Rants and Raves

**NewDude** · 02-04-24 16:37

Originally Posted by SgtLurker [View Original Post]

Start calling people names.

It is like saying prices are down from their all-time high but still much higher than they were 4 years ago. Go Figure. The Demoncrats are touting that inflation is down but it is still higher than it was. Before Covide, a gallon of Distilled water (needed for medical equipment) was $0. 85 now it's $1/49. That is just one of many things that have gone skyrocketing! Yes, the stock market is up the past few weeks, but when you were down over 25% and now only down 22%, is that real progress?

Some people will never see it much less admit it. Keep drinking that Kool-aid buddy.

I didn't call anyone a name, or at least I thought I didn't. My statement was a reflection of your money managers quality of work. I'm far from a democrat, and likely more conservative than you. Don't take offense, if I'm on here I'm usually just having fun. Hope you get good news from the dr.

**I Luv Emall** · 02-04-24 14:46

Originally Posted by NewDude [View Original Post]

That is, unless of course you somehow managed to trail the SPY, which is hilarious if that's what anyone is willing to pay for. The only reason to have an advisor is to beat the SPY, if your advisor can't beat the SPY, you should fire them and just buy the fucking SPY. Save 2-4% and make the benchmark.

This is truth. And even more truth is that less than 10% of money managers have beaten the S&P 500 over the last 15-20 years, so almost all of them end up trailing the S&P. Yes, there are some superstars out there that do it, but they are rare. In general, the best advice is to keep the management fees low and buy the index.

Now, there can be other reasons to pay an advisor, such as financial advice and portfolio risk management, but this is not for the purpose of maximizing returns, and is better done on a fee basis. Paying commissions and management fees on funds is mostly a sucker's game.

**Sgt Lurker** · 01-30-24 18:30

Start calling people names.

It is like saying prices are down from their all-time high but still much higher than they were 4 years ago. Go Figure. The Demoncrats are touting that inflation is down but it is still higher than it was. Before Covide, a gallon of Distilled water (needed for medical equipment) was $0. 85 now it's $1/49. That is just one of many things that have gone skyrocketing! Yes, the stock market is up the past few weeks, but when you were down over 25% and now only down 22%, is that real progress?

Some people will never see it much less admit it. Keep drinking that Kool-aid buddy.

Originally Posted by NewDude [View Original Post]

Your advisor is ass if he can't beat the SPY. Not only are you trailing the benchmark, you're paying someone to do it. Money over politics bro.

**HobbyMan51** · 01-30-24 15:11

Originally Posted by RiverRat99 [View Original Post]

Which is a vote for Trump. So I won't wait to hold my breath and hear you say "Thank you". Some of my friends are thinking about it too. We're not all zombies.

I am very glad to hear that. It gives me hope that there are many more people out there who, although they might not vote for Trump, at least understand what Joe Biden and his administration of weak thugs represent. A lot of what RFK has to say makes sense to me and it is very telling to me what the current line-up of the Democrat Party is all about that they refuse to even acknowledge RFK, a member of an iconic family of Democrats, much less allow debate between him and the malevolent sack of crap that they support. I appreciate your response. Now you don't have to wait to breathe, not that you were anyway, happily.

**RiverRat99** · 01-30-24 14:34

Originally Posted by JadeEast69 [View Original Post]

We tried to warn our Democrat friends four years ago about this fraud but they were too concerned about mean tweets to listen. We knew what was going to happen. Now you do too, now that it's too late. The insane reality is that you'll vote for Biden again, provided of course that his handlers are able to prop up his bony, useless ass one more time in his basement as they blow smoke up your asses telling you what wonderful things he has done when nothing could be further from the truth. Unfortunately you will destroy the country underneath your feet just to get rid of Trump. Biden's handlers know that too and so they will lead you off the cliff just like they did in 2020. They call you the useful idiots and they are so right.

Which is a vote for Trump. So I won't wait to hold my breath and hear you say "Thank you". Some of my friends are thinking about it too. We're not all zombies.

**RiverRat99** · 01-30-24 14:31

Originally Posted by NewDude [View Original Post]

I don't know what Bidenomics is. That was sarcasm, seeing as though so many touted the stock market as a barometer of how well the economy was doing while trump was in office. And also because it was down during Biden's time in office, the economy was bad. The stock market actually has nothing to do with the economy. My MAIN point was that, the market is at an all time high, and anyone that complained about the stock market before, should be happy that their portfolio is back. That is, unless of course you somehow managed to trail the SPY, which is hilarious if that's what anyone is willing to pay for. The only reason to have an advisor is to beat the SPY, if your advisor can't beat the SPY, you should fire them and just buy the fucking SPY. Save 2-4% and make the benchmark.

Isn't it funny that Biden does. Seems so many forget what Corona did to the economy and this country. Live and (hopefully) learn.

**NewDude** · 01-30-24 14:02

Originally Posted by SgtLurker [View Original Post]

That is a false statement. Your portfolio may be set up different, but thousands of us have lost a ton of $$ due to Biden. I have an excellent advisor and have always done phenomenally well. This is pure Bidenomics BS at its worst!

