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- Wed Nov 09, 2022 9:51 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: US Legislative Majority after November 8
- Replies: 17
- Views: 874
Re: US Legislative Majority after November 8
I like divided government. Reigns in the crazies on both sides. Effectively adding more reams of paper to existing state and federal code and regulations isn't necessarily a good thing.
- Wed Nov 09, 2022 8:19 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: How did YOU vote???!!
- Replies: 62
- Views: 2437
Re: How did YOU vote???!!
Not a great night for the R party.
Thoughts on my thoughts?
- If you want to win a competitive Republican primary in a deep red state, go for the Trump endorsement
- If you want to win a competitive general election, having his endorsement is close to political suicide
Thoughts on my thoughts?
- If you want to win a competitive Republican primary in a deep red state, go for the Trump endorsement
- If you want to win a competitive general election, having his endorsement is close to political suicide
- Tue Nov 08, 2022 6:24 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: US Legislative Majority after November 8
- Replies: 17
- Views: 874
Re: US Legislative Majority after November 8
You left out the most probable outcome as a choice of the Rs don't sweep it.
House = R
Senate remains D
Hence a non-vote from me
House = R
Senate remains D
Hence a non-vote from me
- Tue Nov 08, 2022 6:16 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: How did YOU vote???!!
- Replies: 62
- Views: 2437
Re: How did YOU vote???!!
My state is highly red. Multiple local offices had a single candidate that was from the R party...not the same I know, but seemed very communist like.
I wish there was more competition. I think there should always be at least two candidates, even if they are from the same party.
I wish there was more competition. I think there should always be at least two candidates, even if they are from the same party.
- Tue Nov 08, 2022 1:50 pm
- Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: 4.3% SWR for 30 years
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2207
Re: 4.3% SWR for 30 years
A very interesting proposal in your second to the last paragraph. I find it amazing how often I get exposed to an idea that completely never occurred to me. A definite benefit of being exposed and open to many ideas.
- Tue Nov 08, 2022 1:46 pm
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: The GOLD scream room
- Replies: 3591
- Views: 1217604
- Tue Nov 08, 2022 1:40 pm
- Forum: Bonds
- Topic: Treasury Notes (Auction vs Secondary - basically a wash?)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2159
Re: Treasury Notes (Auction vs Secondary - basically a wash?)
So your return will be whatever your broker states it will be for the ask price but there may be tax implications in terms of interest vs. cap gains.
See last line of previous post. :-)
See last line of previous post. :-)
- Mon Nov 07, 2022 5:24 pm
- Forum: Bonds
- Topic: Treasury Notes (Auction vs Secondary - basically a wash?)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2159
Re: Treasury Bonds (Auction vs Secondary - basically a wash?)
Depends. Municipal, USG or commercial? Your post slightly points to USG bonds. Assuming that is a yes (or no), there may be some tax implications. Let's assume you bought a bond during ZIRP days which was yielding .25%. It is most definitely selling at a discount to par now. https://msrb.org/sites/d...
- Sat Nov 05, 2022 9:33 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: White House Deletes Tweet After Context Note
- Replies: 10
- Views: 734
Re: White House Deletes Tweet After Context Note
The whole Twitter thing is bizarre. I started using it for info on the UKR/RUS war. It just does not seem as important as people make it out to be though. I’m not understanding the uproar. I will however say that in a short time the advertisements have gone WAY down in quality. Rather than getting a...
- Fri Nov 04, 2022 10:39 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Peanut Butter
- Replies: 51
- Views: 2133
Re: Peanut Butter
Breakfast, all three meals were comped! Must admit we were Whataburgered out by dinner. LOL
- Fri Nov 04, 2022 10:35 am
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Non-ESG ETFs
- Replies: 39
- Views: 3321
Re: Non-ESG ETFs
I think they saw the writing on the wall legally and are probably deciding they don’t need the hassle of the potential law suits.
You don’t get to be a shareholder and defacto board member without taking on liability for your decisions/actions.
Regardless, it is a good trend.
You don’t get to be a shareholder and defacto board member without taking on liability for your decisions/actions.
Regardless, it is a good trend.
- Fri Nov 04, 2022 10:32 am
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: The GOLD scream room
- Replies: 3591
- Views: 1217604
Re: The GOLD scream room
How many times do we get to say gold is up nicely today!?
There, it was said.
There, it was said.

- Fri Nov 04, 2022 9:56 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Peanut Butter
- Replies: 51
- Views: 2133
Re: Peanut Butter
And of course the other Texas institution of tastiness…Whataburger! True story, the Mrs. and I had joked for 4-5 years about flying to a city that had a Whataburger. Last fall about this time I noticed some round trip tickets for $99 and bought them. Short flight, got there for breakfast and also at...
