No doubt Brew, no doubt.
But your operative word is slight.
Barbarus is by nature a conservative investor. That's why he finds posts by yourself and others like Ha who actually understand and consistently profit from equities trading to be so intriguing.
Like many (alright, the few) that actually save rather that spend, was grievously wounded by "That Hate-filled Old Man", BB's immediate predecessor, when he crashed rates in the first decade of the 00s. No saver will ever make up the amount eaten up when inflation ate away at capital faster than the ridiculously low time deposit or CD rates could increase it.
One fears that Uncle Ben will begin a like-minded SERIES of cuts, sending the conservative end of fixed-income instruments down the rat hole.