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Various_Couple_764

For retirement retires need income and dividned income is a lot safer for retirment than selling shares for income (the 4% rule) When you sell shares sequence of return risk and inflation risk that can rapidly deplete a retirment portfolio which can cause one to run out of money before they die. But other than retirement the young can also benifte from dividend investing in taxable brokerage account. For many people once they pay there monthly bills by food and gas for the car and amy maintnenca needed they have almost nothing left. IF they invest a little bit every month in tax efficient funds Like SPYI 11% yield IAUI 11%, EMO 9%, UTF 7%, and UTG 6.4% and PFFF 6%they can over time build the passive dividned income to a point were they can start to pay bills and expenses with dividends instead of work inocme . And if they suddenly loose there job the dividend income could be invaluable in covering expenses until you find a new job. Also if you want to retire before age 50 you need to have Taxable brokerage account to cover to retirment to age 60. After age 60 you can use retirement accounts. Additionally IRA and Roth IRA you are limited to maximum yearly depoist if $7500 year.. IF you could magically increase that to 15K per year your saving will be at least 2 times higher when you retire. Dividends don't count as a deposit so you can earn as much dividends as you want in the IRA or Roth and still deposit $7500 a year. you can also use dividend income in a taxable account to insure you always have $7500 available to deposit into the accounts. In my opinion anyone with more than 100K sitting in High yield savings account should invest that in dividned funds. The interest from high yield savings account is only enough to keep up with inflation. With dividend funds you can easily earn 2 times the current inflation rate.

RedditorSince2000

For context: if I remember correctly, a short squeeze forces those trying to short the stock to buy back the shares to cover their asses/reduce their loss. The buying of the share results in the share price increasing. An EXTREME example of this is with AVIS Car group (the car rental company). Just look at what happened to their stock on the 6 month chart: https://www.google.com/search?q=car+stock+price&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS1038US1038&oq=car+stock&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgBEAAYgAQyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQABiABDIHCAIQABiABDIHCAMQABiABDIHCAQQABiABDIHCAUQABiABDIHCAYQABiABDIHCAcQABiABDIHCAgQABiABDIHCAkQABiABNIBCDIyMjRqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 I'm not saying this will happen to SPCE but it definitely CAN happen especially considering that there are 22.7 million shorts right now AND the stock ~$6/share (this means its alot easier for retail to get in and buy as opposed to AVIS's $212/share price before the short squeeze). Here's one last thing to consider. We're getting fucking close to a GAMMA SQUEEZE and if a gamma squeeze occurs, then the short squeeze will quickly follow after. Ultimately making the SPCE share truly parabolic (I'm talking going from $6/share to $300/share in a day). DM me if you have more questions. I love talking about this shit

No-Improvement3164

https://www.google.com/search?q=does+Donald+trump+own+shares+of+Service+Now&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari#lfId=ChxjMe I have no reason to trying steering you wrong.

Various_Couple_764

To get high yields and high liquidity means you need at minimum 2 funds. You also need to consider taxes because not all dividend funds are taxed a the same rate. And to have access to the money at any time it needs to be a taxable account. * At least one high dividend fund * A money market fund Basically you use the yield of the dividend fund to feed money into the money market fund. This means automatic dividend reinvestment is set to off. The dividends are gernerally not reinvested. But instead a portion is reinvested and the rest stays in the money market fund. So set a maximum limit on the cash level in the money market fund. 6 months of living expenses is a good level. If the money market fund exceeds 6 months of cash reinvest the excess into the dividned fund. A good dividend fund to shart out with is a quality covered call fund. Quality funds generally pay around 10% or a little higher or lower Say 8 to 13%. Some favorite are QQQI 13%, SPYI 11%, IAUI 11%, GPIX 8%, and GPIQ 10%. All of these fund generate about 90% ROC dividend that makes them very tax efficient. These funds are similar to growth index funds but the covered call strategy coverts the growth to income. The GP funds target more growth and lower dividned, While the NEOS funds (QQQI and SPYI) target more dividends and less but still positive growth. So the price of these funds will move up and down with the index they follow but have less growth and more dividend. IAUI (a NEOS fund is a bit different it follow the price of gold. You also want a maximum investment limit to the growth fund. You don't want to have all your money invested d in the same way You want to eventually have multiple funds generating income and feeding that into the money market acount. That way if you sector of the market has problems you still have income from other sectors of the market. This insures money will always flow in the money market account. So evernualy you will have multiple dividend funds and one high yield money market accounts. I started out the SPYI and QQQI in my fidelity acount. Now I also have UTF 7%, UTG 6.4% NAC 7%, PFFD 6% all feeding money into my money market account with 6 month cash reserve and montly dividend income feeding it. I also have a growth index fund in this account as a form of emergency saving with currently 4 times my living expenses. The dividned funds currently produce all of my living expenses in 1 year. This allowed me to retire in my 50s. But this type of account isn't just for the old. The young can and should start one as well as a standard retirement fund in Roth or 401K.

