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ok- It's been a darn good run. But that 3.5% inflation bugaboo this morning tells me time to take a break.
Inflation comes in hotter than expected in March

I'm moving to 100% "L-Income"...

US economy adds 303,000 jobs, unemployment falls to 3.8% in March,
as labor market continues to impress


The US economy added more jobs than expected in March while the unemployment rate ticked...

So. 3/29, in the afternoon, she “finds” the missing email, and clicks on it. It’s expired. A new one is requested- it shows back up immediately, but of course, now it’s after 5 pm on a Friday. ...

Update:

(Frustration level ).

So today, after still nothing happening, I again said to my spouse: “ Here, let me see your email, because I know they had to have sent you an authorization email...

Additional note- when I submitted my request for one-time partial withdrawal , it asked me to confirm my spouses email for consent reasons. I confirmed the address. But she never received any email...

So- to start with, I’m retired. Have been for two years now.

I’m taking a monthly partial payment from TSP. It’s $3k per month, on a monthly recurring basis. It comes out of the account on...

Still no pull back. Strange.

Here is history of the start of the year, vs. the rest of the year.

S&P 500 is up almost 10% so far this year, one of the best starts to a year going back all...

Wow.

Well- let’s think. Luckily it was at 1:30 in the morning- minimal people on the bridge at that moment. Some police scanner talk says about 20 people may be missing. All on the ship are...

Francis Scott Key Bridge In Baltimore Collapses In Shock Cargo Ship Collision | 10 News First - YouTube

Francis Scott Key Bridge In Baltimore Collapses In Shock Cargo Ship Collision | 10 News...

A ship just hit the Key Bridge in Baltimore, and collapsed the bridge. The bridge carried I-695 traffic over the bay- and it looks like 20 people missing from cars on the bridge.


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President Biden signs the appropriations bill, no shutdown.


Press Release: Bill Signed: H.R. 2882 | The White House


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Interesting.

I just got a note from Charles Schwab saying that the Trade Settlement process is changing. Used to be 3 days to settle. Now will become “next day “ soon.

Here is what they wrote:...

jOBS REPORT -- ON FIRE AGAIN!

ECONOMY

U.S. job growth totaled 275,000 in February but unemployment rate rises to 3.9%

Job creation topped expectations in February and pointed to a...

You know what? I have been deficient in watching my charts closely lately.

I’m very much a believer in the Point and Figure (P & F) charts available on Stockchart.com

Today I looked at the...

We have a LOT of sunshine in Michigan today- and a high today of 50’s’F. That means SPRING is near. Sun= warmth!

So I’m optimistic now.

Moving to:

C= 30%
S= 60%
I = 10%

Well, a one-week trip to Florida in January turned into two full weeks because I finally caught Covid (on the plane, I’m sure). It wasn’t bad (I had FOUR Pfizer shots prior to catching a Covid) but...

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But I’m not dead yet!


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More important- WAGES grew faster than inflation.


U.S. economy added 353,000 jobs in January, much better than expected

Source: CNBC

PUBLISHED FRI, FEB 2 2024 8:30 AM EST UPDATED 22 MIN...

U.S. economy added 353,000 jobs in January, much better than expected

Source: CNBC

Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by 185,000 in January, according to a Dow Jones consensus estimate....

That is some pretty solid good news. I'm happy.

U.S. payrolls increased by 216,000 in December, much better than expectedSource: CNBC

Published Fri, Jan 5 2024 8:31 AM EST Updated 6 Min Ago...

May you be blessed with many good returns, happiness, and joy. 2024 for the win.


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Hmmm.

Nice couple of weeks, and then a fall yesterday, followed by a rebound today.

I’m thinking that after Christmas, we are likely to have a little consolidation, while the market tries to...

B-I-G steps backward with that new record keeping system. It’s a fraction of the value of the previous one, and I’m still finding tiny ways they round into their favor. Not quite enough to be...

I’m not comfortable with their plans. The evidence continues to point to at least one more rate HIKE needed if they are going for the soft landing.

Holding here, and saying they’ll cut next...