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"why proper diversification means always having some parts of your portfolio that aren't performing well."
Well, FD1k certainly sneers at that sort of thing. He don't need no stinkin' diversification.
"I don't claim to know which stage the stock market is in."
Well, I don't know for sure either, but I'll put all of my money on "it isn't the Hedge phase", and a whole lot of my money on "it isn't the Hedge phase or the Speculative phase".
My hearing is severely compromised, so email or chat is the only way that I can effectively communicate. I've used chat on Schwab a fair number of times, and found their chat people to be very courteous and helpful.
@Derf- well, here in CA the local counties typically enforce their own building codes. There is also a state building code, which I'm assuming (always dangerous ! ) would apply in areas where there is no local building code. I would further infer…
No pilot. Electric ignition. Yes, I think that's the standard setup now. That's very good to know, because my workbench is about 20' from the water heater.
Or, to put it another way:
Many rational individuals believe that Ms. Gabbard lacks the requisite Intelligence for the Director of National Intelligence position.
@cheapneon1: Unless Mr Ruffles happens to read this thread he will not become aware of your question.
In situations like this it's best to use @MrRuffles in your post. That should generate a flag on his account the next time that he visits MFO.
@hank- As you have personally noted with respect to your occasional structural improvements, inflation and sometime scarcity of required materials or qualified tradespeople have seriously increased construction costs. The Fed renovation is subject t…
"Tulsi Gabbard claimed to have seen allegations Hillary Clinton had used "heavy tranquilizers" during her time in office."
"Claimed to have seen". Boy, there's a reliable source for you. They must be really desperate to take the heat off Trump &am…
@Catch22- Hello there. Glad to see you posting a lot more. A question about the above- so much of financial success comes at the expense of the party on the other side of a trade. Assuming for the sake of discussion that everyone has the same AI adv…
@DrVenture- Thanks for that link. It clears up a couple of things for me- of course none of the thieves, murderers, rapists and other assorted bad people would come here to work in agriculture- they all came to live high on the hog in the "Sanctuary…
By coincidence (?) here's an extensive report from The Washington Post about the 1965 "experiment". It should be a free link- no subscription required.
@Observant1- I was going to hand that assignment to my research department, but I just noticed that they've all been fired. We'll try to rehire them all, but this may take a little more time...
Well, it seems to me that we can, and we do. Not sure what more that we should want.
If some far right posters complain, well, that's their right also.
"I'm not aware of any Trump administration officials who themselves are credible!
If you are aware of any, please let me know."
U'mmmm... let me get back to you on that one...