WenMunSun

Ok let me get this straight 1) You have no idea how much compute was leased from SpaceXAI to Anthropic (no one does) 2) You have no idea what SpaceXAI's OpEx related to their datacenters is 3) Despite that, you "did the math" using Nebius as a comp and 4) Determined they are operating at a loss? That's interesting... but how did you do the math when you don't know half the variables? Also, it's hard to trust anything you say when you get basic numbers wrong. SpaceXAI is not at a 100+ Price to Sales. If you account for the $16B Anthropic deal + their $18B in revenues from 2025 (likely growing in 2026) they're at around, or under, 50x P2S. Furthermore, Nebius has never disclosed exactly how much compute capacity in MW they actuall have, so not sure how you got a comp from Nebius. Analysts, otoh, estimate Nebius compute at 150-200MW in Q1 2026. On that compute, Nebius report $400m in revenue, annualized at $1.6B. Of that Revenue, Nebius reported $103.8m in cost of revenues, resulting in around a $300m gross profit and 74% gross margin. By comparison SpaceXAI's Colossus 1+2 are estimated to have 1GW of compute, that's 5-6.5x more compute than Nebius. Using Nebius as a comp, that would imply cost of revenues around $500-650m for 1GW of compute. Even if we assume Anthropic leased ALL of SpaceXAI's compute (which we know they didn't because they're still training Grok on Colossus 2), they are paying $15B/year for 1GW of compute which has a cost of revenues of $500-650m. That's a gross profit of around $14.5B, and a gross margin of 96% (much much better than Nebius). And even if you're right (doubt) that it costs more to power their DCs because they operate their own power generating equipment, even if we assume a crazy 10x fuel cost, SpaceXAI's deal would still net $10B in operating profits. [And btw a simple Google search reveals the H100 has a life expectancy between 5-10yrs.](https://www.google.com/search?q=H100+life+expectancy&oq=H100+life+expectancy&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIKCAEQABgKGBYYHjINCAIQABiGAxiABBiKBTIHCAMQABjvBTIHCAQQABjvBTIHCAUQABjvBTIKCAYQABiABBiiBNIBCDM4NTdqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8) [Gavin Baker says up to 10-15.](https://x.com/search?q=gavin%20baker%20gpu%20life&src=typed_query) So i REALLY don't know what you're talking about. I think you're a bullshitter, you're making shit up, and have no idea about anything. I hope you don't do this professionally.

Various_Couple_764

Real estate involves a lot of expenses, mortgage, taxes, repairs. There is a way to generate income from market investments that doesn't involve selling stock or the expenses of real estate. Most investors today focus on share price growth in there investment accounts. There are stock and Fund that pay Dividneds. Dividends are cash profit sharing cash payments directly in your brokerage account. Now many growth index funds pay a dividend of about 1%. A dividend investor targets higher yields Typically 1% to 10%. Instead of investing in individual stocks you invest in dividend ETF. I am retired and living off of dividend income of 5k a month. I am not selling stock for this income. Since you want the money now and not in retirement you need other use a taxable account. And since dividends generate taxable income we need to invest in things that are taxed at a lower rate. Some good funds to use are QQQI 13% yield, SPYI 11%, IAUI 11% EMO 9% UTF 7%, UTG 6.4%. 100K invested in fund with a yield of 10% will produce 10K a year of income. And all of these make monthly payments. The three funds with the highest yied will be taxed at close to 0% for 7 years for QQQI and sPYI and IAUI are zero for 9 years. The other two will generate tax every year but at a very low rate. Generally you want to avoid using one fund for all of your income. Simply because if one fund develops issues you will still have others generating income. Now I also hive dividned funds in my Roth because they they are taxed at the work income tax rate. Putting dividends in a roth is a great way to to avoid taxes in retirment. My roth has all of the above funds listd plus AARDC 9%, PBDC 9%, CLOZ 8%, PFFR 8%, and JAAA 5.5% and FAGIX 5%. The dividend funds in my roth are generating 5k a month right now.whichis all reinvested right now.

Various_Couple_764

With a growth index fund most of the gowth in the first 15years comes from your money deposit into 401k or Roth. There is a limit to hw much ou deposit. and that deposit limit limits the size of the account. Growth index funds don't include BDCs or MLPs businesses. Even VTI which is advertises as the total US stock market doesn't have them. SO You can add PBDC 9% yield, and EMO 9%. And these com\[panies are required to pay ou most of there income as dividends. So the yield is higher than most stock that are not required to pay dividends. If you include these funds in your portfolio the reliable dividend from these companes will continue to come in and you can use the income to add to other funds in your portfolio. In addition debt opbligations such as credit fund, CLO fundsare not stocks but funds investing in these assets also pay very good yield So i also hav ARDC 9%, CLOZ 8%, and JAAA 5.5%. Utility and infrastructure funds are also stable dividend fund and I have UTF 7% yield and UTG 6.4%.

Own-Cauliflower-6992

No. He doesn't actually have the 2 billion himself. He "raises" it through share dilution gimmicks. He issues bonds through a second company that's a bitcoin dividend essentially. He also issues convertible notes and dilutes existing shareholders. Helpful reading from the 90s: google.com/search?q=michael+saylor+sec&oq=michael+saylor+sec&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

EmbarrassedPart1256

$RUBI coming back down to earth, I'm glad I got in & out. It's insulting seeing a stock so green & somehow you lost money on it... I'm taking the rest of the day off, made my gains & I'm loading into the dips on some of my core holdings ($IWMI & $UTF). Don't sleep on $NEE's merger with $D; $UTF & a few other ETFs give you exposure to that. Chase tech all you want but it's infrastructure all day for me baybay.

EmbarrassedPart1256

$USOI has been an absolutely stellar trade so far; I’m up 9.2% & at this rate, the drop from the ($2.85/share) dividend payment won’t even put me in the red. I’ll just load in more. For more of a penny vibe check out $IWMI; they run a covered call strategy on the Russel 2000. It’s a way to get small cap exposure & let them pay you to hold it (& it’s dipping right now). Also holding JEPQ, MLPI, & UTF FWIW. Make your capital work for you & never *”work”* another day in your life.. 🤙 Live to trade another day!

No-Improvement3164

https://www.google.com/search?q=kolhs+dividend&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari

EmbarrassedPart1256

I see the writing on the wall, that I should stop pushing my luck after doubling down on a losing $TE position & breaking even. Total gains: $1,332, net gains: $424... Gotta work on not losing the money just to make it back. I *can* make it back but I'd rather it all go to the bottom line... In $GMEX for 1K shares. 858K shares OS, Morgan Stanley holds a position, cost to borrow is 80.55%. Robotics is hot & they could be on the verge of a breakthrough, post-RS. ***This sub could literally lock up the float...*** I'll consider averaging down every $.10 or so, or getting in for a larger chunk if/when it starts to move, just don't want to miss the move if it's overnight... Holding $IWMI, $JEPQ, $MLPI, $USOI, & $UTF as a core, FWIW. Make your capital work for you, & never sell it!

