Recent content by krldrummerboy

Magicians on Netflix is pretty good Same with Lost in Space (Parker Posey!) All Simpsons reruns are available on Disney+

Here in Silicon Valley we've had a county mandated shelter-in-place order for going on two weeks. I've been working from home managing my team of R&D engineers. One of them has a brother in ICU in San Jose with the virus. May not make it. He's infected their elderly mother, too, and her...

better enjoy that decade of just scraping by and living the life of an artist, because after that it's nose to the grindstone for the next decade, and then comes the family.....

going to the big island (Kona) when the kids break from school at the end of the month. Lucky enough to get flights using miles and discounted room at the Hilton Waikoloa because my aunt waits tables there. My boys, 7,9 can't wait as it's their 1st time traveling out of the continental us. I...

Agree privilege can play a big, although sometimes hard to quantify, part in climbing the corporate ladder.

From Barron’s, February 5, 2018 (posted each week in Morningstar's discussion forum for market insights): Pg M3, Trader: Worst week in 2 years. Bond yields rose. There is more downside: From the new highs in the previous week, SP500 drop to 50-dMA would be -5%, and that to 200-dMA -12%. But...

I just received an IM from him "I need to talk to you about how the laws are changing around the old 401k's and IRA's this week, and not for the better. Just wanted to help you get grandfathered in if it is something you want to consider, otherwise the option will disappear."

Totally agree. This guy claims to do just that and that he's a "helper". I wasn't going to engage him in a debate, but, he's really smooth. A bunch of his fellow WFG team will thank him on his FB posts. He travels all around the country and it appears as though he's "helping" a lot of people...

Thanks Greydog. I read up a lot about WFG after my conversation with the agent. For me, I want no part of this stuff. I opened with it because it's a funny story. But, I really feel for folks that end up regretting buying into a policy they cant afford and then end up having to walk away. I read...

Yea. Sorry! I bet there are a bunch of these threads. I hear ya :)

So, I have a old high school classmate that "friended" me on Facebook. He will often post the cryptic messages on days when the market moves south. Stuff like "are you protected?" and "do you need help creating new revenue streams in retirement?". In my head I answered "I don't know" and "gosh...

Thanks LOL! I don't know which would have been better in 2016. I was simply curious what your motivation was after I compared the YTD returns of both. I enjoy reading this thread, but, I dont intra-day trade. I would probably be fired from my day job if I tried, and should probably get back to...

LOL! Curious why you trade small vaule using IJS. VBR appears to have better returns, lower ER, lower commissions (assuming you use VG)....... Are iShares in general superior to other ETFs?

He did a 1031 exchange

Was just speaking to a co-worker (we're in the bay area) who recently sold his local rental property. To avoid capitol gains he bought 2 rental properties in another state. He chose FL believing it would generate immediate cash flow (the bay area would not) after the 20% mortgage down payment...