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    How Do We Make Money from:

    If the price has already climbed a hundred-fold you have already missed the speculation bubble. This will iron out. That is the beauty of the capitalist system. Greed will result in other businesses getting into the generation of this product. Then, they will undercut each other in an effort...
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    rangerray's Account Talk

    @FAAM , the nice thing about a capitalist system is there are a bunch of discrete businesses run by folks who want to do business and understand their business. They will adjust quickly. Much quicker than some state run 5 year planning bureau. @rangerray , a trade agreement with Britain...
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    rangerray's Account Talk

    @rangerray, even products directly imported from another country will not be as affected by tariffs as folks think. I have a medical consumable that pretty much comes from France. I received an email from the Frogs that whined about having to raise prices as a result of the tariffs - it was...
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    James48843 Account Talk

    Uh, @James48843 ... The kabuki dance over the debt ceiling is so over. Anyway, the debt ceiling now isn't hit till August/September 2025. The recalcitrant hardliners will have months of actual large spending reductions to point to by then and will just 'ole' the vote. Can you imagine...
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    James48843 Account Talk

    All true... But, your Ausie friend hasn't taken a look at the 'Monthly Treasury Statement' which came out yesterday... Monthly Treasury Statement Main Page Monthly Treasury Statement (Current Month) Monthly Treasury Statement (2025 March) You should never really make calls based on one...
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    The Tariff Talk

    Yes, it is medical supplies though. My other medical supplies are more inconsistent, but they are costing far more now than they did in 2020 - just harder to quantify without putting work into it. During inflationary periods some categories experience higher inflation than others. Some...
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    The Tariff Talk

    Tariffs, tariffs, tariffs... What follows is a true tale of tariffs on a product I have to routinely purchase. My last purchase in March cost me $278. In November of 2020 it cost me $186 for the same product. The product is imported from France. My reseller is obviously 'Merican. On Monday...
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    Boghies Account Talk

    If my Old-And-Slow brain is working, as of COB the following corrections have been made off the 52-Week Highs: Fund NameCorrection C-Fund-17.5% S-Fund-25% I-Fund-11.7% They were already down from their recents, but this little spat dropped them down a bit more. That 25% in G/F looks...
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    Boghies Account Talk

    Regretfully, I have/should keep that 25% in G/F. I'm no longer a young pup and must keep some assets safe for retirement. However, if this was 5 years ago I'd be ALL-IN. That is rare for me. For my entire time here on the Ark known as TSPTalk I have oscillated between one of three...
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    Boghies Account Talk

    We have a 'Tragic Bronson Alert', a 'Tragic Bronson Alert'... I probably should have waited till there were positive signs. In the end, it won't really matter, but for smack reasons it would have been better to make the IFT trade into a higher 'S Fund' allocation today or Monday. You never...
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    Boghies Account Talk

    @FAAM, Those references to a hunting lion are kinda an OG (Old Guard) reference to a great chap (Burrocrat) who data-mined us Forum Oldsters around here. He grabbed something like 20 of us, gave us nicknames based on our trading style and put us on his 'Ark'. Then he watched us, our comments...
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    Boghies Account Talk

    Fund Allocation, Banal Thoughts to Follow G 15% - It isn't earning a bad return. This is 3 years of assets for my blissful retirement F 10% - It is making money. I think it will have normal pre-2008 action and returns. C 35% - Some of these big boys have been offshoring to save a few...
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    Boghies Account Talk

    Nothing tastes quite as good as a nice little dumb money panic. Sharpening my teeth with a metal file. Lying in wait in the tall savanna grasses. A great herd of antelope slowly walking by. Tasty, quite tasty. Don't let them pass. Get ready! Will it be today, tomorrow, or Monday. I...
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    Boghies Account Talk

    Question: I am needing a new roof that I haven't budgeted for and skillfully executed some expensive stuff I did budget for. Anyway, if I take a TSP loan out, and amortize it for 5 years, can I pay extra principal on it monthly to get it paid off early? I could probably pay it off in...
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    Buyouts to nearly all federal workers?

    A more cautious and negative view, but not TDS.
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