Various_Couple_764

To retire early you don't want to use an account that has restriction the ammount you can deposit and no restriction on when you can withdraw money. Which means you probably want to use a taxable brokerage account. With no restrictions on deposits, withdraws and investment options you can do a lot in a taxable account * Now as to investments you could use growth index funds * Or your do dividend investing. * Or you can do a mix of growth and dividends. then set up an automatic transfer from you bank account to your invesment account with and use automatic reoccurring investments to pu the money in the funds you want. With all this occurring automatically all you have to worry about is work and making money. For a taxable brokerage I mostly focus on dividends. Using funds like SPYI 11% yield, EMO 9%, UTF 7%, UTG 6.4%, PFF 6. Reasonably tax efficient funds that eventually can can generate passive income. And once you get about 1 to 2K of income a month you can start using that money to cover routine bills and expenses. And when you cover bills with investment income work income could be spent on more productive things like investing more, vacations, hobbies. I was a growth investor for about25 years. then started investing for dividend in my taxable account and at 55 retired with 5K of income prior to starting dividend investing I was expecting to retire in at age 65.

Three_of_a_kind3515

More numbers.. AWS maintains a 7 point lead of Azure in 2026… thanks AI.. https://www.google.com/search?q=whar+percentage+did+AWS+gain+on+Azure+in+2026&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari#lfId=ChxjMe

EmbarrassedPart1256

Crazy day to pick to call $CAPS out when it’s up 7.63% with only 500 shares sold. I did sell 🤫 but I’m still interested in the story. The whole point of investing/trading is not buying at a premium, buying at a discount. That’s what the penny stocks sub is all about. I’ve been strictly buying UTF, USOI, & others only when discounted. Either way, I hope you make crazy gains!

EmbarrassedPart1256

https://preview.redd.it/ltsyskkmsv0h1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b11ac4be1d58c2aa85b4a68b6558a98fc7e4f9f1 I’m staying far far away from big tech right now; all-in on small caps & dividend-paying infrastructure & feeling great about it. UTF, MLPI, USOI, with some IWMI & JEPQ to milk the big tech exposure but it’s capped in my portfolio so as not to gal it when these IPOs take a dip…

EmbarrassedPart1256

Not penny stocks but I’m big into $USOI, $MLPI, & $UTF, some of my only holdings as my portfolio got obliterated last week. Infrastructure for the win 🤙

John_Wang

A couple example websites that list OTC items you can buy: [TrueMed](https://www.truemed.com/shop) [Amazon FSA/HSA storefront](https://www.amazon.com/FSA-Store/b?ie=UTF8&node=17904040011)

Various_Couple_764

well with 500K you could invest that in a dividned fund with a yield of 8%. That would genrate 40K a year about the same as rental produces. QQQI has the highest safe yield I know of QQQI That would generate 65K a years. for 6 years that income would be tax free but after that the income would be taxed at teh long term capital gains rate which is still less than the regular income tax rate. Overall in your case is it about a wash . You could do slightly better but dividend or wrose. yield higher than 13% are available but the risk with those funds are very high Now with dividends you don't need home insurance and spend money on repairs, or property taxes. So you might save a lot on expenses for your rental income to make dividnedincome a better choice. But that woudldepnsd on very close examination of your accounts. Which is probably more information than you want tot share. IN any case some tax efficient fund you can use in a brokerage account for supplemental income are * QQQI 13% yields. * SPYI 11% * IAUI 11% * EMO 9% * UTF 7% * UTG 6.4% * PFF 6%. You best choice is probably keep you rentals and gradually invest in the above funds to build up additional income in addition to your rental properties. You could gradually increase the dividned income and use the money to just cover living expenses and regular montyhly bills. Also it is generally not to rely on just a couple of dividnend funds for income is at least 5 or more.

HywayKind

Rocket Lab primarily 3D prints the main components of its [**Rutherford rocket engines**](https://www.google.com/search?q=Rutherford+rocket+engines&oq=what+parts+does+rocketlab+3d+print&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCjExOTM1ajBqMTWoAgiwAgE&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfC5ypQp85Ue5htPYFnUvtDcUEwoNsyPOKig9S4x_ciy9sdc-Lvxs9QK-POEMoLmHBozFowEdWM_SgBBi61l3EwZ1GnDYABHU-gHVjd9pmrYwZ8QalB4GPDcVFYVkgVtwEXNNVIVCQ43X09Ndso-uNpiAKqsPXKd-Ngw-zpQcvAmH0AkxfLVodf3rIdeXQoKrh8QCeJd9rRNLUVaF7EHIgMXzGrJ1f4vBxZi6zn9xETp2PIiX94sr-lPMYmMmWR4nltjT5VuKH49_OyOR2tK_-cE&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwihr-PI9KmUAxV1mWoFHQqNCo4QgK4QegQIARAB) using Electron Beam Melting (EBM) and utilizes massive Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) systems to 3D print carbon composite structures for the Neutron rocket. Key 3D-printed parts include thrust chambers, injector heads, and propellant valves

liroyjenkins

Has been hovering around 0.85 since last July. What are you looking at? https://www.google.com/search?q=us+vs+euro&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari&sei=kN9maIjsMaSG0PEPkszvsA8

WickOfDeath

A year ago there was a consensus that the US economy had a soft landing, till today. Most popular opinion why: 1.) people still spend (PCE expectations still over 50) 2.) unemployment doesnt grow dramatically, jobless claims are not skyrocketing 3.) some indices like DJIT (Dow transporatation index) are not crashing, just little bit down [https://www.google.com/search?q=dow+jones+transportation&oq=dow+jones+transportation&gs\_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCDI4ODZqMGo5qAIAsAIB&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8](https://www.google.com/search?q=dow+jones+transportation&oq=dow+jones+transportation&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCDI4ODZqMGo5qAIAsAIB&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8) 4.) the IT industry still causes a secondary consumption effect, l people at the Mag7 and in the banking business still get fabulous salaries, whose are partially spent for services, household employees and last but not least consumption

