Christian
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Christian
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Midwest guy. Proud Cat Dad.
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Good sentence here on passive investing from Byrne Hobart.

capitalgains.thediff.co/p/passive-in...
December 4, 2024 at 3:11 PM
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The S&P 500 is now up ~29% on the year

Since 1928, the S&P has finished the year up 30% or more 18x

That's roughly 1 out of every 5 years

The average return in the year following a 30%+ gain?

10%

awealthofcommonsense.com/2024/11/30-u...
December 4, 2024 at 3:25 PM
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The top decile of America holds almost about 70% of the national wealth

31% is held by the top 1%, the rest of the top 10% holds ~39%.

And the bottom half’s share? About 1.3%...

ritholtz.com/2019/07/ineq...
Wealth Distribution Analysis - The Big Picture
New Inequality Data Is a Gift to Campaign Sloganeers The Fed developed a data set that throws wealth disparities into high relief. Bloomberg, July 16, 2019       Studying wealth and income inequality ...
ritholtz.com
December 4, 2024 at 3:04 PM
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$SPX has gained in 74% of all years. The much dreaded and hyped 'down by 20% or more' has happened only 6% of the time
tker.co Sam Ro @tker.co · Dec 4
“Some stats over the last 100 years.

1) 26% of years have seen negative returns.

2) An impressive 39% of years have seen >20% returns. We’ve just seen two back-to-back. Is a third possible?” - DB’s Reid
December 4, 2024 at 3:46 PM
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Meta jumps aboard the nuclear-powered data center bandwagon
Meta jumps aboard the nuclear-powered data center bandwagon
Meta wants nuclear power developers to help it build 1 to 4 gigawatts of new electricity generating capacity. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
tcrn.ch
December 4, 2024 at 4:53 PM
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MATTEL CEO: “.. we also intend to protect our gross margin. And what that means is .. to the extent we're impacted [by tariffs], we would expect to raise prices to offset it.”

$MAT @cnbc.com
December 4, 2024 at 6:26 PM
We had to breakdown FARMAGEDDON intentional grounding safety. You know we love safeties here.
December 4, 2024 at 7:54 PM
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Research indicates ultra-processed products' health risks could stretch beyond overconsumption, as thigh muscle fattiness increased in people even if they did not eat excessive calories. www.ft.com/content/cf5a...
December 4, 2024 at 6:44 PM
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Powell: "We wanted to send a strong signal that we were going to support the labor market if it continued to weaken."

“The economy is strong, and it’s stronger than we thought it was going to be in September.”
December 4, 2024 at 7:06 PM
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Breaking: The French government collapsed after the National Assembly voted for the first time in more than a half-century to oust a prime minister from office
French Government Falls as National Assembly Approves No-Confidence Vote
The vote could topple the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier just three months into his term.
on.wsj.com
December 4, 2024 at 7:39 PM
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The French parliament voted to oust premier Michel Barnier over his proposed deficit-cutting budget, plunging the country into deeper political turmoil. on.ft.com/4g3z6Co
December 4, 2024 at 7:46 PM
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James Bond movies never show the part where the supervillain collects government subsidies to build his death tech.
November 27, 2024 at 5:03 PM
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The number of replies saying things like “can’t happen soon enough!” has me a little concerned for y’all 😕
Anyway here’s a cheerful piece about how the Sun will eventually destroy all life on Earth (but not by exploding, so, you know, there’s that)
Here’s how the Sun will end all life on Earth
Our home star won't go supernova, but the end of its life will be no less spectacular.
www.sciencefocus.com
November 27, 2024 at 10:34 PM
To my fellow #bluecy folks- use this to explain who is going to the Big 12 Championship to your families over Thanksgiving.
"Scenarios" by /u/TyRoland06 #CFBBall
www.reddit.com/r/cfbball/co...
November 27, 2024 at 6:43 PM
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What an awful joke the Republican Party truly is.
“Zelensky’s war”
November 27, 2024 at 12:04 AM
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FITCH: "The disinflationary trend that we saw earlier this year has effectively stalled as we head into what’s likely going to be a bumpy 2025 inflation ride. The Fed will be concerned and cautious. However, the totality of the data continues to point in the direction of a rate cut in December .."
November 27, 2024 at 3:41 PM
I'm ready to be hurt by ISU MBB again, but ESPN has pushed tipoff back 25 minutes.
I guess the emotional torture can wait. #bluecy
November 27, 2024 at 1:37 AM
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"...adding the tariffs on Canada and Mexico would likely lift core PCE inflation above 3% in 2025, with more marginal effects beyond." - Deutsche Bank
November 26, 2024 at 6:17 PM
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Q3 Earnings Season is now in the books. It was epic and justified the rally that began in September.

Chart Kid @mattcerminaro.bsky.social:

Profits for S&P 500 companies grew 9% YoY (476bps above estimates), 75% of companies beat, sales up 5.7%, 8 of 11 sectors posted higher profits over 2023.
November 26, 2024 at 1:43 PM
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ME: are you guys FDIC insured?

RECEPTIONIST: sir, this is a sperm bank
November 25, 2024 at 10:12 PM
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Can you freeze 100 avocados for a year or two? Asking for a friend.

It’s me. An American millennial.
November 25, 2024 at 11:54 PM
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BREAKING: Donald Trump says the US will impose an additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods on top of all existing levies.
Trump Plans 10% Tariffs on China Goods, 25% on Mexico and Canada
President-elect Donald Trump said the US will impose an additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods on top of all existing levies due to the influx of illegal drugs such as narcotics, according to a post o...
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2024 at 11:58 PM