Very interesting and thanks for answering so quickly, pmward. I know you are a big Ray Dalio fan and one of the things that I find curious in his "bonds are a terrible investment at the moment" position (I'm paraphrasing) is that I haven't heard him say anything about 20-30 year treasuries. In other...

Sure, that's why some cash does make sense. But having someone go 100% all in cash right now doesn't really make sense. If we go into a period of inflation and the Fed implements yield curve control (a period like the 40s, which I think is highly likely) then cash would take just as big, if not wor...

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- 35 pull ups
- 35 dips
- 35 chin ups

How many sets of each are you doing to get to 35? More than one, right?

My target Cash position, consisting of equal parts FDLXX/ 1 yr. T-bills/ I-Bonds, is very similar. Over the past year I have stopped buying T-bills and shifted toward FDLXX/ 0 / I-bonds as T-bill yields have fallen to close to 0%. Has Fidelity waived the .42% expense ratio on FDLXX? If so, that fun...

My target Cash position, consisting of equal parts FDLXX/ 1 yr. T-bills/ I-Bonds, is very similar. Over the past year I have stopped buying T-bills and shifted toward FDLXX/ 0 / I-bonds as T-bill yields have fallen to close to 0%. Has Fidelity waived the .42% expense ratio on FDLXX? If so, that fun...

Little victories... Target and a local grocery store have removed all the one way decals on the aisles. I have been quietly removing bits of tape from the gym floor that are supposed to show people where to stand or not to stand. Kinda like Tim Robbins digging that tunnel behind the Rita Hayworth p...

Florida Death chart for August. Only 4 deaths on 9/7. Looks like either the virus is weakening significantly or we are well on our way to herd immunity. Maybe both.... https://i.postimg.cc/rp4PM5Ph/Capture.jpg Where are you getting your numbers? My go to site during the pandemic has been Worldomete...

You must start taking required minimum distributions from your IRA at age 70½. But you can reduce the tax bill. https://www.kiplinger.com/article/retirement/t045-c000-s002-how-to-downsize-your-rmds.html RMDs now start at age 72 except for individuals who turned 70&1/2 in 2019. I haven't read the Ki...

Another book, The Sports Gene, by David Epstein has a section on the 100 meters being dominated by athletes of West African descent and another about the Kalenjin distance runners from Kenya. The latter have a huge advantage in part because they tend to have slender lower legs which allows the "pen...

http://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2017/science-genetics-reshaping-race-debate-21st-century/ The link says 99.9% of the genome across races is identical, among other things. Interesting stuff. Let's take long-distance running as an example. The best in the world are pretty much all Kenyans. Would yo...

222 positive at ND. About a 20% positivity rate. Are any of these kids actually feeling sick or being hospitalized, Corto? Or are these just positive tests? Here in CT the numbers at UCONN are very low so far. Just talked to a friend whose kid goes there and found this online to corroborate what he...

Has anyone else on here had no income for the last two months due to the COVID-19 shutdowns? I know that pugchief has had to stay away from his dental practice. My wife's business is our family business and it went to zero on 3/11 with no good news in sight for months to come. Without going into too...