- Thu Nov 03, 2022 2:55 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Peanut Butter
- Replies: 51
- Views: 2133
Re: Peanut Butter
I miss HEB, that's a good chain of stores. They really are very good at what they do. During the various crises lately (mainly I'm thinking of the snowstorm), they were able to quickly redirect a lot of their capacity to the basics and never ran short. Here are some articles: https://www.nytimes.co...
- Thu Nov 03, 2022 2:48 pm
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: GDE from WisdomTree is new to me
- Replies: 2
- Views: 550
Re: GDE from WisdomTree is new to me
Interesting fund, good fee for what it's offering.
Last time I checked the volume was pretty minimal...so it might not survive. (It has been a while since I checked volume, so perhaps it gaining traction IDK.)
Last time I checked the volume was pretty minimal...so it might not survive. (It has been a while since I checked volume, so perhaps it gaining traction IDK.)
- Wed Nov 02, 2022 9:38 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Peanut Butter
- Replies: 51
- Views: 2133
Re: Peanut Butter
Ok folks...convince me that (on Amazon) a $28.55 16oz jar of Teddie peanut butter is THAT good.
I can get 12 16.3 oz jars of Skippy Super Chunk for $31.44 (on Amazon)
12x better???
I can get 12 16.3 oz jars of Skippy Super Chunk for $31.44 (on Amazon)
12x better???
- Wed Nov 02, 2022 9:31 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: The Fourth Branch of Government
- Replies: 42
- Views: 2462
Re: The Fourth Branch of Government
'Anger on their minds': NBC News poll finds sky-high interest and polarization ahead of midterms 80% of Democrats and Republicans believe the political opposition poses a threat that, if not stopped, will destroy America as we know it. https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/first-read/anger-minds-nb...
- Tue Nov 01, 2022 1:52 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: The Fourth Branch of Government
- Replies: 42
- Views: 2462
Re: The Fourth Branch of Government
But you said that Trump’s Deep State team (with nobody on it, apparently) was now 0-2. Based on your link, that would refer to the Durham investigation. Were you referring to something else? Because I’m not sure Durham or Barr were on Trump’s team at all. It’s possible that they were more concerned...
- Wed Oct 26, 2022 10:00 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Non-ESG ETFs
- Replies: 39
- Views: 3321
Re: Non-ESG ETFs
The deeper issue is that BlackRock uses their voting rights (as extremely large holders of any company's stock) to actively pressure the board of every major company to adopt ESG values. That's not about choice. It's about direct political coercion. Tyler's got it. I was blissfully unaware that Van...
- Wed Oct 26, 2022 9:13 am
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Non-ESG ETFs
- Replies: 39
- Views: 3321
Re: Non-ESG ETFs
From what I've read (not deeply), Bernstein has it correct. They are mainly a Wall Street sales tool that enables charging more for something that is barely different from a vanilla index fund.
- Wed Oct 26, 2022 9:08 am
- Forum: Bonds
- Topic: Corporate Bonds
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1587
Re: Corporate Bonds
I don't think these make much sense for an individual investor unless they are doing so as a speculative venture. Given they can be called, you know they will be as soon as circumstances are such that would become more advantageous to you than the company issuing them for the risk being taken. A the...
- Wed Oct 26, 2022 8:44 am
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Non-ESG ETFs
- Replies: 39
- Views: 3321
Re: Non-ESG ETFs
Small rant, feel free to ignore. On ESG funds...I don't invest in them, but if someone wants to that's what free markets are all about. Being anti-ESG is not conservative or libertarian. It's you telling someone else how they should invest their money which is anti-conservative and libertarian. No o...
- Tue Oct 25, 2022 11:07 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Next up on the planned crisis list
- Replies: 77
- Views: 10034
Re: Next up on the planned crisis list
Today from one of yesterday's shows I heard Karl Rove (must have been the Fox News Show) say that the Democrats in 2024 would not be having an 82 year old candidate while the Republicans would not be having a 78 year old candidate. One could only hope. However, never underestimate either party's ab...
- Tue Oct 25, 2022 11:04 am
- Forum: Bonds
- Topic: A viable alternative to the PP - or any other conservative portfolio?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1110
Re: A viable alternative to the PP - or any other conservative portfolio?
It indeed is now. There's some discussion over at BH on implementation details if you want to dig deeper.
- Tue Oct 25, 2022 11:01 am
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Non-ESG ETFs
- Replies: 39
- Views: 3321
Re: Non-ESG ETFs
Yep, more money in your pocket less in the managers.dopplerdave wrote: ↑Mon Oct 24, 2022 5:52 pmWhat is interesting is that in every case, the expense ratio was significantly lower than I was paying with BlackRock. So it was well worth the exercise of looking for alternatives even if you are not concerned about their ESG motivations.