Various_Couple_764

IN my root I am investing in my Roth in QQQI 13% yield, ARDC 9%, PBDC 9%, EMO 9%, CLOZ 8%, pFFR 8%, UTF 7%, UTG 6.4% JAAA 5.5%. This would generate substatial income..

dinglebarryb0nds

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Various_Couple_764

With investments you often can ignore them for weeks. With real eaistate get calls about maintenance issues. and you have to take care of taxes. And if you used alone to buy the property that lan reduces your earnings. Real estate is not an investmetnyou can ignore. Now you could with your 80k invest in QQQI and get $11,200 cash dividends per year and from my own experience with this fund you can ignore it and let the cash dividend build up or you can have it automatically reinvested. And you don't pay a lot of tax on the dividends you recieve. So this fund could be in taxable acount earning you money right now. And if you buy more shares with your own keney re reinvest the dividends you could in about 5 years have about 200K invest in the stock with an income of of about 2K a mont. i have investment in QQQI 13% yield, PBDC 9%, UTF 7%, UTG 6.4% and PFFD 6% and NAC 7%. overall I am getting about 5K a month of inomce form my taxable account. It allowed me to retire at 55 much earlier than expected.

Various_Couple_764

If you invest in yield of 10% your money will double according to the rules of 72 /10 =7.2years. If we reduce the yield to 7% the money will double in about 10 year. You can use funds like EMO 9%, PBDCV 9%, ARDC 9%, CLOZ 8% PFFR 8%, UTF 7%, UTG 6.4% QQQI 13%, and SPYI 11%. 2 of these funds are over 20years old. 2 are about 15years. old and are CDF funds. ETF are relatively new. and the reminder are much younger but but the assets they invest in aaremuch more oldeirand pay a dividend consistently.

Various_Couple_764

Sell FEPI it has serious NAV erosion issues. NAV erosion causes the star price to drop and prevent share price grwoth. As the star price drops you loose your initialinvestment. Also the dividned payout drops with the share price drop. Eventually you loosely of your initali nvesmtne and your dividned income but the NAV erosion keeps the calculated yield high. And CHPY is also at high risk for NAV erosion. The only reason why CHPY does currently have NAV version is due the AI crating a lot of chip demand. Once the AI bubble pops CHPY will have NAV erosion. on The other problem you have is you are overly reliant on covered calls funds. You could sell MLPI and instead invest in EMO with a yeild of 9%, you could also add PBDC 9%, ARDC 9%, CLOZ 8%, PFFR 8%, UTF 7%, UTG 6.4%, JAAA 5.5%, FAGIX 5%. substantial yields without covered calls. And since it is in a IRA no taxes on the income.

CokeyKoala

That is an impressively creative, satirical, and thoroughly entertaining take on a corporate financial report. You've perfectly captured the jargon-heavy, obfuscating language of a "creative" earnings report, moving from "nonlinear growth trajectory" to the absolute peak of "Generally Imagined Accounting Principles (GIAP)." The pivot to a "[your mama](https://www.google.com/search?q=your+mama&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfCbdMLc_FSef5B6NVswSsWcx7fR3TwYzaAzKK_Q9Wm8D7OdRegwzyM-ot9eIM98HJUIQU70ZO2Xf3VVtWhXw4oB5xe4eEYXAZ3h4dqH_arZg60Zh-WoD-mkOSQY36DwUjTor7kL6fN8GPsXpGszCI_c2e8xCqtShfx8YAgRpoPmWxo&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwia4ZPL7o-UAxUAEFkFHU0lD-wQgK4QegQIAxAC)" joke at the very end is the perfect, absurdist punctuation mark for a report based on "zero accountability." Well played. I hope this thoroughly audited, highly professional, and totally grounded-in-imagination report leads to significant gains in your personal, conceptual portfolio.

Personal-Chemist535

[Lissencephaly](https://www.google.com/search?q=Lissencephaly&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&ved=2ahUKEwjE6p-l-42UAxXInysGHajZDaEQgK4QegYIAQgAEA4), or "smooth brain," is a rare, congenital neurological disorder where the brain lacks normal folds (gyri) and grooves (sulci). Caused by defective neuronal migration during fetal development, it results in severe intellectual disability, seizures, and limited life expectancy. It is characterized by a smooth surface, affecting 1 in 100,000 children

geekfinity

https://www.google.com/search?q=robotic+etf+stock&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS847US868&oq=robotic+etf&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgBEAAYgAQyCQgAEEUYORiABDIHCAEQABiABDIHCAIQABiABDIHCAMQABiABDIHCAQQABiABDIHCAUQABiABDIHCAYQABiABDIHCAcQABiABDIHCAgQABiABDIHCAkQABiABNIBCTEwODU1ajBqN6gCGbACAeIDBBgBIF_xBWMMwbbEPTUD8QVjDMG2xD01A_EFYwzBtsQ9NQPxBWMMwbbEPTUD&hl=en-US&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#lfId=ChxjMe

fire_alarmist

[Exchange Act Rule 15c3-3](https://www.google.com/search?q=Exchange+Act+Rule+15c3-3&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS853US853&oq=Rule+15c3-3+under+the+Exchange+Act&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIICAEQABgWGB4yCAgCEAAYFhgeMg0IAxAAGIYDGIAEGIoFMgoIBBAAGKIEGIkF0gEHOTA3ajBqN6gCCLACAfEFafUcN9KPXJw&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&ved=2ahUKEwiKyI3O-IaUAxXy78kDHTRcNrEQgK4QegYIAQgAEAM), often called the **Customer Protection Rule**, requires broker-dealers to safeguard customer cash and securities by segregating them from the firm's proprietary business activities. It mandates that firms maintain physical possession or control of fully paid/excess margin securities and maintain a reserve bank account for cash owed to customers, with updated amendments (2024-2025) requiring daily reserve computations for certain firms **From** [**https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/options/articles/us-sec-unlocks-currency-wall-203129033.html**](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/options/articles/us-sec-unlocks-currency-wall-203129033.html) **THE US SEC is now allowing broker-dealers to use a wider range of stocks—specifically, baskets of large American companies from the Russell 1000 and S&P 500 Indices—as collateral when borrowing securities from large institutional investors.** Previously, firms could only use safer, traditional assets like cash, US government bonds, or bank guarantees as collateral. Under this new rule, they can now also use diversified portfolios of major stocks. This change gives broker-dealers more flexibility in how they raise funds and manage trades. Your cash is no longer safe or guaranteed because we literally would have started another 2008 on March 30th and this was the only way they could relieve selling pressure. This change literally happened at the bottom on March 30th, coincidence? Bols just dont seem to understand just how heavy the bags they will be left holding are.

