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Under house-arrest for another 6 weeks - Bugger
https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2020/0 ... melbourne/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPYmtEQiG18
https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2020/0 ... melbourne/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPYmtEQiG18
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Were those ads actually banned?Hal wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 2:42 amUnder house-arrest for another 6 weeks - Bugger
https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2020/0 ... melbourne/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPYmtEQiG18
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They were aired in Australia but they wanted to ban them in New Zealand....Smith1776 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 2:47 amWere those ads actually banned?Hal wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 2:42 amUnder house-arrest for another 6 weeks - Bugger
https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2020/0 ... melbourne/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPYmtEQiG18
Don't know if they did in the end
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After more than three years of membership on this forum I still can’t shake the regret of not naming myself either “SmallTex” or “LargeTex”.
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Better make it LargeTex so that everyone knows!! LOL.
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A big Donga is very important in Australia.
Quote: "My dearly beloved loves a big donga. She said I could have a big donga. So that's what we've got," he said.
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Congratulations on your PP conversion! I'm sure she will be less agitated from watching the news.Smith1776 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 2:37 amI converted a friend over to the PP earlier today and helped them through their initial setup and purchase of the 4 asset classes. I set her up with a more or less vanilla PP rather than one of my convoluted Goldsmith PP variations.
The only deviation from the canonical strategy was her insistence on investing in an ESG stock fund rather than the total market. All told, she invested a fairly significant chunk of her net worth -- some $26,000.
In other news, don't watch the movie The Nun that just became available on Netflix. It's part of the series called The Conjuring, which I am a huge fan of. This one was a massive letdown though.
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Yeah, as blue_ruin would put it, I'm hoping she can now experience a certain amount of equanimity in regards to her investments.Libertarian666 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 9:36 amCongratulations on your PP conversion! I'm sure she will be less agitated from watching the news.
Unfortunately, in her previous investing/speculation adventures she lost quite a bit of cash through cryptocurrency scams.
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But I thought Bitcoin was the new gold?Smith1776 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 6:22 pmYeah, as blue_ruin would put it, I'm hoping she can now experience a certain amount of equanimity in regards to her investments.Libertarian666 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 9:36 amCongratulations on your PP conversion! I'm sure she will be less agitated from watching the news.
Unfortunately, in her previous investing/speculation adventures she lost quite a bit of cash through cryptocurrency scams.
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"Big Tex?" "LittleTex?"
"Is nothing sacred?" A moustache on the Mona Lisa would be less scandalous!
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We're taking about Jordan Peterson in that other thread, and he's all about hierarchies. So how about this?bedraggled wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 7:12 pm"Big Tex?" "LittleTex?"
"Is nothing sacred?" A moustache on the Mona Lisa would be less scandalous!
BigTex == Harry Browne
MediumTex == MediumTex
LittleTex == some lowly regular forum member like myself
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Seems right to me!Smith1776 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 7:29 pmWe're taking about Jordan Peterson in that other thread, and he's all about hierarchies. So how about this?bedraggled wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 7:12 pm"Big Tex?" "LittleTex?"
"Is nothing sacred?" A moustache on the Mona Lisa would be less scandalous!
BigTex == Harry Browne
MediumTex == MediumTex
LittleTex == some lowly regular forum member like myself
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We're ALL LittleTexs at heart on this forum.
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That's why we found this place and, if we so desire, stay here. Not, though, in a "Hotel California" way!
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I guess you'll have to use a traditional balance to test for phonies. No ring test for that, i.e. no ding from a dong.
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My latest crop of books have all arrived. The typeface of the paperback version of A Random Walk Down Wall Street is crooked. Especially all the pages on the left side when the book is open. I have a paperback version of the 10th edition that I bought way back when, so I decided to take a look at it. That one had the same crooked print as well. Hmph.
Larry Swedroe's factor book is incredibly informative and super dense -- packed with more academic sources than I think I've ever seen in an investing book so slim. I'm already half way through it. I was a factor advocate before, but I lean even more strongly in that direction now.
The Edgar Lawrence Smith book on the left is by far the oldest of the trio. It lays out the first formalized case as to why and how stocks have this compounding effect that dwarfs that of bonds. Good stuff if you're into investment history.
