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Big Blue has had good and bad times, Nick, but it is still there.
My brother in law worked for IBM. He always told me it was a good long term holding. Some called it a "widows and orphans stock."
I used to rag him about the big cheese's statement when the researchers put the first desktop computer out for him to look at. He said something on the order of, "Interesting, but nobody will want one."
Whatever. You obviously are far more knowledgable than I am. But if you don't mind, I think I will dance with the gal that brung me.
T has been good to me. The good old rule of 72 means that my holdings double every decade or so. Of course you could be into a good growth stock instead, and I am also into those. A portion of my portfolio will always be in such as T and other good quality blue chips that pay a nice dividend.
If it does, I will buy more of it. I like the dividend.
No wonder people with functioning brains are leaving Cuomo/Deblassio land.
I like mine done on a charcoal grille. A smoker comes in a close second.
Since I am retired, T makes good sense for me to hold and rake in that 6%. I like solid stocks that pay a good dividend. I do hold a few CDs. A year or so ago, my bank offered one at 2.5% for 38 months. There is no way I'm putting any money into a CD that pays less than 1%.
I also hold a bunch of preferred stocks for the income.
Much better to put your money into a CD, huh?
The W 1 FE unit and I got our stimulus check. Our government sent us back some of what we paid in. Nice of them. This just puts off the crash.
If it is based in New York City, does most of its business in New York City, or even thinks about either of the two, I want no part of being an investor in it.
This is just a start, big guy. Next will come any handgun. Following that, hunting rifles and shotguns. All that will be left will be knives and archery tackle, and those will follow soon since we no longer need to hunt or have any means to do so.
These people seem to really want an uprising to happen because they are confident they can put it down.
I fear that the time soon arrives when we will have to choose which of the three options we are willing to die for, Dan.
Who was the famous investor who said, "Let the suckers make the last ten percent."
Bill should have been called the "For us Democrats" because that is exactly what it is.
I don't care much, one way or another, but it would be nice if the dim bulbs in charge would read the law before condemning it. At least the Washington Post gave our illigitimate president four Pinnochios for his lies about it.
I know a few really stupid people, Eric. One of them is so stupid that if he fell into a well you could pump stupid for months.
Pseudoscience, Nick. Like you, Ms. Doris and I got our Covid-19 vaccinations. That video just goes to prove that the totoa intelligence of the human species is a constant while the population is increasing.
Exactly, court. We have inflation. We just are not allowed to know how much. Oh, and lest we forget, taxes. Our school taxes go up every year, and now Joe the Demented wants to have the biggest tax increase in some time.
TSLA is a cult phenomenon, and eventually will cause lots of pain for those who bought it, no matter when. Ford has caused me absolutely no pain. But then, I am an investor, not a gambler.
Possibly. An article to that point:
https://www.thestreet.com/investing/stocks/how-ford-will-beat-tesla-stock-in-the-next-two-years-15025846
There is not a bank on this planet that is too big to fail this time.
Probably not a good move, but I started to put more into preferred stocks today. Of course any move I make is probably not a good move.
What is interesting is how some liberals are trying to cast the move on the part of republicans to require voter ID as the republicans wanting a way to cheat in elections.
Would this one fit under the category, "No Shit!?"
We loved our boat, but we got old. The work to maintain it in seaworthy condition got to the point that it wasn't as much fun anymore, so we sold it last summer. Yes, we do miss it.
Another definition for BOAT
Break Out Another Thousand
"Investing" in anything where the price could go either up or down could be considered to be a form of gambling. some forms of gambling are riskier than others. I don't play poker. I do invest in equities, at least at this time. That could change.
Please keep firmly in mind that there is no inflation. According to the fed, that is. Just a few things I have noticed. Gasoline is now over $3/gallon. That is an increase of about 30%, but obviously not inflationary, huh? A meal at our local restaurant has increased in price by about 20% or so. Grocery shopping costs more. Lumber prices are up. Motor oil and two cycle oil have more than doubled in price over the past several years. None of these things are considered in the fed's measure of inflation as they are too volatile. Repeat after me: There is no inflation.
I tend to agree, but one has to keep in mind that with so much money being shoved into the system, it has to go someplace. Putting it into a savings account or even a CD makes little sense, as the interest rates one can get are below the rate of inflation (even that fake rate the fed promotes). Bonds are not much better. Even precious metals are akin to gambling. I suppose preferred stocks might be a tad better, and less risky, but essentially the only game in town is common stocks.
I am not putting all of my eggs into this Easter basket. It has been some time since I have been this heavily into cold hard cash as I am now, but making a percent or less beats losing 50%. In my mind, that latter is a distinct possibility.
Until the government changes their mind, we can still use our mandatory distribution from our traditional IRAs to give donations to charity and avoid the tax that would be going for the "worthwhile" projects congress comes up with. Today I wrote the checks.
Ms. Doris says we should cash the checks and put the cash in our safe to use when we need cash. Does that make sense?
My choice was to buy another gun, but she put the kaibosh to that one.
Did the monkey win again?
OMG!!!!