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When I search Schwab for CSOIX I get no result, so I searched for "Credit Suisse Strategic Income" by name, and Schwab turns up "Credit Suisse Strategic Income A, CSOAX".
That looks like the same fund, but shows a Max. Front Load of 4.75% with a no…
I read an article a few days ago which said that the Arkansas "Smackover" lithium deposit could potentially supply all of the world's projected needs. However the difficulty will be in developing a method for economical recovery without destroying a…
The main issue apparently isn't about salary increase. The union is trying to restore some version of a defined benefit retirement plan. Probably a lost cause, but I wish them well.
" I must choose all the hats, chairs, beds, buckets, bags, etc"
Most of the time those stupid pictures are so fuzzy that I can't tell a traffic signal from a bucket anyway.
FD1000: "Weak and clue less Joe and Kamala brought us closer to WW3."
• He doesn't say how. Presumably by supporting Ukraine against aggression?
• But surely not because we are supporting Israel as they retaliate against aggression?
FD and his l…
@Baseball_Fan said:
"While ya'll arguing over who is taller while laying on their back....you know what I mean... "
"We all" aren't even talking about anything remotely similar. However, your champion Mr Trump seems to have a fixation on and a lot…
Yeah, it's hard to keep track of what that guy's doing. He has too much money for his own good. I do have a lot of respect for his SpaceX operation though.
Yes, I think so also. But then, I'm not sure that it could get much worse. Actually, for a long-term capital gains situation buying/holding BA right now could be a real good move if you can hold on long enough. I'm too old for such things.
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" How did future inflation play into Buffett's decision to sell banks?"
@msf- Have you ever noticed that when someone challenges a fake fact put forward by certain folks they never seem to answer?
@catch22- Yes sir, On my way home after a year at Tarumpitao Point on Palawan Island in the Philippines our Coast Guard transport (an old DC-4 on it's very last flight) stopped overnight at almost every US base in the South Pacific, as our flight cr…
"Whoever designed the feed, gets my thank you."
@BaluBalu... Yes sir- before the Off-Topic section was isolated as it presently is David and I had a number of conferences which resulted in the present configuration. I think that it's a decent arra…
As if we needed another example, yet again political sniping has been introduced to financial postings by the Trump disciples of the board. Two of them in particular are well aware of the MFO management request that we use the Off-Topic section for …
"The best we can do is to elect someone who we believe has our best interests at heart, and who listens to people who are more knowledgeable then him or herself."
How true. Well, we know for sure that eliminates one of the two contenders.
• As if any US president has any control over Russia starting a war.
• As if Trump's good friend Putin's war had nothing to do with the world-wide increase in energy prices.
• As if any US president has any control over Hamas starting a war.
• As…
@hank- yes, the Case tractor at our station was also light-orange / yellow and indeed "badly faded". And also yes, light aircraft don't commonly have reversible props, although some of the more expensive models do have adjustable-pitch props.
@Crash- Yes, Boeing bought (re-acquired) Spirit in July.
The FAA has been under significant regulatory capture for many years, much to the continuing irritation of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), who are the U.S. primary investiga…
My intent was only to note that sometimes it isn't possible for a manufacturer/final assembler to realize that a part supplied by another company will fail in the future because of a manufacturing defect, and to differentiate that situation from one…
Here are excerpts from a current report in The Guardian:
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Friday it will open a three-month review of Boeing’s compliance with safety regulations, continuing the agency’s closer oversight of the compa…
@hank- yes sir, The props are reversible, not the engines. Here's a pic of our plane. This type plane was called an "Albatross". Note that it has retractible wheels, and can be used on either land or water. For takeoff on a very short airstrip such …
Now you've reminded me of my tractor story! Same place in Philippines. Our family in San Francisco never had a vehicle, so I had no idea how to drive. Our Loran station in the Philippines had a grass airstrip, with an approach from over the reef on …
