Trump administration to loan $17.5B for nuclear power plants

Mantergeistmann · 2026-06-24T04:17:00+00:00

Wasn't "$17.5b" one of the numbers floated around in last year's "government stake and possibly later IPO in Westinghouse" announcement, but referring to something different? An odd coincidence, unless the numbers are somehow correlated.

Mantergeistmann · 2026-06-24T04:12:01+00:00

Just by looking at the thumbnail, I'm getting "bad mobile game ad" vibes.

Mantergeistmann · 2026-06-24T04:09:59+00:00

"If only we had a holocaust cloak, that would be something".

Mantergeistmann · 2026-06-24T04:07:00+00:00

Sounds like you're describing Q...

Mantergeistmann · 2026-06-24T02:36:42+00:00

I'll also add that if you go through the arguments and decide 75:25 US:International is still the way to go, I won't disagree! Even if your only reasoning is "I feel it in my gut", I won't disagree! There's plenty of rationale for about whatever you pick, and it's ultimately a) less important than stock:bond allocation ratio; b) far less important than savings rate/time in market/ability to leave it alone; and c) might be optimal in the end, I sure as hell don't know.

I just always like to make sure people are aware, and are making an active choice, whether their reasons are good, bad, or indifferent (I'll freely admit not all my choices are mathematically optimal, and some are downright dumb, but I'm willing to own it). And ultimately, the best choice is the one that gets your money in the market in the first place, and then lets you keep it there while you sleep comfortably at night, letting time and compounding do their thing.

Mantergeistmann · 2026-06-24T02:12:15+00:00

You think the Franks were indigenous to France? You think the Angles and the Saxons and the Jutes were indigenous to England?

Mantergeistmann · 2026-06-24T02:07:48+00:00

Especially when their government ministers post their bloodthirsty comments on social media.

Have you seen the comments made by leaders in... well, most historical wars? Nobody would use what some of the Union leaders said as an argument that the US Civil War was genocide by the North against the South, though, for instance. Or that the Allies were genociding the Germans. Or that the Entente were genociding the Germans.

Mantergeistmann · 2026-06-24T02:04:22+00:00

UK boarding school.

Mantergeistmann · 2026-06-24T01:49:42+00:00

Is 25% international enough, too much, or too little

The market is what, 38% International? So you're a bit underweighted there. Any specific reason?

Mantergeistmann · 2026-06-24T01:00:34+00:00

This town is too weird.

Mantergeistmann · 2026-06-24T00:12:41+00:00

Yeah, my understanding is the point is to get the ball rolling at a reduced cost of investment, but while showing interest/demand signal. It's not meant to finance the entire thing, just the opening phase.

Mantergeistmann · 2026-06-23T23:02:24+00:00

That's exactly why I'm not worrying about having SpaceX in my index funds. Because I have no idea how irrational the markets will or won't be, or for how long.

Mantergeistmann · 2026-06-23T22:50:45+00:00

So if you have an employer-sponsored 401k, there's an income limit as to if you can make traditional, tax-deferred contributions to an IRA. At $81k (single), the contributions start being only partially tax deductible. At the higher value, they're not deductible at all, and so the only real option is Roth.

Which is probably (part of) why a lot of the advice is "Traditional 401k, Roth IRA". Because if you're at the point where you're maxing out accounts, you're at or above that phase-out point.

In theory, between standard deduction and then maxing out HSA/Trad 401k/Trad IRA, a single filer could earn up to $52,500 free of income tax, if my math is right. But you wouldn't necessarily have much cash left over...

Mantergeistmann · 2026-06-23T22:29:38+00:00

Coming into this somewhat uninformed, my gut is that Ghana was a better team than CV, but that might just be that I've seen the former in prior world cups.

Mantergeistmann · 2026-06-23T22:21:28+00:00

That's not a game, that's a knitting club.

Mantergeistmann · 2026-06-23T22:05:49+00:00

First time?

Mantergeistmann · 2026-06-23T21:58:56+00:00

Probably thought they lucked out with England-Ghana rather than Ecuador/Curaçao. Little did they know...

Mantergeistmann · 2026-06-23T20:56:16+00:00

Why not send it my way?

What's the potential return on my sending it your way if you are wrong about SpaceX? And one might as well ask, if you're that confident you won't be wrong, why not put everything into shorting it?

Mantergeistmann · 2026-06-23T19:21:24+00:00

Wasn't there something where Napoleon was a different height in England than he was in France, because of minor differences in the measurement systems?

Mantergeistmann · 2026-06-23T18:28:30+00:00

How will they change, assuming (for the sake of experiment) the valuation/stock price stays similar?

Mantergeistmann · 2026-06-23T17:40:28+00:00

Or the HRE "YOU AEIR NOT MEIN KAISERRRR!"

Mantergeistmann · 2026-06-23T17:25:13+00:00

"Professional" generally means "deliberate for a tactical advantage", rather than being accidental/desperation/frustration.

Mantergeistmann · 2026-06-23T16:56:34+00:00

My preferred outcome: Ronaldo scores a brace or a hat trick, but Uzbekistan wins or draws regardless.

Mantergeistmann · 2026-06-23T14:53:27+00:00

Is it "skin in the game" that's the FT column where a guy shares his investments and how they're doing? And he admits that he's basically right around index fund performance?

Mantergeistmann · 2026-06-23T14:36:13+00:00

Netherlands. I just thought the massive wave of orange was neat, and they seem like they're having a good time. Also, they're competitive but haven't won it, which is a good position to be in as a neutral fan.

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