They’ll Recommend Clerks And Pretend Nothing Happened. Like A Pair Of Cement Shoes To A Mobster, The False Rape Accusations Weren’t Personal, They Were Just Business.

But it may feel a bit more personal than that to Kavanaugh. Related: There’s Nowhere for Justice Kavanaugh to Go But Right. The lefties wooed Kennedy. They assaulted Kavanaugh. I don’t think the “Greenhouse Effect” will work here.     MICHAEL WALSH: This is the High-Water Mark of the ‘Resistance’ — for Now. When the judge reacted the … Read more

Significant Activist Hedge Fund Activity (Last 7 Days)

by badpauly These are the latest Schedule 13D forms filed by activist investors in the last 7 days. Activist investors are investors that make an investment with the intention of influencing management in some way. There is evidence that following activist investors into investments can generate excess returns. Schedule 13G forms, in contrast, are filed … Read more

Retirement vs home ownership

by r3dt4rget Here is what I did: Starting from day 1 at my full time time, I was saving the minimum required to get full match in my 401k. So that was 7% with a 3.5% match. I didn’t contribute more than that or to any IRA accounts. I did put some money in my HSA, … Read more

Am I Too Bearish?

by tptelly I am wondering if someone can lay out the bullish case and/or dispute my current and personal view of the current market conditions as I see it. Not looking to push my opinions, rather to let me know am I being too bearish. This is the bear case as I see it. \- … Read more

How McDonalds Really Makes Money

It’s about the entire operation of McDonalds which ties into its stock price and valuation. When you purchase McDonalds, you should know that part of the value comes in the prime real estate locations. h/t dmwes4

We could see $100 oil again soon, but not for the reason you think

From Frank Holmes at Frank Talk: According to a recent Cornerstone Macro report, the three most influential macro trends this year have been 1) the strengthening U.S. dollar, 2) the flattening yield curve and 3) slowing global manufacturing expansion. I’ve written about all three topics numerous times this year, but the one I’ve watched the most … Read more

Rehab your student loans

by kingfarvito I took out a credit card, opened a new cell phone account, got some financial aid, and then took a bunch of student loans out all at once a few months after turning 20. I had never paid a bill before in my life. I grew up with my mom, just not paying … Read more

PBOC cuts reserve ratio to lower than 2008 financial crisis level to keep pooh bear’s China wet dream afloat

will this be miraculous growth stimulus like how it was in 2008? or will this be a death trap waiting for the chinese banks when the bubble actually pops https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-07/pboc-cuts-reserve-ratio-for-some-banks-jmyd3ly1 China’s central bank cut the amount of cash lenders must hold as reserves for the fourth time this year, as policy makers seek to shore … Read more

Deep State Tech Crushing Free Speech

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JjRA0F1QZ0 Democrats are working with the Intelligence community that controls Silicon Valley to quash free speech as the midterms intensify. Working outside of and against the Trump Administration. Any dissent or information revealing their crimes or even expressing a conservative view point by the expanding alternative American press has been targeted for annihilation. https://youtu.be/RNqtyUcR7Bc

Looks like there´s a new high-tech crowd/personal control system being deployed/developed in the country.

by QuartzPuffyStar A recent post about a Veteran journalist fired after criticizing 5G and questioning it’s safety cached my attention, and it seemed quite weird that the mentioned article was removed so fast and the journalist was dismissed because of it…. it doesn´t have anything that could be taken seriously or could harm the industry if they … Read more

Veteran journalist fired after criticizing 5G and questioning it’s safety

After penning an article critical of 5G and calling to question the unsettled science regarding health effects of millimeter wave frequencies, John C. Dvorak, a 30 year veteran of PC magazine was unceremoniously fired. His article was scrubbed from their site and replaced with a column cheer-leading for the technology. Archive of the original story … Read more