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@Crash- I'll tell you what- when you find the perfect broker who meets each and every one of your non-negotiable demands, and has a record of perfect service for at least ten years, please let the rest of us know.
@Crash- I just walked into the local Schwab a couple of days ago- nobody there needed an appointment. You might need an appointment to talk with the branch manager though. I don't know about cash, but they take checks. How many brokerages (not banks…
@Crash- Mr Ruffles & others have it right:
Idle cash at Fido is swept into a fund which earns about 5% right now.
Idle cash at Schwab is swept into a fund which earns less than 0.5% right now.
It's going to be up to you to keep a close eye on …
"Democratic Mainstay" along with 16% of the public. I thought that I would be a bit closer to the middle.
And for @WABAC:
My Political Compass
I think that this one is really pretty accurate. Maybe I also have become more libertarian over time.
"it's not being decided on its merits"
At this point no one has actually asked the Supreme Court to decide if Trump committed anything.
The only question before the court at this time is whether or not it is within the purview of a state to disal…
@davfor- being in our 80's we are now at the consolidation/protection stage, so most of the financial info that I post on MFO is hopefully of some interest to younger MFO-ers still playing the game.
That's a long way of admitting that because of th…
@sma3- I was going to post your link yesterday, but didn't because of the subscription issue. However I just followed your link and I now see that there is a "free account" option available. That will likely pester you with free "newsletters", but y…
@hank- looks as if our read on this is accurate. Following are edited excerpts from
a current report in The Guardian:
US supreme court appears skeptical of Colorado ruling removing Trump from ballot
The US supreme court appeared skeptical of a Co…
@hank- hard to keep track of the Trump follies- almost need a scoresheet. Two different cases, two different questions.
The one referenced in this thread:
Q: Is the president of the United States "absolutely immune" from prosecution for any/all cri…
And just remember that there are a whole lot of people who believe that labor unions are responsible for this sort of thing, not the management which creates the operating environment.
Reminds me of a departure from DeGaulle- cute young things asks-
"What class are you flying sir?"
"Peasant class" says I.
"Excuse me?" says she.
"You heard me", says I, with smile-
"Yes, sir- that would be this line right over here- have a grea…
Well, I have to say that on the question of whether many of the European members of NATO were carrying their proper amount of the burden Trump didn't say anything that I hadn't thought for a very long time.
My experience with emerging markets has been along the lines of submerging markets and sunk costs. As @hank almost said, you can even hone in on specific areas to lose money in- the trick is knowing not to get in.
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"I do like how they have staff diversity without turning it into a marketing message."
@Baseball_Fan- You may be surprised, but I'm with you 100% on that.
Found the list on another site, but no numbers. Uncertain of list order... maybe "least worst" to "most worst"?
Alerian MLP ETF (AMLP)
ProShares UltraPro VIX Short-Term Futures (UVXY)
ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ ETF (SQQQ)
PIMCO Commodity Real Ret…
Perhaps the desperation to try something... anything... to help with Alzheimer's disease may have led down a blind alley with Aduhelm. Maybe a forgivable lapse on the part of the FDA.
Following msf's link below, the NY Times article notes that "The…
Don't forget that the Fed likes to keep some dry powder in reserve to fight economic downturns. With the economy doing OK as it is right now they may just be inclined to leave good-enough alone.
"If it's working, don't fool with it".
I agree with both of you, but I like to post stuff that presents various perspectives on the overall economy and financial picture. Never hurts to think about stuff.
Thanks @hank - we've been Prime customers for many years, and haven't run into this kind of crap, so I was interested to see what they're capable of. We did use their "free" Prime Video for a couple of years, but now that they're inserting commercia…
"Fidelity and Schwab are the gold standard when you look at everything"
I don't know about Fidelity, but I've never had any problems at Schwab. But then, perhaps some of the transactions discussed above are more complex than mine.
The Biden Directed Witch Hunt had no official comment, but sources who remain anonymous because they aren't authorized to speak publicly report that The Biden Directed Witch Hunt was observed "laughing it's ass off".
