I’ve been doing some thinking over the past few days. I’m retired – got nothin’ else to do. I thought about the recent posts I’ve written. My first posts are about mutual funds, budgets, credit cards, loans and retirement plans; helping readers understand them so that they can use them to their advantage. Next I […]
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I’ve written about how we rarely get a warning in advance when the market is going to be down. Usually, the market tanks and some pundit tells us why this makes sense after the fact, like we all should have seen this coming. But today (Sunday, February 2, 2025) we are given fair warning. CNBC
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It’s the weekend. I’m going to give you 2 responses to a question and I’ll ask for your opinions on which you prefer. Background Here are 2 responses to a question about US/Israel relations. While the US is trying to influence an end to the hostilities, progress to date, has been limited. Question: …but it
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In a few opinion post, I’ve explored media bias. It’s unfortunate that we cannot rely on a Google search or a news article being unbiased. Google may present something as fact when in actuality, it is a paid advertisement. Google may write this off as a software defect, but it still happened. Don’t believe me,
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This one’s really astounding. The different ways in which the left v. right media covered this is amazing. What Happened? I was reading Allsides today, and there is a story about Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband. I’m not going to hash through the details because it is disturbing, and you can read it here if
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I’ve been on a media bias kick lately. It has noting to do with personal finance so feel free to skip and read one of our many other posts. In today’s episode…I mentioned in a prior post that I am a Foo Fighters fan. I’ve told folks often that I love the Foo Fighters. Comments
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I’ve written a couple of opinion posts describing my disappointment with biased news sources. Today I clicked on an ad in my 1440 Daily Digest for a news site called Tangle. I loved my first read. Here’s why. Background I have been trying to find less-biased news sources. I’m skeptical of what I read and
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I love Amazon as both a customer and a long-term shareholder. As we all know, we can find anything on Amazon and it will be delivered to our doorstep in record time, sometimes overnight. Returns are easy, just drop at Whole Foods. As a shareholder, I have shares that I bought at $6.99, that are
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I’ve been on a kick lately, tracking down biased news stories. Why? I like to read. I like to know what’s going on in the world and I like to form my own opinions on subjects. I’m reading a little about the CIA right now. Fascinating stories about how it was formed, the new types
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In yesterday’s post, All The News That’s Fit To Print, I noted my disappointment with the mainstream media for forcing a perspective on readers. I would prefer the media present me with the information and, on controversial points, arguments for and against, so that I am informed enough to make my own decision. I don’t
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