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  1. James48843 Interview with TSP Board External Affairs Director

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    I was able to interview TSP Board External Affairs Director Kim Weaver this morning. She says wait times are way down, but there is still a ways to go before they are satisfied.

    This podcast runs just over 15 minutes. James48843

    https://bigcountrygold.com/podcasts/jim-pratt-podcasts and click on the TSP podcast.

    Ok Folks- here is my interview with TSP External Affairs Director Kim Weaver- talking about the 900,000+ phone calls the first month. ...
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  2. It's a balancing act!

    A couple of observations- from doing this for the last 20+ years. Right now everything seems to be all pretty, and drifting higher every day. We KNOW that this isn't going to last forever, but it is times like this that I really enjoy looking at what I've been able to accumulate, and thinking about whether it's time to rebalance my accounts and bank some gains.

    Many years ago I used to just put all my ducks in a single fund (*originally, all there was was G fund, then C and F were ...
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  3. 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)

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    Decided to roll the dice. Order for 6k shares of SPXU @ 21.75 has been filled.
    This is what we've come to.

    Betting on whether tomorrow's dead body count goes up enough to spook the stock market.

    Sigh...
    So, for the last three weeks, we've all been waiting with baited breath to see what the daily numbers are going to be. The dreaded Coronavirus has arrived, and it's companion, the illness now known as COVID-19 disease, has begun to wrap it's ...
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  4. STOCK EXCHANGE CLOSES

    The NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE- premier and oldest of America's trading floors,
    ends not with a bang, but with a silent whimper.

    NYSE.

    Founded March 7, 1817.

    Human interaction eliminated March 18, 2020, the end of an era!



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    Updated 03-18-2020 at 06:47 PM by James48843

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  5. Another day down.


    Work day is finished, and it is time for a quiet evening alongside the blue Mediterranean.

    The waves are gently rolling along the shore, and I sit on the balcony of my sea side hotel, tasting a glass of dry red wine.

    These are the days to remember. I'm working in Israel, and have an ocean view room. I've spent the first third of my trip reviewing engineering data and manufacturing procedures at a key jet engine parts maker.

    But it is the evenings that ...
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