OlDawg

I hope we never see another POTUS assassination attempt--regardless of POTUS. This stuff is out of control.

Strictly looking at policies that are important to a POTUS core mission, I'll give him a B. (Note, the economy is actually not a core POTUS function.) Border Security National Security (Flew under the radar, but put enough pressure on Panama that the Panamanian Govt. took the Panama Canal away from China last week. VERY big deal.) Bringing key needs (pharma, chipmakers, rare earth mineral development) back to the U.S. Deregulation My grade will definitely drop if we enter a prolonged conflict in the Middle East. I didn't vote for the man. He can also do some really idiotic stuff, and I don't care for him as a man--from what I can see/hear/watch. But, strictly based on policy, there's no debate between him and the Democrats. There are no moderate Democrats left. If they say they are, they're either lying, or they have no real input anyway. The Socialists run the Democratic Party now. I want less government--not more. I really wish an independent, or libertarian candidate could get some traction. But, getting them on the ballot in all 50 States, getting them access to all the Intelligence and other reports/updates the 2 major Party candidates receive, equal funding & debate time is blocked by both major Parties as of now.

Bingo. In America, we are taught to spend. Retailers want you to spend. Government implements policies to encourage spending. Your value is defined by your spending through your credit reports. What many don't realize is--pending income bracket--contributing to a pretax 401k or similar can actually lower your income enough that you're contributing without even noticing a noticeable difference in take home pay. Max that sucker out, and when Octoberish comes around & you need Christmas money, you get a "raise" because you've met the max contribution for the year. Compounding is a wonderful thing.

La Porte Lady Dawgs vs College Station Friday 27th, 6:30 pm Waller HS

Mean prank for a Halloween costume

I posted that video to show it’s not just ours. It’s all over. That was only a small snippet video. You should’ve seen the separate ones for England, France & Italy.

Our Government’s primary purpose was to protect the citizenry from enemies, develop necessary infrastructure, and basically stay out of the way for everything else. Somehow, now our Government’s primary purpose is to redistribute wealth. Funny that I don’t remember redistributing wealth being an enumerated power in the Constitution.

Don't you just love the elites? When they're not boinking, they're fighting. I don't know about everyone else, but I really look up to them for their leadership.

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Nothing wrong with that. It’s probably better for most. Like I say, our stuff is pretty boring. But, I like boring…and dividends. When we buy, it’s after as much research as we can do because we intend to hold. I feel like, if it’s good enough to buy in the first place, I want it to be good enough to hold. Not just some flash in the pan. I encourage everyone that can to get in the Market as early as possible. Like @thetragichippy said, history is on your side with patience.

Yes & no. I have a broker with Ed Jones. But, I usually do the investigation, check with him because he has all the access to Morningstar that I don’t, he’s a CFP we’ve used for well over a decade & knows us, and he watches everything closer than us. So, kind of a team effort. The NLR I spoke about, I told him I wanted nuclear for the AI expansion, and he researched this ETF as the ‘best’ one in his mind. He’s recommended some things, and others we ask him to purchase. We typically buy and hold. We’re not what you’d call traders. Our holdings are what most would consider boring.

I am still holding. I buy good companies with solid history, and good divvies. ETF’s are just a basket like mutual funds that are treated like stock, so they’re more liquid and don’t have the fees mutual funds typically do. I was hoping to buy more of one I own already purchased last year (NLR - a side play on AI & nuclear power generation), but they didn’t drop as much as I’d hoped and I also got a little skittish. NLR is the ticker if interested. We bought about a year ago. It’s done what I’d hoped so far. I think nuclear is a good bet with all the data centers coming online. But, just a guess like the casino. Hopefully, a little better odds. We obviously have a majority in investments as it’s our income. I move around. But, don’t ever remove except for a monthly check for us to live on.

Y’all go back and forth so much, it’s hard to tell. Do you feel comfortable enough to invest extra in stocks, bonds, mutual funds, etf’s, or anything besides fixed income right now? I ask to see how comfortable you—or anyone else who wants to reply—is in the economy right now.

U.S. has breached trade deal and Europe is ready to retaliate, top trade lawmaker tells CNBC [Hidden Content] Remember, the EU is our largest trading partner. This was a key trade deal.

For what, making up less than 1/2 of the loss? I take it you’ve bought more then today since you feel so good about it? You should be worried about long-term issues. EU has delayed signing their trade deal, as have all the rest. I may not have slammed him for the markets. But, he’s doing a great deal of damage. The ones who slam for a day swing in the markets up or down, don’t need to be in the market.

What about them?

Trump Claims He Doesn’t Need Congress For Tariffs—Why That’s True Yet Misleading [Hidden Content]

I’ll pass. If I retired way early, not sure the best advice is to take advice from someone who didn’t. lol

Typically, I’m a selective buyer in situations like this. It’s one of the reasons I was able to retire very early, and live off investments for the last 10+ years. Not right now. His behavior and its effects for longer term uncertainty have me on hold. Not long after his 150 days are up, we’ll have mid-terms to add another level of uncertainty. I’ll just watch and hold for a bit. Not a seller. Just not a buyer.

He’ll try to justify another section to impose ‘tougher’ tariffs long term according to his thinking. Since he’s flapping his yaps again, he’s already providing ammo for future lawsuits. The ‘other means’ you mention aren’t illegal by default. They have to be justified, and appropriately used. But, there will still be lawsuits. There will still be uncertainty for businesses. That means slower growth for the economy as a whole.

Not sure what you’re asking. IEEPA was done immediately upon SCOTUS ruling. Tariff collection under IEEPA was stopped.