by kiwimancy Last year Vanguard Quantitative Equity Group launched their set of factor funds VFVA, VFMO, VFQY, VFMV, VFLQ (13bps) and multifactor fund VFMF/VFMFX (18bps, doesn’t include low-liquidity) in the US. They decided to take a rules-based but unindexed approach with the “aim to offer the transparency of index-based factor products with the potential advantages … Read more
by Status_Flux The main reason for raising interest rates is to combat inflation. However the fed doesn’t actually set rates for short term bonds but rather sets the rates at which banks borrow from each other. This in turn affects demand for bonds, which is what changes the yield. The right side of the curve, from … Read more
If so, Trump is almost certain to be re-elected: http://archive.is/B8DPS
Amazon paid no federal taxes on $11.2 billion in profits last year, according to group’s analysis Amazon, the e-commerce giant helmed by the world’s richest man, paid no federal taxes on profit of $11.2 billion last year, according to an analysis of the company’s corporate filings by the Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc had $50 billion (39 billion pounds) in total bookings for its ride-service and food-delivery businesses last year, a testament to the size and global reach of the company as it prepares to woo investors in one of the biggest public stock listings to date. MORE: https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-uber-results/uber-posts-50-billion-in-annual-bookings-as-profit-remains-elusive-ahead-of-ipo-idUKKCN1Q42CD Another snippet from … Read more
by DCG The streets of San Francisco… From SF Gate: Dreaming of greener (read: cheaper) pastures? You’re not alone. According to a new survey by Edelman Intelligence, 53 percent of Californians are considering moving out of state due to the high cost of living. Millennials are even more likely to flee the Golden State — 63 percent … Read more
via visualcapitalist: Earlier this week, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation published their annual letter that highlights the surprises they saw in 2018, as well as the philanthropic opportunities they’ve identified for the future. Among many other compelling facts and stories, the letter pointed out one surprise that we thought was of particular interest: the median age of … Read more
via illicitinfo: Opinion| To understand the future we must understand the past. At least when it comes to what we can expect from corrupt politicians. To envision the size of the pot of gold that Democrats envision for themselves at the other end of the Green New Deal rainbow we only have to look back to … Read more
• Earlier today President Trump pinned CarpeDonktum‘s State of the Union video meme to his twitter page • After, the tweet garnered 38K Retweets and 120K Likes, R.E.M.‘s publisher reached out to Twitter to have it removed • As of 10:53PM EST, the video has been disabled MORE: https://culttture.com/2019/r-e-m-asks-twitter-to-remove-carpedonktum-meme-tweeted-by-trump/ Here’s the Tweet: https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1096485376087097344 Here’s the video … Read more
by RMFN https://youtu.be/F7XSPMR0PXE finally progress. Commoner core was the worst piece of education legislation in history. Schools need independence. Teachers need liberty to teach their lesson plan. The state control of daily lessons on a micro level takes all aspects of hinairy out of the education experience. Changing it from learning knowledge to learning obedience. … Read more
by Charles Hugh-Smith We must distinguish between the oft-lauded creative destruction of what is obsolete and destruction in pursuit of fleeting fashion. I recently received an insightful email from a reader who had come across myarchives of free-lance articles and essays on home and urban design. I wrote dozens of articles for S.F. Bay Area newspapers … Read more
Wow. That was awful. She had her facts and spoke beautifully the truth. He is unfit for office. What a douche. RR
Grace Carr from The Daily Caller reports, California must pay $399,000 to a crisis pregnancy center after a Monday ruling ordering the sum be paid to cover the costs incurred in a legal battle over the dissemination of abortion material. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqVHgtuRzWo Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/12/ca…
I Love My Freedom reports, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had a pretty tough time trying to pronounce the word “Dominican” this week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPcxfbMxxyA Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://ilovemyfreedom.org/watch-pelo…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF_2q9APNEA Congress has been useless for decades now. AC
via Marketwatch: 1 in 3 ‘moderate income’ Americans experience financial insecurity Despite low rates of unemployment and reports of a booming economy, many American workers are struggling to make ends meet. One in three Americans with a “moderate income” has reported experiencing financial distress in the last year, according to a study released Thursday by the Urban … Read more
by Martin Armstrong I have warned that once one state taxes something, the idea spreads like a contagion. Illinois and California wanted to tax movies or anything you stream. Now, Georgia is looking at the same thing. This is all part of the economic decline. The states are broke. Their pensions are consuming everything. It is no … Read more
ANDROID users have been warned against thousands of apps on the Google Play Store accused of tracking user behaviors to deliver targeted advertising without explicit permission, a new report has claimed. https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/1088087/Android-warning-Google-Play-Store-apps-accused-of-tracking-user-behaviour
by mikeleoncraft Josh Campbell, former FBI agent and special Assistant to FBI director James Comey. Left the FBI in protest of President Trump, and now works for CNN. Writes fluff piece on fired FBI agent Andrew McCabe, to help soften the blow over his admission to a coup to overthrow a sitting President. Fox … Read more
“President Trump said Friday he is declaring a national emergency on the southern border, tapping into executive powers in a bid to divert billions toward construction of a wall even as he plans to sign a funding package that includes just $1.4 billion for border security.” AC
Gab.com, known as the free speech alternative to Twitter, is creating a browser plugin to add a comment section to every website on the Internet. Andrew Torba, who founded and runs Gab has shared a number of screenshots showing the plugin in action, commenting on websites with unavailable comment sections, and on websites with harsh … Read more
by HibikiSS The CIA is the organization with the greatest control over the media and It’s run by Catholics/apprentices of the Jesuits, so this tweet of Wikileaks is worth checking out again. The CIA attempted to influence over 1800 movies and TV series with their propaganda. New docs show Pentagon & CIA attempting to influence the … Read more
by Troy It’s been a terrific 8 weeks for the stock market. If anything, this proves that in the stock market, an objective investor/trader needs to have a long term bullish bias. On the surface, this seems contradictory. How can you be “objective” and have a bullish “bias” at the same time? Because the stock market … Read more
From Birch Gold Group If you look at the Dow year-to-date, you might think the market has rallied fairly well for the start of 2019. You might even think the uncertainty from 2018 was accounted for to some degree. But not so fast. According to a recent report, Liz Ann-Sonders from Charles Schwab highlighted concerns about an imminent earnings … Read more
Watch the latest video at foxnews.com Hmm? SNIP “a DHS official told Fox News that terms like “potential sponsor” have precise meanings in Department of Homeland Security regulations — meanings that severely limit the number of people the budget keeps safe from deportation.” Further, because the bill only applies to kids who are unaccompanied, it … Read more