule the…
Give the buffoon "credit" - if his term is just one big Revenge Tour against US Govt, he is doing a splendid job. Just splendid.
Unfortunate that its US civilians who are collateral da…
Actually makes sense - his Revenge tour is in full bloom. The American people are just collateral damage.
Picking a whack job like RFK Jr. added a nice touch to the health dept.
"... and besides, I also remember when Noah built the ark."
I wasn't around then Do you know what kind of lumber he used?
Most likely cypress. I wonder if he'd have to pay a tariff on that?
The markets are hanging tough. If "stuff" finally hits…
"Hey. I know some Russian oligarchs that are very nice people," he said.
Yeah, sure - remember his "good people on both sides" comment?
Uh, no dude....not really. Not even close.
The invisible hand that keeps the markets propped up doesn't care about bad economic news...until the day when we least expect it. Cash flows matter to a point.
Tech (Mag 7) has fallen back a bit, but no real hardcore volatility yet. Starting t…
Ironic that removing the Medicaid program would trash Dump's loyalists more than any other political group. MAGAts would have to re-configure it in their minds so that it was Biden's doing, somehow. Even though that makes no sense. Nothing has …
DODIX DODGX 50/50 And forget about it.
DODIX has generated returns of 5 yrs +1.1% and 10 yrs +2.4%. It still beat most core bond funds, but ended up being a drag over the past decade. Simple does work well enough most of the time - folks don'…
Nah, we should put our trust in a guy who backs Putin and regurgitates Russian propaganda - i.e. dictatorship accusations towards Zelensky.
That's the guy we should stand behind.
It's politically targeted and it's meant to be chaotic. Its a takeover of our democratic govt, and we are watching it in real time.
A broligarchy is not what the people wanted.
Posting about the hostile takeover of our government helps me feel just slightly better somehow. Not good, though.
All is not well in this country, and half of the US is either in denial or cannot be bothered to understand it.
A fund of mutual funds example would be VGSTX - Vanguard's Star fund. QDSNX is another (AQR funds).
REMIX is a mutual fund that allocates to different ETFs.
I cannot locate many others, but if anybody knows of a list for mutual fund FOFs, ki…
What do you all think of JHQAX as a primary holding in a taxable account, in retirement?
Low SD, decent returns and minimal distributions of any kind. So why not, especially for retirees.
I use HELO. They perform similarly.
The king is re-arranging the deck so that mid-terms are a non-issue for his dictatorship. He has 2 years to run amok. He already owns the Supreme Court (thank you, Mitch McConnell).
He could care less about his polling numbers. Project 2025 i…
Not that it would help us much at this point, but I don't see him retaining 45% approval. Some would turn on him. There will always be a 35% base at minimum. Just my opinion.
Kind of along these lines, Fido offers Basket Portfolios - customized or pre-built.
I haven't heard much about them, but it sounds tempting to try to create your own custom built vehicle - a basket of ETFs and/or stocks (but no Mutual funds). …
We are now a rascist led country. It would take a courageous act of American patriotism to stop him at this point.
Where that hero comes from, God only knows.
This act only weakens our military leadership. China must be loving this. Puppets …
If we fall into a Recession later this year, it would hit everybody's pocketbooks. Even Dump would lose "loyalists" at that point.
For now, its still an "if".
