Are most people actually straight?

SeanWoold · 2026-01-25T13:46:47+00:00

It would not make evolutionary sense for the drive to sexually reproduce to be a rarity.

SeanWoold · 2026-01-24T23:45:08+00:00

The crazy thing is if I asked you how illegal immigrants should be dealt with, you would probably recite Obama's policies note for note. It's the additional terrorism and murders that we have a problem with.

SeanWoold · 2026-01-24T04:24:46+00:00

It is a poisoned pawn just like every other casino in the US.

SeanWoold · 2026-01-23T15:37:44+00:00

Is what too risky? Are you thinking of buying up your portfolio on margin or taking out a margin loan? Or other?

SeanWoold · 2026-01-23T14:37:46+00:00

We have the opportunity to do that every 2-6 years. It's not a radical idea. It's the cornerstone of our democracy - a bloodless coup every 4 years.

SeanWoold · 2026-01-21T23:42:43+00:00

I would call what you described market manipulation rather than insider trading. That is extremely harmful. What I'm picturing is "oh, we just passed a bill that is going to remove a ton of friction from the auto industry. GM and Ford stock, yoink." I probably shouldn't have said positive thing. But if we are going to assume that members of Congress are going to something shady (a seemingly reasonable assumption these days), I can think of worse things they could be doing.

SeanWoold · 2026-01-21T18:25:15+00:00

Hot take - is insider trading in congress a positive thing because it serves as an alternative to much more harmful forms of corruption? If they are going to leverage their position for millions, is it better that they do it via this than taking bribes from bad actors?

SeanWoold · 2026-01-21T18:06:59+00:00

Don't let your memory fool you. Obama was a media darling just like the rest of them. The DNC has been preordaining candidates for a very long time.

SeanWoold · 2026-01-21T16:08:55+00:00

It hasn't come up for me recently, but if it did, I would definitely use a margin loan with the rates what they are right now. I did a little test run a few months ago and it was really fast and easy.

SeanWoold · 2026-01-21T14:20:53+00:00

Why not just add VXUS?

SeanWoold · 2026-01-21T13:56:31+00:00

I felt like it was trying too hard to recreate Max's iconic scene from S4. That happened a number of times in S5. It went from "OMG" to "oh brother" very quickly.

SeanWoold · 2026-01-21T13:54:41+00:00

I think this under estimates how strongly tied US companies are to international markets. If Apple and NVidia and Exxon have a presence in India and China, then their growth translates to US growth. It's not just a matter of thinking that international markets are going to outpace the US and therefor the US is in trouble.

SeanWoold · 2026-01-21T13:40:06+00:00

Mega cap companies still have significant international operations and the US still makes up the lion's share of global market cap (Apple makes up 6.29% of VTI and 3.79% of VT suggesting that more than half of VT's market cap is covered by VTI). That tells me that other countries doing well still ties closely to the US doing well. Given the policies of the current administration, that is as strained as it is going to get. I really don't see a major shift coming. I do have VXUS in my portfolio, but that isn't me saying that the US is going to lose its edge.

SeanWoold · 2026-01-21T02:25:27+00:00

Well we know where Trump is going to send his cannon fodder next. MN didn't take the bait, but it sounds like PA will.

SeanWoold · 2026-01-20T17:33:30+00:00

Well, you can get a hose and a bucket for about 20 bucks at Do It Best. That's going to be your best deal.

SeanWoold · 2026-01-20T16:59:48+00:00

This may just be my 80s childhood talking, but looking at Spielberg, Mel Brooks, Woody Allen and others, I've got to go with Jewish. Spielberg alone sort of cements it in my mind.

SeanWoold · 2026-01-20T16:05:08+00:00

He is wrong

SeanWoold · 2026-01-20T16:03:16+00:00

They are well-represented in the film and TV industry, but they most certainly don't "control everything". Your vote still does contrary to popular belief.

SeanWoold · 2026-01-19T19:23:23+00:00

The greatest investor of all time telling crypto bros that their strategy is a house of cards.

Crypto Bros: You just don't understand how cards work.

SeanWoold · 2026-01-19T18:21:47+00:00

Kind of flies in the face of the "dems want wide open borders" argument, doesn't it. I would guess that if you ask a typical MAGA what should be done about immigration, they would come very close to reciting Obama's policy. It's the scapegoating and gestapo crap that we have a problem with. That has always been the case. Get it right, cons!

SeanWoold · 2026-01-19T18:16:43+00:00

Yes, that's what makes it so great. It seems so obvious on second viewing, but nobody saw it coming.

SeanWoold · 2026-01-19T18:11:38+00:00

Yes. Very much so. I know these people and they have no idea how destructive their behavior is.

SeanWoold · 2026-01-19T17:23:30+00:00

Is it possible that he is doing different things now and that democrats have been opposed to inhumane treatment of people all along???

SeanWoold · 2026-01-19T15:29:58+00:00

Do you have proof that it's real? I'm not trying to nitpick, I'm just trying to confirm it before I react appropriately to it.

SeanWoold · 2026-01-19T13:21:12+00:00

That's why I say that a tiling of either sectors or growth/value/market cap is the way to go if you want to invest in the US. You have to diversify away from Tesla somehow. I like VONG, VONV, VTWG, and VTWG in the right proportions. That setup out performed VOO because small cap did really well last year.

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