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Thanks @AndyJ. Sounds like M* was off by roughly a factor of 3. When I held PYLD in the past, Fido’s analytics didn’t seem to notice anything abnormal. Appeared to read it as a normal bond al…
” ...The reduction in the Company’s RASM [revenue per available seat mile] expectations was driven primarily by complexities in adapting its revenue management to current booking patterns in this dynamic environment,” Southwest said in a filing. “
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:) Thanks for the details & the honesty. Yogi.
There’s no perfect bond fund. Short duration isn’t likely to get you the yield you want. Longer duration can feel like a roller coaster when rates move sharply. Many “core” bond funds dip heavil…
Thanks both. Larry, PIMIX is only 12.5% negative cash. I’d consider moving in but need an easier to trade etf for the time being.
M* writes highly of PYLD (Bronze rated, however). I’ve held it for several months in the past. Steady eddy during th…
Bought a little CNS and a little GHC stock. The former is a first-time buy and looks pricy to be honest. But I have a high opinion of the outfit. GHC I’ve long watched / messed with. Sold it about $5-10 below the current $690 in December - but f…
”Customers will be able to buy “yes” contracts or “no” contracts based on a stated outcome for an indicator.”
Yes, this sounds a lot like DraftKings. Could cut into their business.
I did something similar in ‘98. I was planning on retiring at the end of the school year in June - but was trying to keep it secret as long as possible. But in January I dramatically increased my per-pay deduction so that I’d meet the full ‘98 limit…
I’d appreciate their thoughts on the big publicly traded retail money managers (ie: Price, Invesco, Blackrock) as investment prospects. Most got hammered in ‘22. TROW dipped below $100 and is back to about $117 now. Do they see any potential hea…
”He was a nice enough guy but I didn't see why my investment dollars had to pay for the frequent all expense paid luxury trips he was always going on to American Fund events.”
About 15-20 years ago I followed a fella off a plane at Key West airport…
Really tough right now. Middle of the road income funds haven’t produced this year the way I would have expected. I hold FKIQX and CVSIX for income. Neither is “shooting the lights out.”
Hard to believe the mess RPSIX (mentioned by @PopTart) ha…
I’m not up to speed on how the thrusters are used. If their main role is simply to orient the craft before the de-orbit burn, then they might give it a try even if some are faulty, figuring they can return back to the ISS if necessary (though red…
Similar to @Mark, I’m “comfy” where I am. Never been one to play around in the S&P index funds or much in tech. Nice that people have made a ton there - just not for me. Very diversified. Just 1 stock. That one’s in the consumers staples area …
Wow! Just awesome. I may be the only person on the planet that hadn’t heard Hatfield’s rendition of Bowie’s classic. @msf’s post prompted me to do a little searching. Quite a bit online about it, including a number of interviews with Hatfield.
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Thanks @Old_Joe for the technical details.
For sure, they are safe. …. The old Kingston Trio song came to mind and couldn’t resist. Always there is at least 1 spare craft attached to the ISS as a safety precaution. Sometimes there are 3 or 4 dif…
Starliner Return Delayed by Leaks / Technical Issues
”Boeing … succeeded in getting NASA astronauts to the International Space Station, following weeks of delays. Returning them to Earth on the same spacecraft is proving another challenge. Problems…
”It's hard to believe I'm retired 7 years already … “
Watched an MLB game last night between Seattle & Miami. Ruined the evening when the announcer mentioned that Seattle’s starting pitcher was born the same year I retired. To make things …
I do miss Ted. He had his detractors for sure and lots of faults. But he’ll always have a place in my heart. I find that on occasion when I mention something he said in one of my posts, I still subconsciously use @Ted as if he were still able to re…
I don't care for Scotch. I'll stick to long necks.
Afraid I’m of no help in that respect. Either the flavor of beer has deteriorated in recent years or I’m losing my taste for it. But I’ll make an exception for Founder’s Porter. Excellent flavo…
@Derf - The standard size of a bottle of scotch is 750 ML. That would provide 15 (generous) servings of 50 ML each, which happens to be the size of those “shooters” handed out or sold on planes.
@Mark is correct. Fastballs frequently come in at 95-101 mph today. However, the problem of intentionally hitting a batter seems a lot less than years ago. The umps won’t put up with much. NY would never admit to throwing at a hitter. I’m just b…
Sitting tight. Normal 10% cash allocation is at 15% pending a sizable withdrawal / distribution later this summer. Than back to 10%. Labor is in short supply so I don’t know when the infrastructure work will begin.
I watch the precious metals. …
Good one @Mark.
That Tesla pickup is just about the stupidest vehicle that I've ever seen. It's replaced the GM Hummer in my evaluation of "stupidest".
Whoever designed that thing was smokin some good stuff. :)
Ditto what @Mark said. One of the first & finest big league players I can remember watching as a kid. An athletic, fit, talented center fielder with an infectious smile.
In other baseball news …
Baltimore 17 / Yankees 5 in the third set of a…
My question , feel free to answer. Does this work in regular IRA or only a ROTH IRA ?
I'm guessing Roth as tax has already been paid.
Tanks for your time, Derf
@Derf - As far as I know, trading inside either a R…
Sorry. I can’t relate to however you invest. Sounds “venturesome.” - :)
Some here think 5% in a money market fund is pretty enticing. So, if your holdings are ahead by 2.5% YTD you’re doing at least that well. I’ll agree it looks like a bifurcat…
Thanks Everyone. It’s my impression I came out ahead. As @msf noted, there is no tax consideration being in a Roth IRA. Maybe a better way to look at it is I own more shares of the same CEF now for no additional cost (as I reinvested roughly the ea…
1, 000 shares X $11.98 = $11,980 Received from sale 15 days ago.
1,000 shares X $11.69 = $11,690 Paid for same number of shares.
So per 1000 hypothetical shares traded the “gain” should be $290. No?
But that doesn’t take into account the lost …
This is gonna really throw into chaos a lot of old timers who joined Vanguard in the 70s thru 90s era when its low-cost approach was thought to be the greatest innovation since sliced bread. I know one such person (an otherwise intelligent hands-of…
(I see the abusive instructor was played by the Farmers' Insurance ad fellow.)
That’s the most compelling reason to watch (assuming there’s any reason at all). The mellow fella in the Farmers Ads is completely opposite the obsessive deranged a-…
Finally - Today I was able to switch my CM account at Fido to the new option, SPAXX, that @msf highlighted in his earlier comments When it wouldn’t work earlier this week I moved a bunch from CM over to my TOD account (into SPAXX)) to take advantag…
SW Montana is lagging a bit. It snowed two nights ago (didn't stick) but is supposed to hit 90 this weekend. Whiplash.
I’d gladly trade some 90 degree temps for a couple days of snow. :)
I don’t know if you’ve viewed the film “Whiplash.” Cool in a…
No crystal ball here. But in the past it’s typically been smaller investors (late to the party) who’ve gotten burned the worst when a rollicking bull market finally runs out of steam and turns down. A narrow bull market like today’s can be even m…
Thanks Catch. I was really getting tired of watching all the major indexes climbing higher and higher every day. Neck pains. A welcome break from the great money machine in the sky.
@Crash. I use Brave most of the time. I ran a test just now and mine pulls-up & plays UTube videos fine. I checked settings and the search engine option is set to “Brave Search.” Dunno. I think I’ve had some issues like the one you report in th…
Oh, I don’t wish that on anyone. AFAIK he hasn’t actually shot anybody on 5th Avenue - just bragged about being able to do so. Remember that the end of a single cockroach's existence doesn’t solve the underlying problem.
