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by jacksonM
Wed Jul 17, 2019 5:23 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: ICE Raids
Replies: 17
Views: 6473

Re: ICE Raids

You just knew this was coming.

Reparations for illegal immigrants interred in the border concentration camps....

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/20 ... ue-govern/

Soon to include those who have had to live in fear of ICE raids?
by jacksonM
Sun Jul 14, 2019 6:07 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: The Permanent Mental Health Regime
Replies: 48
Views: 18110

Re: The Permanent Mental Health Regime

Guys, what do you do to make sure you stay mentally and emotionally healthy? As I've gotten a bit older, and a bit wiser, I've devised strategies to help keep my mind healthy. My teen years and early twenties were an absolute disaster in particular. It's better, but I still struggle sometimes. Some...
by jacksonM
Sat Jul 13, 2019 8:04 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Figuring Out Religion
Replies: 4052
Views: 1386522

Re: Figuring Out Religion

Two Types of People Points to ponder: A. Is one Type better than the other? B. Are both Types necessary? C. Does evil have to exist in order to understand good, or vice versa? D. Do people go back and forth between these two types, or just slide somewhere along the scale in only one direction? E. W...
by jacksonM
Sat Jul 13, 2019 7:33 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: The SECURE Act's Big Money Grab
Replies: 12
Views: 5327

Re: The SECURE Act's Big Money Grab

Hey, all, I'm trying not to panic about the following: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jlange/2019/06/11/the-hidden-money-grab-in-the-secure-act/#4b8be7e3bbd7 ...but it's difficult for me not to. My husband and I have a nice amount in our TSPs (we're federal government employees, but just change that ...
by jacksonM
Fri Jul 12, 2019 5:38 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Figuring Out Religion
Replies: 4052
Views: 1386522

Re: Figuring Out Religion

Do you try to justify yourself? https://www.lhm.org/dailydevotions/default.asp?date=20190711 Did you ever ask a question so messed up it not only wasn't right, it wasn't even wrong? That's what I see happening with the lawyer who decided to test Jesus. "Teacher," he asks, "What shall I do to inheri...
by jacksonM
Fri Jul 12, 2019 4:57 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: The Green New Deal
Replies: 56
Views: 22083

Re: The Green New Deal

“The interesting thing about the Green New Deal is it wasn’t originally a climate thing at all. Do you guys think of it as a climate thing? Because we really think of it as a how-do-you-change-the-entire-economy thing.” - Saikat Chakrabarti link I think of it as how can we most quickly turn America...
by jacksonM
Wed Jul 10, 2019 3:45 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Figuring Out Religion
Replies: 4052
Views: 1386522

Re: Figuring Out Religion

Those Things Are Gone Now https://www.lhm.org/dailydevotions/default.asp?date=20190709 Yeah, I was getting ready to boil a kid in its mother's milk just the other day until I remembered it was forbidden in the ten commandments (I mean the second set actually referred to as the ten commandments afte...
by jacksonM
Wed Jul 10, 2019 3:20 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: Why are older gold coins often pricier than new ones?
Replies: 10
Views: 7167

Re: Why are older gold coins often pricier than new ones?

For example, 1 oz gold krugerrands. Random year is cheaper than 2019 coins, fine. 1980 coins are on sale at Apmex, but they are more expensive than 2019 issue coins. Are they collectors’ items or something? I think the answer to your last question is yes. At some point gold coins take on a numismat...
by jacksonM
Tue Jul 09, 2019 7:59 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Epstein
Replies: 89
Views: 49921

Re: Epstein

You've got to wonder. . . Why now? And for whom (or for what faction) was Epstein amassing control files? It crossed my mind to ask what monumental event(s) might be about to occur that would require something this scandalous to divert the public's attention? I don't know what you have in mind but ...
by jacksonM
Tue Jul 09, 2019 7:43 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: Why are older gold coins often pricier than new ones?
Replies: 10
Views: 7167

Re: Why are older gold coins often pricier than new ones?

For example, 1 oz gold krugerrands. Random year is cheaper than 2019 coins, fine. 1980 coins are on sale at Apmex, but they are more expensive than 2019 issue coins. Are they collectors’ items or something? I think the answer to your last question is yes. At some point gold coins take on a numismat...
by jacksonM
Tue Jul 09, 2019 1:57 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II
Replies: 845
Views: 425712

Re: The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II

Shall we also ban face masks for bank robbers? My point is this: If your intent is to enforce the law, as opposed to continually standing down, it doesn't matter one hoot whether the perp is wearing a face mask or not. The jail strip search pretty much bares all. A ban on masks for bank robbers pro...
by jacksonM
Sun Jul 07, 2019 6:57 pm
Forum: Cash
Topic: How do you invest the Cash portion?
Replies: 243
Views: 168983

Re: How do you invest the Cash portion?

