Apple just had two dominant quarters in a row. And now the M1 Apple silicon chip is being used across almost all their devices. This is just going to allow them to be even more efficient and achieve better performance for their devices/ecosystem and have lower costs/better profits per unit. The people suing Apple because of the Appstore are morons. Apple is the goose that lays golden eggs, you don't bother the goose, leave it alone.
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Massive beat for Facebook.
The reports over the last month or two of a red hot advertising market appear to have been very true.
The reports over the last month or two of a red hot advertising market appear to have been very true.
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Today everything red for us except Developed Markets and Intermediate-term Treasury Index, they sported a lovely shade of green.
Yet, even with all the red, our portfolio was only down <$3,000 from yesterday, so not even a bad day.
I was tempted to buy Microsoft on the dip, but that is hardly the route to take for someone easing out of individual stocks, ever so slowly.
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Yet, even with all the red, our portfolio was only down <$3,000 from yesterday, so not even a bad day.
I was tempted to buy Microsoft on the dip, but that is hardly the route to take for someone easing out of individual stocks, ever so slowly.
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Apple and FB crushing it again!
Keep buying QQQ and go to sleep.
Keep buying QQQ and go to sleep.
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The fun is watching the people who do.Triple digit golfer wrote: ↑Wed Apr 28, 2021 3:16 pm I know this thread is just for fun, but count me in the minority who doesn't give a rip about anything the Fed or anybody else says. It is all just noise in the grand scheme of things. What Powell or anybody else says is not important to me.
C'mon, play along and watch the entertainment pass before your eyes!
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Yup, listen to Doom (just want to type that out)Doom&Gloom wrote: ↑Wed Apr 28, 2021 4:44 pmThe fun is watching the people who do.Triple digit golfer wrote: ↑Wed Apr 28, 2021 3:16 pm I know this thread is just for fun, but count me in the minority who doesn't give a rip about anything the Fed or anybody else says. It is all just noise in the grand scheme of things. What Powell or anybody else says is not important to me.
C'mon, play along and watch the entertainment pass before your eyes!
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Will Apple and Facebook move VTI much?
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Oh, you got me there. QQQ only has them at 14%.
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Been there since 2005. Do I get extra credit for that?
It already feels like I got jumbo fries with my Big Mac for no extra cost.
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Extra credit? You get A++ just for that!
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since 2005? your portfolio must be killin it !!
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I am backing up my truck soon. This time I will be towing a trailer!
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Nasdaq future is up 0.8%, maybe tomorrow will be a good day
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These tech companies are really something to behold. The numbers are truly otherworldly. Are these the greatest businesses ever the US has ever seen? Or just the modern day version of Standard Oil, US Steel, railroads etc?
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Futures are green BIG time. S&P at 4,200, NASDAQ at 14,000.
Good earning reports?
Good earning reports?
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The big guns have now all spoken.Hyperchicken wrote: ↑Wed Apr 28, 2021 9:14 pm Futures are green BIG time. S&P at 4,200, NASDAQ at 14,000.
Good earning reports?
Powell. Biden. And Forester.
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My guess is yes and yes.Yesterdaysnews wrote: ↑Wed Apr 28, 2021 8:54 pm These tech companies are really something to behold. The numbers are truly otherworldly. Are these the greatest businesses ever the US has ever seen? Or just the modern day version of Standard Oil, US Steel, railroads etc?
"the greatest businesses ever"
Yes, because they have incredibly innovative business models: With very small staff, they build near monopolies (some natural, some not so nice), and they sell a scarce resource (their customers eyeballs and personal info) with no inventory and huge margins.
"modern day version of..."
Yes, because they moat around their castle can be crossed, and the positions the gov't protects for them can be lost. Competition has a way of seeking out profitable incumbency. Political alliances change. Capitalism, by its very nature, encourages creative destruction. Sh!te happens.
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We have been retired since 2007 and living on SS, pensions and withdrawals. Portfolio has increased and is near ATH. I am beginning to believe that 500 stocks is too many and if there were an S&P 100 it would do better.
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We like QQQ for this reason. Not S&P100 but NASDAQ-100.CurlyDave wrote: ↑Wed Apr 28, 2021 10:08 pmWe have been retired since 2007 and living on SS, pensions and withdrawals. Portfolio has increased and is near ATH. I am beginning to believe that 500 stocks is too many and if there were an S&P 100 it would do better.
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CurlyDave wrote: ↑Wed Apr 28, 2021 10:08 pmWe have been retired since 2007 and living on SS, pensions and withdrawals. Portfolio has increased and is near ATH. I am beginning to believe that 500 stocks is too many and if there were an S&P 100 it would do better.
BKLC is close for an index fund. Around 200 in it's holdings.
BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF and it's 0 fees. No wavers. First ETF to do so.
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An interesting find.
I would be happier if it had a longer track record, but I should probably buy a couple of shares just to track it vs. SPY.
