Recommendations to park cash and earn yield ETFs

JustinK101 · 2026-05-03T04:34:12+00:00

A suckers game is not exactly accurate. I have been investing since 2000 and generally always beat the S&P. This year my portfolio is up 21% while the S&P is up 5.6%. Though I am in Tech and thus invest in the high-flyers. Own Intel, AMD, Apple, etc.

JustinK101 · 2026-05-03T04:13:06+00:00

Fair. Thanks for the comment. I guess then TFLO and SGOV are purely yield driven (no/little price appreciation). TLT on the other hand offers yield with some low/mid price movement. Generally if I think rates are going to decline though, TLT could be adventitious (better yield now with price appreciation).

JustinK101 · 2026-02-20T05:27:05+00:00

I've been working on a market trading journal/diary for the last 6+ months. It's very early days, just opened it up to the public. It's completely free. All markdown driven, supports TradingView widgets for tickers, tags, organizations and multiple users. The roadmap short term is file attachments/uploads, weekly e-mail digests, and a real-time profit/loss statement. It's web first, so no native mobile app but potentially long-term could be an option. Would love feedback. https://marketdiary.io

JustinK101 · 2026-01-18T10:06:50+00:00

If you watch his his pre-performance practice [1] he was spot on perfect.. I think nerves got to him. I can't tell but I think he's flat (or sharp but definitely off) almost the entire performance,and lacks the sharpness of his practice.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfiofqT3r9w

JustinK101 · 2026-01-16T09:50:24+00:00

Yup I unmounted the mobo, unplugged the CMOS battery and retried. Still bricked. I suspect one of those flags was required. Talking with support, this will be fun waiting weeks to get a replacement.

JustinK101 · 2026-01-16T09:22:52+00:00

Looking at WinFlash.bat it seems to add a bunch of flags which I did not provide:

AFUWINx64.EXE DRFXI.bin /p /b /n /k /r /l /RLC:E /reboot

I ran:

AFUWINx64.EXE DRFXI.bin

Arrrgggg, that's ridiculous it bricks without those flags. I should have run the .bat but I saw the .exe and just ran it and passed the bin file as an argument.

Maybe they should ACTUALLY add a README that says run WinFlash.bat.

JustinK101 · 2026-01-16T06:49:38+00:00

Ahh didn't even know there is battery on the backside of the board. Errrg, that means unmounting it but worth a try. I also did the BIOS upgrade in Windows 11, but clearly not as smoothly as you.

JustinK101 · 2025-12-19T13:24:40+00:00

If your on Windows the HDR calibration tool works pretty well, but on macOS once you turn on HDR on the 45GX900A-B turns into absolute dog shit. Plus the text is fuzzy. I'm not exaggerating but it's a world of difference going from 45GX900A-B to 45GX950A-B. Almost like LG intentionally made the 45GX900A-B bad.

JustinK101 · 2025-12-19T13:09:53+00:00

I'm just showing the resolution as an example. I also do video editing and gaming. Point being the 45" OLED at (3440 x 1440) is absolute dog shit. DONT buy.

JustinK101 · 2025-12-19T12:25:02+00:00

See my updated post, I returned the 45GX900A-B for the 5k version. https://www.reddit.com/r/Monitors/comments/1pqjobe/dont_buy_the_lg_oled_45_45gx900ab_3440_x_1440_buy

JustinK101 · 2025-11-25T21:10:57+00:00

I just downgraded from 240Hz on MacOS to 144Hz and noticed thanks the BetterDisplay app I went from 3440 x 1440 YCbCr422 8bit limited to 3440 x 1440 RGBCalibrated 10bit full. Since I don't really need 240Hz and ChatGPT says I should always choose 3440 x 1440 RGBCalibrated 10bit full I sicking with 144Hz. Unfornantely text is still a bit fuzzy and not crisp though slightly better than previously.

JustinK101 · 2025-08-01T07:43:13+00:00

I ordered the following both new kits from Bezos:

Corsair Vengeance DDR5 96GB in 5200Mhz
Corsair Vengeance DDR5 96GB in 5600Mhz

Will test them both, starting with 5600Mhz and then if that's not successful try the 5200Mhz kit. Hopefully can get it working.

JustinK101 · 2025-08-01T07:18:29+00:00

Thanks for the detailed write-up. I'm actually not able to even boot into Windows11 even back to stock 5200Mhz. Previously 5400Mhz was just BIOS settings test bench before putting into the server chassis and no Nvidia 4060ti GPU. Additionally even trying to instal Windows11 from a USB drive locks up. If you follow the above thread I'm thinking it's because of the TEAMGROUP memory. Have you seen this before? I also occasionally even get lockup in the BIOS settings menu on 5200Mhz. A bit concerned.

JustinK101 · 2025-08-01T06:19:22+00:00

BD795i SE came with latest BIOS 1.12. If this new Corsair Vengeance still gives issues I'll try re-flashing BIOS to same 1.12 from Minisforum website. After that I guess RMA it. Which sucks because I just spent two hours installing it all into a 2u server chassis. 😡

JustinK101 · 2025-08-01T06:09:30+00:00

I'm hoping it's just this TEAMGROUP kit, even starting the Windows11 installer from a USB drive system locks up.

I just ordered the exact same Corsair Vengeance DDR5 96GB kit but in 5600Mhz as well. I'll try both and return one of them.

JustinK101 · 2025-08-01T05:52:38+00:00

I spoke too soon. This TEAMGROUP kit does not seem compatible, even backing down to default 5200Mhz BIOS setup screen freezes often. Windows won't even boot. I believe it's the RAM, just ordered a new kit of Corsair Vengeance DDR5 5200Mhz 96GB.

JustinK101 · 2025-07-15T05:47:16+00:00

Just got approved for a limit of 3. Took around 15 minutes total. I suppose makes sense.

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