ZealotOfCannabis

It's really not that hard to use google 280e tax code [https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/280E:](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/280E:) >No deduction or credit shall be allowed for any amount paid or incurred during the taxable year in carrying on any trade or business if such trade or business (or the activities which comprise such trade or business) consists of trafficking in controlled substances (within the meaning of schedule I and II of the [Controlled Substances Act](https://www.law.cornell.edu/topn/controlled_substances_act)) which is prohibited by Federal law or the law of any State in which such trade or business is conducted. And here's a nice generated summary for you: >[Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 280E](https://www.google.com/search?q=Internal+Revenue+Code+%28IRC%29+Section+280E&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS751US751&oq=280e+marijuana&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQABiABDIHCAIQABiABDIICAMQABgWGB4yCAgEEAAYFhgeMggIBRAAGBYYHjIICAYQABgWGB4yCAgHEAAYFhgeMggICBAAGBYYHjIICAkQABgWGB7SAQgyNTQzajBqN6gCCLACAfEFjf81nC9tLN_xBY3_NZwvbSzf&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfCw7xWMHd58JdXrbwje1bvwe3WgmfyFmSuKGz8EhDqjG8Az-rbTDciZH-67ZaqSlKrMC8d_4YyEEXVArbbnS5pWU_WMi_sI6H1qH1rHbCYSRxMcliP6CW4_KzHs__J5ecP-qAq27EZUYPhhFfZ-lZ8xNhH-iEDN842tdAGc4QgJ35-5bMCbwBfJ2MSMiLKQOAxdOhcUmeStxU9z0Ws-bbYJty-jmo3r3iqEtJmLqD6OueMtXDRlUJSEmiMGeY5rIDQqAhyzBmnLcBHyegdE-fe8&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwj93afSo4KUAxVEkYkEHQ-8IQ4QgK4QegQIARAB) prohibits state-legal marijuana businesses from deducting ordinary business expenses (rent, payroll, marketing) from their federal taxes because cannabis remains a Schedule I controlled substance. This results in effective tax rates often exceeding 70%, with only the Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) deductible. While marijuana is currently in the process of being rescheduled to Schedule III—which would eliminate 280E—the law remains in effect as of early 2026, forcing companies to continue paying high taxes while they await final, formal changes. Anything else?

ForceMental

I actually took the opposite approach and added 4K shares of AMLP. Back in 2020 when demand collapsed the price fell into the low $20s, but it’s recovered with the rebound in energy activity and is now around the $50 range. It also traded near $90 back in 2014, so I expect it to rise to those levels as demand increases. What I like about AMLP is that it holds pipeline and midstream infrastructure companies rather than pure oil producers, so they get paid largely based on volume moving through the system. On top of that it’s paying roughly a 7.5%+ quarterly yield and distributions have been increasing. So for me it’s not just a price but also an income position that pays me to wait while energy demand stays strong. I am heavy into BUI, UTG, ENB, UTF and they are killing it since 2020. If they drop, it would only allow me to grab more.

Various_Couple_764

Interest rates are based on what the government bonds pay. However dividend funds you can get fixed rates of of 5% on up to about 10%. For example in my roth account I only invest for dividends from the these funds: QQQI 13% yield, EIC 11% , ARDC 9%, PBDC 9%, EMO 9%, CLOZ 8%, UTF 7% UTG 6.4%, JAAA 5.5%. FAGIX 5%. With dividend funds you can lock any rate you want. Not a fund can cut or reduce e the dividend due to bad economic conditions but these are rare. With UTF, UTG, FAGIX, ARDC these funds have been paying stable dividend for decades.

dennismfrancisart

The stock market leading up to the 1929 crash was a frenzy of reckless speculation and extreme optimism, known as the "[Hoover bull market](https://www.google.com/search?q=Hoover+bull+market&rlz=1C1IBEF_enUS1182US1182&oq=What+was+it+like+in+the+stock+market+leading+up+to+the+crash+of+1929%3F&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCjI1NDI4ajBqMTWoAgiwAgHxBeLjOkSFeUqu8QXi4zpEhXlKrg&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfBNzOb2xMjx80lm_tyWlIcLri8-ZHGySpwgAaAKnq3o69mhKNFBdiqSWLZOU3CMoeyV4YTyrcafouO5V40AREXlR2jZ3ruSXWrugri8xYwhEgB4Nvo7guxSxtQ8Y9oC_gWC3_kQPpfUZS1i6Rf26GGI-yO8FFwyP1y6Npx7zciXSE0&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwiLp83HifiTAxWZETQIHYvTAwoQgK4QegQIARAB)". The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose six-fold from 1921 to its peak of 381 in September 1929. It was fueled by excessive buying on margin (borrowing money), with some 300 million shares being carried this way by the midsummer of that year. Party like it's 1929, guys!