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There is an S&P 100! And there's an ETF for it, too: OEF.CurlyDave wrote: ↑Wed Apr 28, 2021 10:08 pmWe have been retired since 2007 and living on SS, pensions and withdrawals. Portfolio has increased and is near ATH. I am beginning to believe that 500 stocks is too many and if there were an S&P 100 it would do better.
Here's a comparison between the S&P 500, the S&P 100, and Vanguard's mega-cap index fund.
Also available as an Admiral™ Shares mutual fund.
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Good morning!
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Well look at that!VTI wrote: ↑Thu Apr 29, 2021 5:15 amThere is an S&P 100! And there's an ETF for it, too: OEF.CurlyDave wrote: ↑Wed Apr 28, 2021 10:08 pmWe have been retired since 2007 and living on SS, pensions and withdrawals. Portfolio has increased and is near ATH. I am beginning to believe that 500 stocks is too many and if there were an S&P 100 it would do better.
Here's a comparison between the S&P 500, the S&P 100, and Vanguard's mega-cap index fund.
I stand corrected. There is more secret sauce in NASDAQ vs. S&P than in 100 vs. 500. A very interesting result.
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Today, Thursday, April 29, is officially a soaring day.
“Blue skies
Smiling at me
Nothing but blue skies
Do I see.”
“Blue skies
Smiling at me
Nothing but blue skies
Do I see.”
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A good start but I sense a taper incoming.
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I am not only sensing it, I am seeing it.
But S&P is still over 4200. If we can close the day there it will still be a good day.
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Party over unless there is some miraculous melt up later.
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It's not going to go up any more today unless it goes up more today?
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Vanguard Mega Cap Growth (MGK) has 111 stocks and has a bit more of Nasdaq's secret sauce.
CAGR from Jan 2008 - Mar 2021
S&P -- 9.95%
MGK -- 12.76%
QQQ -- 15.86%
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As a side note, Vanguard Wellington Fund only has 66 stocks.
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Anything triggering the taper? NASDAQ at one point was up over 1%
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Pending Home Sales sadly came in below consensus. link
Unsure how much this weighs on anything.
Unsure how much this weighs on anything.
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I think the rain in Bowling Green is making people wet.
Hey, it's as good a reason as you are going to get...
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And the day was looking sunny two hours agoRobot Monster wrote: ↑Thu Apr 29, 2021 9:27 am Pending Home Sales sadly came in below consensus. link
Unsure how much this weighs on anything.
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Sorry, I'm new... are you being sarcastic or do you actually believe blue skies & calm waters? ThanksStinky wrote: ↑Wed Apr 28, 2021 9:24 pmThe big guns have now all spoken.Hyperchicken wrote: ↑Wed Apr 28, 2021 9:14 pm Futures are green BIG time. S&P at 4,200, NASDAQ at 14,000.
Good earning reports?
Powell. Biden. And Forester.
Nothing but blue skies and calm waters ahead of us.
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Don't take anything in this thread (or the free-falling one) seriously. Boglehead philosophy doesn't really care about hour-to-hour or day-to-day changes.Darkpools wrote: ↑Thu Apr 29, 2021 9:45 amSorry, I'm new... are you being sarcastic or do you actually believe blue skies & calm waters? ThanksStinky wrote: ↑Wed Apr 28, 2021 9:24 pmThe big guns have now all spoken.Hyperchicken wrote: ↑Wed Apr 28, 2021 9:14 pm Futures are green BIG time. S&P at 4,200, NASDAQ at 14,000.
Good earning reports?
Powell. Biden. And Forester.
Nothing but blue skies and calm waters ahead of us.
Or even, really, year-to-year changes. 3-5 years from now is still considered short-term investing. We are investing for the long run here.
But there are a couple of silly threads like this one where people can blow off steam.
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Deep, deep sarcasm.Darkpools wrote: ↑Thu Apr 29, 2021 9:45 amSorry, I'm new... are you being sarcastic or do you actually believe blue skies & calm waters? ThanksStinky wrote: ↑Wed Apr 28, 2021 9:24 pmThe big guns have now all spoken.Hyperchicken wrote: ↑Wed Apr 28, 2021 9:14 pm Futures are green BIG time. S&P at 4,200, NASDAQ at 14,000.
Good earning reports?
Powell. Biden. And Forester.
Nothing but blue skies and calm waters ahead of us.
But, then again, I’m a perma-bull.
(You’ll see more serious thoughts from me when I comment about life insurance and annuity topics, where I actually have some deep knowledge)
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Surprising to see my Microsoft stock bleeding again today. They had excellent numbers.
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Well, it was a good morning!
My taxable portfolio is now completely flat. 0.00%. International and muni losses exactly offsetting the very modest TSM rise. Let’s see what the afternoon has in store.
My taxable portfolio is now completely flat. 0.00%. International and muni losses exactly offsetting the very modest TSM rise. Let’s see what the afternoon has in store.
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Not a good entry but at least I got to deploy some cash into the markets.