T bills for me too. Some of it is in various money market accounts at Fidelity and Vanguard for convenience sake but basically if I have a big bunch of cash it goes into T-Bills. As for why I do this, it's because that was what HB suggested in his book and also the authors of the newer book by the f...
by jacksonM
Wed Jul 03, 2019 2:43 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II
Replies: 845
Views: 425712

Re: The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II

I’m no fan of Antifa, but I find it telling that the guy whose twitter feed you posted made his first point to say 1) Ban face masks and 2) Criminalize Antifa. State violence in the form of trying to ban expression and criminalize group membership is far and away more dangerous than these Leninist ...
by jacksonM
Wed Jul 03, 2019 2:31 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: "This is now the longest U.S. economic expansion in history"
Replies: 6
Views: 3444

Re: "This is now the longest U.S. economic expansion in history"

No, you're not running the Golden Butterfly portfolio. You have a Permanent Portfolio and a Variable Portfolio with some stocks in it. 8) ;) That's the way I thought about it too when I first started out but, truth be told, when I first started with the GB it wasn't money I could afford to lose lik...
by jacksonM
Wed Jul 03, 2019 10:34 am
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: "This is now the longest U.S. economic expansion in history"
Replies: 6
Views: 3444

Re: "This is now the longest U.S. economic expansion in history"

60/40 has had the wind at its back with this incredible equity bull market. The PP on the other hand has been comparatively hampered thanks to the fact that 50% of the portfolio is cash and fixed income. Exactly the scenario warned about in the preface to the latest book on the PP. I think it was b...
by jacksonM
Sun Jun 30, 2019 5:17 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: The true cost of $9/hour engineers
Replies: 1
Views: 1318

The true cost of $9/hour engineers

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/boeings-737-max-software-outsourced-204657048.html I lost my job a few years ago due to the fact that the company I worked for made a decision that 90% of software development was going to be "off-shored" to India. Wasn't that big of a deal to me because I planned to ...
by jacksonM
Sun Jun 30, 2019 4:53 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: NASA headed towards giant golden asteroid
Replies: 8
Views: 4216

Re: NASA headed towards giant golden asteroid

NASA headed towards giant golden asteroid that could make everyone on Earth a billionaire . https://media.giphy.com/media/rl0FOxdz7CcxO/giphy.gif When I saw that headline the only thing I could think of was that someone has a serious problem understanding the fundamental laws of economics - namely ...
by jacksonM
Sat Jun 29, 2019 1:42 pm
Forum: Stocks
Topic: Dividend Growth Investing
Replies: 42
Views: 50754

Re: Dividend Growth Investing

Beyond that, the dividend focus can give you exposure to quality and value factors, as admitted by the likes of Swedroe. It may be a supposedly tax inefficient way, but my observation is that dedicated factor/multi-factor funds have pretty high turnover, making them not that efficient either. I nev...
by jacksonM
Sat Jun 29, 2019 12:35 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Will Trump be Re-elected?
Replies: 648
Views: 343295

Re: Will Trump be Re-elected?

Did the televised debates narrow the Democratic field? Did Kamala Harris-- who is "black"-- trash Joe Biden's civil rights record enough to damage his status as frontrunner? I thought Biden would almost certainly get the nomination but I've completely changed my mind, not just because of the debate...
by jacksonM
Wed Jun 26, 2019 3:50 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: Coin Premiums Dropping Fast
Replies: 23
Views: 8550

Re: Coin Premiums Dropping Fast

I'm not sure what the official definition of "Premium" is but I always think of it as the difference between what I could sell my coins for vs what I would have to pay to buy them back. Right now the difference is around $45 on AJPM where I get my prices. I think it may have been higher when I bough...
by jacksonM
Wed Jun 26, 2019 10:29 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Will Trump be Re-elected?
Replies: 648
Views: 343295

Re: Will Trump be Re-elected?

I was perhaps too young to see the "rehabilitation of Nixon." I never realized that was a thing. If you haven't seen it, I recommend the movie "Frost vs Nixon" to get up to speed on Nixon's rehabilitation tour. It was about a series of interviews he did with David Frost. Like all movies "based on a...
by jacksonM
Wed Jun 26, 2019 9:10 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Tankers attacked
Replies: 24
Views: 11279

Re: Tankers attacked

Okay, now it has escalated to "Drone attacked". No loss of life. Just the loss of a $133 million piece of military equipment. If you can take anything you read at face value Trump thought it wasn't worth an estimated 150 Iraqi lives in retaliation. I agree. Can't help but wonder how much 150 Iraqi'...
by jacksonM
Fri Jun 21, 2019 1:51 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Tankers attacked
Replies: 24
Views: 11279

Re: Tankers attacked

Okay, now it has escalated to "Drone attacked". No loss of life. Just the loss of a $133 million piece of military equipment. If you can take anything you read at face value Trump thought it wasn't worth an estimated 150 Iraqi lives in retaliation. I agree. Can't help but wonder how much 150 Iraqi's...
by jacksonM
Fri Jun 21, 2019 1:27 pm
Forum: Gold
Topic: The GOLD scream room
Replies: 3689
Views: 1658324

Re: The GOLD scream room

Wow, Quicken doth say my gold ROI is > 0%. Physical gold, unfortunately, is still a bit underwater as some of the first ones I bought were for $1725/ounce. (Correction: Even my physical gold hit the break even point yesterday) Same here. Bought some gold back in 2012 for close to $1800, but overall...
by jacksonM
Fri Jun 21, 2019 1:01 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Will Trump be Re-elected?
Replies: 648
Views: 343295

Re: Will Trump be Re-elected?

I like Mayor Pete. Most well spoken one of the bunch. And a military vet. I'd be interested to see the response across America to a president who is gay and a veteran. I suppose some heads will explode. I suspect Mayor Pete and his husband would be well-received in Europe and may even win the Nobel...