Your advisor is ass if he can't beat the SPY. Not only are you trailing the benchmark, you're paying someone to do it. Money over politics bro.

**NewDude** · 01-30-24 14:00

Originally Posted by RiverRat99 [View Original Post]

Bidenomics is not working. Many Democrats don't want to hear about it, including me.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/12/polit...nia/index.html

I don't know what Bidenomics is. That was sarcasm, seeing as though so many touted the stock market as a barometer of how well the economy was doing while trump was in office. And also because it was down during Biden's time in office, the economy was bad. The stock market actually has nothing to do with the economy. My MAIN point was that, the market is at an all time high, and anyone that complained about the stock market before, should be happy that their portfolio is back. That is, unless of course you somehow managed to trail the SPY, which is hilarious if that's what anyone is willing to pay for. The only reason to have an advisor is to beat the SPY, if your advisor can't beat the SPY, you should fire them and just buy the fucking SPY. Save 2-4% and make the benchmark.

**HobbyMan51** · 01-29-24 14:05

Originally Posted by RiverRat99 [View Original Post]

Bidenomics is not working. Many Democrats don't want to hear about it, including me.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/12/polit...nia/index.html

We tried to warn our Democrat friends four years ago about this fraud but they were too concerned about mean tweets to listen. We knew what was going to happen. Now you do too, now that it's too late. The insane reality is that you'll vote for Biden again, provided of course that his handlers are able to prop up his bony, useless ass one more time in his basement as they blow smoke up your asses telling you what wonderful things he has done when nothing could be further from the truth. Unfortunately you will destroy the country underneath your feet just to get rid of Trump. Biden's handlers know that too and so they will lead you off the cliff just like they did in 2020. They call you the useful idiots and they are so right.

**Sgt Lurker** · 01-29-24 13:58

That is a false statement. Your portfolio may be set up different, but thousands of us have lost a ton of $$ due to Biden. I have an excellent advisor and have always done phenomenally well. This is pure Bidenomics BS at its worst!

Originally Posted by NewDude [View Original Post]

You've done something wrong. I would suggest turning your account over to a professional. If someone is managing your account, fire them. You shouldn't ever trail the SPY. The SPY is the benchmark, you should always meet or beat it.

**RiverRat99** · 01-29-24 11:49

Originally Posted by NewDude [View Original Post]

You've done something wrong. I would suggest turning your account over to a professional. If someone is managing your account, fire them. You shouldn't ever trail the SPY. The SPY is the benchmark, you should always meet or beat it.

Bidenomics is not working. Many Democrats don't want to hear about it, including me.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/12/polit...nia/index.html

**NewDude** · 01-29-24 11:08

Originally Posted by SgtLurker [View Original Post]

Thanks to Biden, I am still down over 25% from where I was. His Bidenomics SUCK!

You've done something wrong. I would suggest turning your account over to a professional. If someone is managing your account, fire them. You shouldn't ever trail the SPY. The SPY is the benchmark, you should always meet or beat it.

**Sgt Lurker** · 01-28-24 17:42

Thanks to Biden, I am still down over 25% from where I was. His Bidenomics SUCK!

Originally Posted by NewDude [View Original Post]

If you played your hand right, your accounts should be at All time highs thanks to Biden and Powell. I would suggest scaling out, but we could likely make a run to 5200 before this thing blows up. A pullback to 4400 is in store, that's when you begin to build for the final leg up.

**NewDude** · 01-25-24 12:09

If you played your hand right, your accounts should be at All time highs thanks to Biden and Powell. I would suggest scaling out, but we could likely make a run to 5200 before this thing blows up. A pullback to 4400 is in store, that's when you begin to build for the final leg up.

**I Luv Emall** · 01-06-24 16:38

Yes, the mandates have been rescinded as unconstitutional, but military members who saw their and their comrades' careers ended, health ruined, or lives lost are demanding accountability and justice for the criminal actions taken and experimental vaccines unlawfully forced on them. They haven't forgotten, and let's hope they never do. They are right, it's no wonder the military can't meet its recruiting goals. They will continue to have trouble until they come clean, accept their responsibility, and admit their mistakes. Read these patriots' open letter to the American people:

https://www.docdroid.com/zwy8Bmx/dec...untability-pdf

Many American people suffered in the same manner, with unlawful mandates jeopardizing their jobs with no substantiated underlying justification. The Dictator in Chief, idiot that he is, felt that Americans were too stupid to make their own health care choices and that he was so much smarter, so he attempted to make that choice for them. He also launched a campaign to shame and guilt the rest into submission, turning family against family, and neighbor against neighbor (as readily evidenced here). The mandates were proven unconstitutional, but they were much more than that. They were criminal. All American citizens should be demanding the same accountability from their public officials & trusted advisors (elected representatives & officials, CDC, FDA, private doctors. All the way down the line) as these military patriots. Stand up and demand to know why they failed to uphold their duty to protect their citizens, constituents, tax payers, patients, etc. Public trust (understandably at historically low levels now) will not be restored until open, honest discussins are held, and responsibility is taken.