Larry Swedroe's factor book is incredibly informative and super dense -- packed with more academic sources than I think I've ever seen in an investing book so slim. I'm already half way through it. I was a factor advocate before, but I lean even more strongly in that direction now.
The Edgar Lawrence Smith book on the left is by far the oldest of the trio. It lays out the first formalized case as to why and how stocks have this compounding effect that dwarfs that of bonds. Good stuff if you're into investment history.
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I actually don't have a will. But when I finally get to doing one, I think I've just determined who is going to get ALL my personal finance books! There are fairly inexpensive "media mail" rates within the United States. Hope that it also extends to Canada!Smith1776 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 5:57 amMy latest crop of books have all arrived. The typeface of the paperback version of A Random Walk Down Wall Street is crooked. Especially all the pages on the left side when the book is open. I have a paperback version of the 10th edition that I bought way back when, so I decided to take a look at it. That one had the same crooked print as well. Hmph.
Larry Swedroe's factor book is incredibly informative and super dense -- packed with more academic sources than I think I've ever seen in an investing book so slim. I'm already half way through it. I was a factor advocate before, but I lean even more strongly in that direction now.
The Edgar Lawrence Smith book on the left is by far the oldest of the trio. It lays out the first formalized case as to why and how stocks have this compounding effect that dwarfs that of bonds. Good stuff if you're into investment history.
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ALL my retirement accounts have beneficiaries so that is taken care of. It's all else outside of my retirement plans.MangoMan wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:30 amI will be happy to send my contact info if you need a beneficiary.vnatale wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 8:52 amI actually don't have a will. But when I finally get to doing one, I think I've just determined who is going to get ALL my personal finance books! There are fairly inexpensive "media mail" rates within the United States. Hope that it also extends to Canada!Smith1776 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 5:57 amMy latest crop of books have all arrived. The typeface of the paperback version of A Random Walk Down Wall Street is crooked. Especially all the pages on the left side when the book is open. I have a paperback version of the 10th edition that I bought way back when, so I decided to take a look at it. That one had the same crooked print as well. Hmph.
Larry Swedroe's factor book is incredibly informative and super dense -- packed with more academic sources than I think I've ever seen in an investing book so slim. I'm already half way through it. I was a factor advocate before, but I lean even more strongly in that direction now.
The Edgar Lawrence Smith book on the left is by far the oldest of the trio. It lays out the first formalized case as to why and how stocks have this compounding effect that dwarfs that of bonds. Good stuff if you're into investment history.
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Will the cats get along with the pugs? And don't you have a bunch of other critters? Pugchief may need a bigger place.
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Good questions! 3 cats, 9 gerbils, 3 rats. They would obviously have to stay locally, though, I hope I at least outlast the last 2 groups. The cats are either only 4 years old or 2 years so there IS a fair possibility they outlast me, particularly due the way they live.bedraggled wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 2:40 pmWill the cats get along with the pugs? And don't you have a bunch of other critters? Pugchief may need a bigger place.
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Start sending some of the smaller animals to Illinois this week!?!?!?
Then again, considering your diet, health regimen, you'll outlive us all!
So, never mind.
Then again, considering your diet, health regimen, you'll outlive us all!
So, never mind.
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I really appreciate the sentiment, but the day I see those books would be a sad day. I hope I never have to see them, my friend!vnatale wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 8:52 am
I actually don't have a will. But when I finally get to doing one, I think I've just determined who is going to get ALL my personal finance books! There are fairly inexpensive "media mail" rates within the United States. Hope that it also extends to Canada!
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I did not think of that part of it! So, thanks for the sentiments. But it will come down to that SOME day and at this point you are head and shoulders above any other person who should get them.Smith1776 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 5:25 pmI really appreciate the sentiment, but the day I see those books would be a sad day. I hope I never have to see them, my friend!vnatale wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 8:52 am
I actually don't have a will. But when I finally get to doing one, I think I've just determined who is going to get ALL my personal finance books! There are fairly inexpensive "media mail" rates within the United States. Hope that it also extends to Canada!
Vinny
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