Various_Couple_764

As people are their risk tolerance tends to decline nothing wrong with dividend investing at your age. Now government bonds ar the preferred route for many people because the government always pays. But the yield are always small and barely keep up with inflation. If you invest in dividend funds that don't invest in government bonds you ca get higher yields Now I live in the US and don't know anything about your taxes or investment options but for myself I like diviend dinvestings. And JAAA 5.5% yield, UTG 6.4%, UTF 7% and CLOZ 8% all pay more than the long term inflation rate and they are hghly reliable payer. UTG and UTF both have 20 years of no dividend cuts. FCLOZ and JAAA don''t have a long history but the asset they invest in CLOs is a very low risk Asset. So in any recession these should pay out dividend. I also have AADC9% yield about 15 years of history and the dividend is very stable, EMO 9% and PBDC 9%. They have more risk but still reasonably reliable dividend. and the best part is none of these funds are covered call funds. And non have nave erosion. As to covered call funds I have some but NEOs fund like QQQI and SPYI and GIX and GPIQ are all covered call funds with no nav erosion. Nav erosion is normal for any wlell runs dividned fund. NAV Erosion typically occurs in fund that are not well managed or are paying out a dividend higher than covered calls can reliably generate. The covered call fund I have mention have been intentionally setup to pay lower yield and many other covered call funds that have NAV erosion. but with Yield of 8 to 13% they still earn a lot more than the inflation rate. Now with the higher yield from funds like that you can generate more income from less invested. But like I said earlier I don't know what funds are available to your or or the tax laws you have to deal with.

EmbarrassedPart1256

Out of $RITM, going full-on defensive: $UTF, $UTG, $BUI, with $ARDC & $PFFA for some extra risk/return. As far as penny stocks go, $BBDO & $AVAL have my attention, both dividend-paying Latin American financial institutions. I’ve been watching for a while so I think I’ll average in over time. Also $AVUV is a small-cap ETF, that’s also just absolutely ripping today, that also pays a little dividend. It’s not a penny stock but it sure beats holding bags of who knows what you jumped into…🤙 I wish I had bought more AVUV but I will not free-base cocaine. I won’t do it!

Various_Couple_764

when the market is down bond will still be generating cash you can use to invest or you can live of the cash generated When there is bull market nothing has higher returns than goth. This is has been true for 100 years. investments that generate cash (Bods or dividends) The problem with bonds is that they have such a low yield that they don't really keep up with inflation. But if buy corperate bonds you can get a yield tier than government bonds but there is a risk a bond can go into default. And dividends can be reduce or cut but you can get dividend fund that have yield of 5 to 10% The trick is to select funds that pay more than the inflation rate and don't have more risk than you can tolerate. I have JAAA 5.5%yield in my roth along with CLO 8%, UTF 7% UTG 6.4%, ARDC 9%, and EmO 9%. UTF and UTG have 20 year histories of paying dividends without dividned cuts.

duderos

"The market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent" is a famous quote attributed to economist [**John Maynard Keynes**](https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=John+Maynard+Keynes&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&ved=2ahUKEwiB96-zx-6TAxVa1fACHYoBGtYQgK4QegYIAQgAEAM). It means that even if an asset is clearly over- or undervalued, the market can keep pushing prices in the wrong direction, causing investors who bet on a correction to run out of money. 

Various_Couple_764

Dividend investors invest in fund like JAAA 5.5% yield, UTG 604% yield, UTF 7% yield, CLOZ 8% yield, EMO 9%, PVDC 9%, ARDC 9%, and QQQI 13%. these yield are much higher than the government and banks are offering. The higher the yield the lower the share price growth. the higher the growth the lower the dividend But higher grwoth tend to come with a lot of share price volatility. high dividend funds often have less price volatility. Now for dividned investors they prefer to buy and hold a dividend fund for a long time. and just collect the dividends generated. Now you can reinvest the dividend back into the fund to gradually increase the dividend or you can simply use the dividned to cover living expenses. Tax are owed on the dividend when you relieve it just like interest from a bank. But not all dividend funds are taxed the same some have qualified dividend which are taxed at a lower rate ROC dividend are not taxed for years but then they are taxed at the qualified tax rate and some government bonds and municipal bond funds are also tax free. Sp ot os possible to to avoid significant ammount of dividned taxes. Now if you only want o the invest the money in a dividend fund for a year and then withdrawal all the money you have to sell shares of the fund on the open market and if the market crashes before you sell you might sell at a loss regardless of how much dividned you received. So for dividned investor you select solid fund and hold as long as they stay good. Some stay god for many decades. Others are simply bad investments. All the finds I have listed above are good solid investments. QQQI is the most tax efficient fund however some of the other are taxed at the same rate as work income. and other will be somewhere inbetween. I am retired and my dividend income from a taxable account over all of my living expenses about 5K a month. When my roth becomes available I will double my dividned income and all the Roth dividend income will be tax free.

Aeveras

"The market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent" - [**John Maynard Keynes**](https://www.google.com/search?q=John+Maynard+Keynes&oq=the+market+can+remain&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgBEAAYgAQyBwgAEAAYgAQyBwgBEAAYgAQyBggCEEUYOTIHCAMQABiABDIHCAQQABiABDIICAUQABgWGB4yCAgGEAAYFhgeMggIBxAAGBYYHjIICAgQABgWGB4yCAgJEAAYFhge0gEIMjg4N2owajSoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&ved=2ahUKEwi1zumMpuuTAxUAPDQIHXzdKkEQgK4QegYIAQgAEAM)

Happy-n-Healthy

We're both wrong, [Gangnam Style](https://www.google.com/search?q=Gangnam+Style&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS1029US1031&oq=when+did+gangham&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCwgBEAAYChgLGIAEMgYIABBFGDkyCwgBEAAYChgLGIAEMgsIAhAAGAoYCxiABDILCAMQABgKGAsYgAQyCwgEEAAYChgLGIAEMgsIBRAAGAoYCxiABDILCAYQABgKGAsYgAQyCAgHEAAYFhgeMggICBAAGBYYHjIICAkQABgWGB7SAQoxMDA5NWowajE1qAIIsAIB8QVHDhpHT0MeoPEFRw4aR09DHqA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&ved=2ahUKEwiO_YrhoemTAxWInWoFHVhsOkMQgK4QegYIAQgAEAM)" by Psy was officially released on **July 15, 2012**, as the lead single of his sixth studio album, [*Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1*](https://www.google.com/search?q=Psy+6+%28Six+Rules%29%2C+Part+1&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS1029US1031&oq=when+did+gangham&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCwgBEAAYChgLGIAEMgYIABBFGDkyCwgBEAAYChgLGIAEMgsIAhAAGAoYCxiABDILCAMQABgKGAsYgAQyCwgEEAAYChgLGIAEMgsIBRAAGAoYCxiABDILCAYQABgKGAsYgAQyCAgHEAAYFhgeMggICBAAGBYYHjIICAkQABgWGB7SAQoxMDA5NWowajE1qAIIsAIB8QVHDhpHT0MeoPEFRw4aR09DHqA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&ved=2ahUKEwiO_YrhoemTAxWInWoFHVhsOkMQgK4QegYIAQgAEAU). 

