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@scottsthoughts ActionNetwork is good for political stuff insofar as it has concepts of geography builtin. It has tagging so you can tag people. Almost certainly has NGP-VAN integration. They have an option which is pay-per-email-sent which will be ~$15/month. It's not the best UI, but it works […]
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better.boston
April 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
@scottsthoughts ActionNetwork is good for political stuff insofar as it has concepts of geography builtin. It has tagging so you can tag people. Almost certainly has NGP-VAN integration. They have an option which is pay-per-email-sent which will be ~$15/month. It's not the best UI, but it works […]
I _think_ the caveats of the first two balance out (if Trump fucks up US treasuries then non-US government bonds will probably compensate?) but the world's financial system has been based on the assumption that US treasuries are the ultimate safe assert for 80 years now, so who the fuck knows.
April 10, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I _think_ the caveats of the first two balance out (if Trump fucks up US treasuries then non-US government bonds will probably compensate?) but the world's financial system has been based on the assumption that US treasuries are the ultimate safe assert for 80 years now, so who the fuck knows.
@misctakes.com Or just a bank account paying decent interest. Cambridge Savings Bank has a high-interest-paying subsidiary I learned the other day, Ivy Bank, and there are many others.
April 9, 2025 at 10:12 PM
@misctakes.com Or just a bank account paying decent interest. Cambridge Savings Bank has a high-interest-paying subsidiary I learned the other day, Ivy Bank, and there are many others.
@misctakes.com BWZ and ISHG are ETFs that hold short-term non-US treasury bonds. So Japan and Portugal and so on.
1. Short term, so short duration, so don't fluctuate much when interest rates change.
2. No inflation protection, and pay low interest rate right now, so high inflation in US […]
1. Short term, so short duration, so don't fluctuate much when interest rates change.
2. No inflation protection, and pay low interest rate right now, so high inflation in US […]
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better.boston
April 9, 2025 at 10:12 PM
@misctakes.com BWZ and ISHG are ETFs that hold short-term non-US treasury bonds. So Japan and Portugal and so on.
1. Short term, so short duration, so don't fluctuate much when interest rates change.
2. No inflation protection, and pay low interest rate right now, so high inflation in US […]
1. Short term, so short duration, so don't fluctuate much when interest rates change.
2. No inflation protection, and pay low interest rate right now, so high inflation in US […]
@misctakes.com Short term Treasury Inflation-Protected securities (TIPS) are:
1. Short duration, i.e. don't fluctuate as much when interest rates change.
2. Pay an interest rate + CPI, as calculated by US government.
3. Guaranteed by US government, so really can't default unless someone […]
1. Short duration, i.e. don't fluctuate as much when interest rates change.
2. Pay an interest rate + CPI, as calculated by US government.
3. Guaranteed by US government, so really can't default unless someone […]
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better.boston
April 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
@misctakes.com Short term Treasury Inflation-Protected securities (TIPS) are:
1. Short duration, i.e. don't fluctuate as much when interest rates change.
2. Pay an interest rate + CPI, as calculated by US government.
3. Guaranteed by US government, so really can't default unless someone […]
1. Short duration, i.e. don't fluctuate as much when interest rates change.
2. Pay an interest rate + CPI, as calculated by US government.
3. Guaranteed by US government, so really can't default unless someone […]