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As usual, who is angry...again?
Does Buffett or Bogle use T/A or recommend it?
On this site, Charles Lynn Bolin has posted excellent analysis of what funds to own; does he use T/A?
On November 13, 2009 Buffet sat for an hour long interview with Ch…
Story continues …. This morning I tried to access my Elan Visa credit card account online just to confirm that they’d received a recent payment from me. I was blocked from account access with a message to call them. In the call they said they’d d…
Executive Branch plans include a secret room designated exclusively for Pete Hegseth.
After imbibing with great gusto, good ole Pete will have a safe space to sleep it off.
Does this special room for Pete have ”Signal Group Chat” installed in it?
”comments aside -- despite my errors, the question I posed above moving OEFs to ETFs remains. Note Tweedy, First Eagle, Oakmark (others) doing the same .”
I’d enjoy a good thread / discussion comparing the benefits of OEFs / CEFs. I think it’s a…
I pay “forecasters” little heed. Worth looking at for whatever logic they bring to bear. Can be educational. A few, I suspect, may have ulterior motives - trying to move markets in one direction or another so they can buy lower or sell higher fo…
Thanks @Charles. Yes. Same company. Very much look forward to fully digesting the write-up by David you linked.
And thank you for the linked profile page. Very impressive.
I uncovered RiverNorth about a week ago after searching several weeks for a CEF under the “market neutral” and “long-short” categories with no success. (Already owned Calamos’ CPZ). When I searched “tactical allocation” up popped RiverNorth’s clos…
CAT has had a nice pop since @masterd posted. Up this morning in the eye of the storm.
Edit: Just a late morning update / CAT has gone slightly negative for the day following a report in the WSJ:
Quoting the WSJ directly: ”Caterpillar [CAT …
From Bloomberg this morning:
”The US economy contracted at the start of the year for the first time since 2022 on a monumental pre-tariffs import surge and more moderate consumer spending, a first snapshot of the ripple effects from President Donal…
“Are you also rearranging the chairs? Or just standing pat.”
“Frozen” might be the proper term. :)
With another home infrastructure project in the early stages I’ve stashed about 30% of the expected outlays in cash (equivalent to tossing a few…
I think the biggest mistake I'm making today is being in the market.
Right there with ya @Mark. Does feel a bit like standing on the deck of the Titanic.
Excellent article. I’m not currently a NYT subscriber. I was granted access with a notation that this was “a gift from someone you know.” Thanks OJ.
The reader comments are interesting - some quite heated. I’m left wondering why someone was “traini…
His behavior and manner of addressing the press is 100% MAGA. Makes me wonder if he’s expecting to be ousted, become a MAGA martyr and then run for Prez or seek the VP spot on a ticket. Stranger things have happened (like the guy that bragged abo…
If someone took away his phone, hid his Sharpies, and gagged him in front of the cameras I'd feel better about buying UPS now. :)
Buying stocks today is a bit like jumping into shark-infested waters. Statements / positions from “on high” change …
I’ve looked at CAT in the past and taken a pass. I incorrectly felt it had some AG ties - but a quick check today revealed it does not have much, if any. As you say, it’s cyclical. A serious recession could affect it a lot. Note the thread now ru…
@Old_Joe. I love your responses to others’s posts (and mine of course). Often you zero-in on a remark late in the post (like my PBS mention). Tells me you carefully read the entire post and considered all that was said. Not easy to do on such a c…
“Houston, We got a problem.”
Big monied interests are buying up media outlets (print, broadcast, internet) and using those outlets to shape / distort the “news” and thereby influence public opinion for their benefit. It’s been going on a long …
From the B&S thread, it appears @rforno put some serious shorts on around noon today. Probably what hit the market.
LOL my short yesterday was definitely not market-moving .... just a few hundred more shares of the ETF!
Thanks for the clarifica…
“You can see a world where Europe, Australia, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, China, all trade together and build a powerhouse in years to come”
I bought a little IAF (Australian equity market) about 5 weeks ago. It’s risen 4.35% since. I’d probably rath…
I read Tesla profits were down 71% yet price is now up almost 5%. I get that supposedly there is more to TSLA than cars but 5%.
A 5% daily gain is nothing for most stocks. It happens. The algos may be buying or maybe some orchestrated meme mob like…
This brings to mind David Brooks' comments on the PBS News Hour during the first Trump administration.
Mr. Brooks stated (paraphrasing) that Trump diminishes everyone who comes into close contact with him.
Sounds like Brooks. :)
Thanks for the specificity @Observant1.
Under $20 gets you the deluxe burger with fries at Jocks & Jill’s where I often dine when traveling. Hard to beat. Why pay more … ?
This raises other questions:
- Was Hegseth providing the security?…
I clicked on the OP link and my first thought when it loaded was I inadvertently loaded a porn sight. It just felt so slimy and greasy, so I closed it immediately.
Good thinking. You might have “picked up” something there ….
