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One of my “go to” sites is Yahoo. PRSIX is an excellent fund. It only lost 20.38% in 2008 and gained nearly all of that back with a 25+% gain the following year. A bit over half the ‘08 loss occurred in the final quarter of ‘08 when it lost nearl…
Thanks for adding the substance guys. ISTM that “global” funds, unlike international, do normally have significant U.S. exposure. Some as high as 65-70%. Not to argue, just to be sure we’re on the same playing field.
The whole concept of a singl…
@ Hank. It’s gotta be someplace. Seriously,,, what’s riskier in the next five years, tech or financials? I don’t have FOMO and won’t regret leaving money on the table.
I wish I could answer your question Larry. I’ve been spending too much time re…
”Meanwhile, Trump called controllers who took no time off during the longest shutdown in U.S. history "GREAT PATRIOTS" and said he would recommend giving them each a $10,000 bonus.”
Would that be some excess tariff money? Or what’s left over from t…
am missing something here regarding timing of the shutdown\shutup. how many days will private jets not fly at those airports?
and why did this come after the substantial cuts already affecting public flights?
You don’t suppose they read @Mark’s po…
Really sad news. And the Guardians (if memory is correct) fielded a pretty decent team last season. I know how to lose money the old fashioned way - by placing dumb bets. But it doesn’t help any when your team’s pitchers are intentionally servin…
At 6 PM Sunday CNN is reporting that a deal has been reached. (Flight cancellation mess caught me while traveling. Sure would be nice to get home. :)
Please post additional details if you come across any.
Thanks for sharing @Sven. Yes, your description of the O’Hare incident sounds about right.
Thought I was an avid flyer until I met a gal on a recent flight who flies often due to her work and is also a very nervous flyer. She knew a lot more about…
Tragic. The MD-11 (a later derivative of the DC-10) has been a real workhorse for the big shippers like UPS. Here, or elsewhere, it was noted that many have been converted to cargo from passenger service. You see a lot of them (UPS / FedX) at some …
PYLD isn’t much of a “plunge”! Yeah - I prefer to invest in baby steps too. There’s plenty of different ways to lose money.
I’m tracking a hypothetical basket of 10 stocks I threw together 10-15 days ago just to watch. 0 invested. It fell for s…
"Gosh, the way Republicans are carrying on about Mamdani, you’d think he had been convicted of 34 felonies, had a trail of legal penalties for various frauds, and lost two civil rape trials or something."
LOL
He’s probably taking a wrecking ball to …
Anybody watched Springstein’s “Western Stars” video? Thinking of buying or renting at Amazon.
@Dr. Venture. Thanks for the helpful suggestion. I’m traveling and the VPN kicks on if using what Norton deems an “insecure network.” However, I cannot …
Yeah. Stuck somewhere right now. Hoping for a flight ….
A sad commentary. And “slowing down the investigation” of a major accident indirectly lends harm to all who use air travel. Thanks for the excellent story @Old_Joe
Possibly of interest - T…
Reason Google was requiring a login is that the Norton VPN was on. I love this remembrance of the early years of The Beatles. Haven’t had time to view all of it. But the opening 5 minutes or so is a blast. Obviously cuts of their 1964 Australian To…
Well, let's be fair on that- rockets are notorious for blowing up a fair amount until they finally get everything to work dependably.
How many times did Werner von Braun’s Saturn V blow up prior to being approved for manned flight?
Oh. I get the p…
"Gosh, the way Republicans are carrying on about Mamdani, you’d think he had been convicted of 34 felonies, had a trail of legal penalties for various frauds, and lost two civil rape trials or something."
+1
In fairness, that doesn't seem to be the case though. From what I've gathered he's proceeding slowly and carefully on the rockets, as one would hope”
Well, subject to debate.
Right on. I’ve got a VPN enabled. Could be the issue.
If anybody wants to link the Utube of The Beetles touring Australia in 1964 (B&W) it’s a hoot. Starts off with their jet (perhaps a 707?) landing on a dreary rainy day. Then they prance d…
TBUX is still working for me. But, it carries some risk I-bonds are not too bad, but limited in the total amount annually.
I had a CD in the early 1980s that was paying 16%. Sad when that matured! lol
This is going to be a bigger issue going forw…
Thanks. Probably the password reset. I also amped up my Norton (subscription based) screening app. It actually flagged a beach in 2020 on a very old rarely used email account. Of course I changed the password.
Thanks for tips on screeners. Will ne…
Until a day or two ago I could access UTube content without signing in to Google. Something changed 2 days ago. It may have to do with the fact my gmail account is the one the bogus WalMart accounts were delivered to. I logged in to Google directly …
Can’t view video: They want me to sign in to Google so we can confirm you’re not a bot so they can track me across the internet.
Never much on holding cash. Presently, have spread the “cash” portion equally among SPAAX, JAAA and AGZD. In no way is …
Nice @Mark. I fear some have fostered violence as a solution. I strongly disagree and can’t even fathom how that could work given the technological capabilities (surveillance / weaponization) a tyrannical government would possess today. Mamdani (…
Proviso - Your investments should reflect your needs based on things like: age, expected time horizon, risk tolerance and your other assets and sources of income.
(Speaking as an Old F here) - If hedging or going more conservative is gambling,…
It is increasingly a 2-tier nation. Very wealthy. Less affluent / less privileged. If there’s a middle class it’s probably the AG community, small business people, some professionals & some retirees with accumulated wealth. That middle clas…
I have not payed a great deal of attention to that race. And do not know much about Mamdani. I do assume that this is a deep rebuke of trump. He should be getting very nervous, as he appears to be driving the bus off of a cliff.
Other than listenin…
Hi Catch. Device is a 3 or 4 year old IPad Air. But my 6 or 7 year old IPad Mini encountered the same system warning when I tried to send the backup files using Apple’s in house mail. Interestingly, a 5 year old iphone sent the entire file without …
Listened to an interesting chapter last evening devoted to Winston Churchill’s 3 month visit to North America in 1929. (Summary of that visit from a different source)
Bradley Tolppanen, Eastern Illinois University
Document Type -Article
Publicatio…
Likely related, although I didn’t think so at first. Yesterday when I attempted to email myself a backup copy of my DejaOffice files, Apple’s icloud mail app refused to send it:
“This is a system generated message … We are unable to send your email…
Thanks everyone. I do use Apple Mail. I didn’t know that @Old_Joe.
One issue is all the promotional garbage Walmart floods the mailbox with. I usually go through every couple weeks & toss it directly in the trash w/o even opening it or look…
Got through to a WMart rep who spoke decent English today. As far as we can tell, the supposed email (new account) message is spam. A second email was received at the alternate address saying my WMart account email address has been changed “as requ…
The email title reads: ”Welcome to Walmart. Your new online account is ready.”
I don’t want to enter any credentials or attempt a password reset to check it out further. So, to misquote Vonnegut, “There it sits. There it sits ...” Walmart hasn’t …
Nice sounding setup @DrVenture. You must surely love music. I’ve got a couple nice sized Polk side speakers, a polk center speaker and a Polk subwoofer. All with cherry cabinets. Had a mid-sized Dennon Amp for many years. Replaced it with a larger …
A car’s audio is one critical component I check out when buying. Now I need to find a sleeve to wrap around the passenger seat belt buckle. Certain very low notes cause it to buzz a little. Rare but unwanted. Put in a sub woofer in the trunk. Kept…
