dualstow wrote: ↑Tue Apr 07, 2020 10:10 am Aw, the cushion looks like her.
I also like the black patches on the backs of her forepaws, like a 70s college professor’s blazer.

Hahaha they're so great. She has these random spots and imperfections in her "tuxedo" that are very endearing in my eyes.

MangoMan wrote: ↑Tue Apr 07, 2020 8:10 am Sorry to hear. That sux. Prob not a good idea to invest with someone you meet on social media?

Yup. Totally. Although I haven't admonished or scolded her in the least. She's feeling foolish and regretful enough already, so I definitely won't pile on.

Costco pastries (cheese garlic buns mmmmm), and am sipping coffee as I write this. Do tell. That sounds more like an appetizer or meal than something you would eat with morning coffee.... They're SO GOOD. I heat them in the microwave for like 30 seconds and the cheese gets all melty. Between that a...

It happens to the best of us I suppose. I have a friend, we'll call her Jane, who is actually quite keen and smart. She's one of my coworkers and is a terrific manager. Unfortunately, she does not a have a background in finance, and is not particularly tech savvy. This has recently ended up being a ...

Hola amigos! Looks like today is another positive day for the markets. Capital markets are the best predictors of the future that I know of. So, perhaps the economic fallout from the Coronavirus isn't as bad we may have surmised. I prefer to think of this as a dead cat bounce though. I got up extra ...

I believe that a substantial amount of research was done on this topic in the original epic PP thread over at the Knuckleheads forum. Do a search there and you'll probably find some useful stuff? But yeah, your overall assertion that the larger rebalancing bands are more tax efficient is correct.

Oh man, my hands are itching to 'optimize' that chart by adding some stocks and/or bonds 8) Not doing it! And some long bonds. ;D But yeah, I'm surprised that the backtest looks as good as it does. Those short treasury bonds really picked up the slack in the 1981 to 2000 bear market for gold.

Stocks rebounding? I'm thinking this is a dead cat bounce of some kind, but it's hard to know for sure.

The market seems to be pricing in a best case scenario in terms of the overall economic fallout of this pandemic.

To this day I'm still a little disappointed that we didn't name her Oreo... perhaps that was just a little too predictable? Hmmmmm.

Sleepy little quarantine kitty. <3

Above all else, think independently. O0 If you think that Browne was wrong or his ideas can be improved upon, don't hesitate to make modifications. Trust your own judgement. I, for instance, think that Craig and Tex were wrong to shun factor tilting in the PP. I still think this way. Having said tha...

Good morning, all!! I am sadly out of pastries, so something else will have to do as part of my breakfast this morning. I got just about everything I wanted done on yesterday's list except for working out and watching the movie. At least one of those things is something enjoyable that I can catch up...

Exactly!! Or, another character comes to mind. Nicholai, from Resident Evil 3. He runs around with nothing but a pistol with ONE CLIP and a friggin' knife but somehow always manages to get the highest scores in mercenary mode. I like the Libertarian666 portfolio because it's so... novel. O0 This is ...

Libertarian666's portfolio, with its zero stock allocation, reminds me of the old martial arts master that beats the big villain with just his fists -- no weapons at all.

Hiyah!!!

Jim Rickards is looking smug in his latest Hedgeye interview. A lot of what he predicted, including a lack of supply of physical gold (and the associated spread with digital gold), has come to pass.

https://seekingalpha.com/article/433539 ... ic-podcast

Just as the title says. This is a sizeable interview, and Larry goes in-depth regarding todays markets, factor tilting, portfolio construction, and even mentions gold.

There is no hard evidence, it's just observation/speculation at this point. Osterholm was speculating too. My sister's belief is based on her direct clinical experience with this virus. She's never seen anything like it. She describes it as too new, and too perfect. So suspicion only, but I'm now t...

I was reading some info about the coronavirus, to catch up on the latest. My sister (the ER doc) is reading too, and she says she thinks the virus was somehow engineered (and she's otherwise strongly inclined to be politically liberal). It's too perfect. The affinity for ACE receptors is unpreceden...

WiseOne wrote: ↑Sun Apr 05, 2020 9:30 am My agenda for today: gather documents for a mortgage refinance (I got quoted a 3.25% rate by Chase!), help a friend who's caring for a sick kitty (sorry governor), and go grocery shopping.

3.25%! Wow, score! Gotta love today's borrowing rates.

vnatale wrote: ↑Sun Apr 05, 2020 8:59 am https://smile.amazon.com/Influenza-The- ... l_huc_item

This looks like a perfect book to read for quarantine.

Reading school textbooks just doesn't pass muster for rest and relaxation.

Maddy wrote: ↑Sun Apr 05, 2020 8:48 am I'm constantly amused at the choices men make and the stunningly superficial criteria they default to when picking a mate.

Thinking with the wrong head.

I'd like to take this moment to wish a blessed Palm Sunday to everyone as well! This looks like another great morning for coffee and a Costco pastry. Yummmmm. Today's agenda: workout, hang out with mom, finish module 2 in C programming class, finish final exam review for calc chapter 1, do readings ...

During our Chipotle expedition yesterday we went by the mall.

Holy crap, like nothing I've seen before. Eerily empty roads, sidewalks, and buildings.

Apocalypse definitely imminent.