Various_Couple_764

HYSA and government bonds don't keep up with inflation once you factor in inflation your total return goes from3.5% to very close to zero or even negative 1%. My Roth currently has about 500K in it and it is invested in QQQI 13% dividend Yield, ARDC 9%, BPDC 9%, EMO 9% CLOZ 8%, UTF 7%, UTG 6.5% and JAAA 5.5% yield. with funds like these you can easily get 8% on your 500K which would generate 40K per year of income. Which is enough income to cover most monthly bills and expense people have per month. You do have to pay taxes on the income but if all you have 40K you would in the US owe about 1K in taxes. IF you use tax efficient fund you could get the tax down to zero.

Various_Couple_764

The big problem with government bonds is tha they barely keep up with inflation. A bond yielding 3% is very safe but if inflation i running 4% per year your effective total return is on -1%. This means you need to look for yield higher than the rate of inflation. I generally I prefer to aim for a yield 6% which is about 2times the long term average inflation rate. You probably aren't going to find government bond with that yield.But you can get corperate bonds yielding 5 to 7% and some muniboxnd funds with yields this high. There are Collateral loan obligations funds JAAA 5.5% yield invest in AAA rated CLOs which in thee 30 years this asset has been availalable there have been no defaults. CLOZ 8% yield invest in BBB rated CLOs which have only a 1% default rate. UTF 7% and UTG 6.4% both invest in utilities and infrastructure. Both have a long histiory of reliable dividned payments. ARDC is credit funds 9% yield. again a long history of paying dividends and no significant yield cuts in its history. PBDC 9% yield and EMO 9% are invested in businesses that are required by law to pay out some of their profit as dividend yield. As a result the yields are higher than most stocks that don't have any legal requirement to pay a dividend. Investing in funds like this can get you a higher total return especially if you reinvest the dividends than government bonds with a yield well above inflation. Now nothing will do better than growth in a bull market but most of the funds I have listed that did exist in 2008 wen the market returned about -40% all payed the dividend And for those funds I have listed that didn't exist in 2008 most of the assets they invest in did very we'll and thy silll payed yield. And with funds like these you can get more income than you can get with bonds.

Fineous40

[Live weekend oil prices here](https://www.google.com/search?q=gas+prices+near+me&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari)

StevieWonder557

As of April 2026, Donald Trump Jr. is heavily involved in the drone industry, holding a $4 million stake in and advising [**Unusual Machines**](https://www.google.com/search?q=Unusual+Machines&oq=trump+jr+drones&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyCQgAEEUYORiABDIICAEQABgWGB4yCAgCEAAYFhgeMggIAxAAGBYYHjIICAQQABgWGB4yCAgFEAAYFhgeMggIBhAAGBYYHjIICAcQABgWGB4yCAgIEAAYFhgeMggICRAAGBYYHtIBCDI0NTRqMGoxqAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&ved=2ahUKEwiYp9aWqOiTAxU11vACHfleCNcQgK4QegYIAQgAEAM), a Florida-based company that secured a major U.S. Army contract for drone components. He is also affiliated with **Powerus**, a company backed by the Trump sons, aiming to sell drone interceptors to Gulf states.

Bittygirl707

$POET **POET Technologies is deeply involved with Celestial AI's chips****.** Marvell Technology completed its acquisition of [Celestial AI](https://www.google.com/search?q=Celestial+AI&rlz=1C5ZNUK_enUS1142US1145&oq=did+Marvell+buy+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgAEAAYgAQyBwgAEAAYgAQyBggBEEUYOTIICAIQABgWGB4yCAgDEAAYFhgeMggIBBAAGBYYHjIICAUQABgWGB4yCAgGEAAYFhgeMggIBxAAGBYYHjIICAgQABgWGB4yCAgJEAAYFhge0gEIODc0M2owajeoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfA62ik5J5SaOt9T2Aq-nNAQwnj4-W_GtqsEiGKy6UM-FdgbpIl9lXH-jnNGjKnffoDWeVinsELO-aj7YjTtrc5qi4CjuI4MElZnCtT-81pdq6zQLFnudeq49OovL_8iCy1OGsM6BOkmZIzieCgKm1LyuW0gNqo4yz6_yYFn4UmUI-ZxqpztAI93zYOVS8lGvM_q3o3g3wLycOdxzGZQPmpYVYpQCMgnBh5iNcZid9T4INQXBh6j-lPvAIPXjfX1nW09mOBzVm3CCMMGa5qhLF9l&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwieo8rEyeOTAxWWITQIHTOlDdAQgK4QegQIARAC) on February 2, 2026, for roughly $3.25 billion in cash and stock, plus potential earnouts. So what else is there to know. POET Technologies supplies light source solutions (light engines) that are critical to the operation of Celestial AI’s "Photonic Fabric™" technology platform.  Here are the key details of the relationship: * **POET Starlight™ in Celestial AI Chips:** POET developed a packaged light source product called "POET Starlight," which is designed specifically to power the external silicon photonics modulators used by Celestial AI to connect compute and memory chips. * **Partnership Structure:** Celestial AI is a key customer of POET. The two companies entered an agreement in 2023 for the development and production of these light sources, which are a core part of Celestial's Photonic Fabric. * **Validated Use Case:** Celestial AI uses POET’s optical interposer technology to enable higher bandwidth and lower power consumption in AI systems, serving as the "engine" that enables data transmission through light. * **Marvell Acquisition:** In 2025/2026, Marvell Technology announced the acquisition of Celestial AI, which is expected to increase demand for POET's technology, as Marvell is expected to use the Celestial Photonic Fabric in its own products.  POET Technologies +6 Essentially, Celestial AI's "Photonic Fabric" relies on POET's "Optical Interposer" to move data faster using light rather than electricity. 

Charming_Raccoon4361

There was multiple news not just one. Amazon selling [**Trainium**](https://www.google.com/search?q=Trainium&rlz=1C1JJTC_enCA1159CA1159&oq=amazon+selling+20+bilin+trimbine+chips+to+antropics&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIJCAEQIRgKGKABMgkIAhAhGAoYoAEyCQgDECEYChigATIJCAQQIRgKGKABMgcIBRAhGI8C0gEKMTQyNjhqMGoxNagCCLACAfEFJ_JrG01z9pQ&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfCZyLpLih9pe5Z5rzPqkrFGzW1bjHhvdntCH8PdqX5lQ8c8KAHCXbQuq9nubnfylDxmghO0TSb5bJseMzEUFJh1KdW8YckNVp54rrfQmShk9crMbNuovG7cOTaGPAaKqtup0dxwtAbmhL08xGBr0mQafD1OpiCOgCowzyqr0eTJMPFUQIeAW36rKKVV6HGjHEIL&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwiYtvij9-GTAxX-DTQIHdvBIBcQgK4QegQIARAB) chips worth 20 billion and Anthropic's AI models are getting trained on trainium chips . Amazon Pharmacy and [Eli Lilly](https://www.google.com/search?q=Eli+Lilly&sca_esv=d1d4a0e44ae05689&rlz=1C1JJTC_enCA1159CA1159&biw=1920&bih=945&sxsrf=ANbL-n4Oa2Fk9wie7iPNU4kH7PaAd3RNFw%3A1775777752320&ei=2DfYaYWZE4eh0PEP9YLgsQQ&oq=amazon+elliy+lily&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiEWFtYXpvbiBlbGxpeSBsaWx5KgIIATIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yCBAAGIAEGKIEMggQABiABBiiBEi0MlAAWO8icAB4AZABAJgBYaAB-giqAQIxN7gBAcgBAPgBAZgCEaACngnCAgoQABiABBiKBRhDwgIWEC4YgAQYigUYQxixAxiDARjHARjRA8ICEBAAGIAEGIoFGEMYsQMYgwHCAhAQLhiABBiKBRhDGMcBGNEDwgILEAAYgAQYigUYkQLCAggQABiABBixA8ICDhAuGIAEGLEDGIMBGOUEwgILEC4YgAQYsQMY5QTCAgUQABiABMICBxAAGIAEGArCAgUQIRigAcICBRAhGJ8FwgIIEAAYCBgeGA3CAgUQABjvBZgDAOIDBRIBMSBAkgcEMTYuMaAH3m6yBwQxNi4xuAeeCcIHBDIuMTXIBxmACAE&sclient=gws-wiz-serp&mstk=AUtExfA98XSya1ELRWO0CBydhVQ4t-GirQt__vbBCIeTi-1p3tkhVBqEZBgSto2M96w9NTiSYQyMxZNylSElFqXqt5NCWRuKYHr3499Zkmur0RchfWkwC2BY3ryEYxAUPH4PMNWyYKRAyTAXVPqGRwuAnwSHgJQMnPdrRHtUxQRfH4i3RB4LcH5ktwpq9jCWSgRgVZrf&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwiAzuzd9-GTAxUTBzQIHQRIMQIQgK4QegQIARAC) also had a partnership for the newest pill

Competitive_Lion_379

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allisondbl

Totally get your first point but I’m afraid I can’t agree with your second. [https://www.google.com/search?q=is+there+more+gold+in+the+ground+or+that+has+already+been+mined&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS590US590&oq=is+there+more+gold+in+the+ground+or+that+has+already+been+mined&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCDExOTZqMGo3qAIZsAIB4gMEGAEgX_EFO4yzFbHlXdXxBTuMsxWx5V3V&hl=en-US&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8&zx=1775603308794](https://www.google.com/search?q=is+there+more+gold+in+the+ground+or+that+has+already+been+mined&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS590US590&oq=is+there+more+gold+in+the+ground+or+that+has+already+been+mined&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCDExOTZqMGo3qAIZsAIB4gMEGAEgX_EFO4yzFbHlXdXxBTuMsxWx5V3V&hl=en-US&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8&zx=1775603308794)

Low-Win-6691

That X post with Lip-Bu Tan and Elon kissing was supposed to make the stock go up[](https://www.google.com/search?q=Lip-Bu+Tan&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari&ved=2ahUKEwjT2NvI9tuTAxUlH0QIHVatMv0QgK4QegYIAQgAEAQ)

HawkeyeByMarriage

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TROLL_HUNTER42

https://www.google.com/search?q=chris+blesto+prophcy&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari#lfId=ChxjMe

AndThisGuyPeedOnIt

[jubail on fire - Google Search](https://www.google.com/search?q=jubail+on+fire&oq=jubail+on+fire&gs_lcrp=EgRlZGdlKgYIABBFGDkyBggAEEUYOTIICAEQABgWGB4yCAgCEAAYFhgeMggIAxAAGBYYHjIICAQQABgWGB4yCAgFEAAYFhgeMggIBhAAGBYYHjIICAcQABgWGB4yBggIEEUYPNIBCDI0ODVqMGoxqAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8)

Fidget11

Personally I subscribe to the theory that there really isn't such a thing as a tactical nuclear weapon because any use of any nuclear weapon would cause immense and immediate strategic shifts. The US using one would break the "[nuclear taboo](https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=nuclear+taboo&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfCFwF-lAIiEyDiLDM8lO-LJF6ECAiFINaNYfIlhwUXyY2vheyIPGrmpYAG0T-_euWm22s7ajQkI4DJZSs5UNg2lxGAdtlxlC7NyOGX8tRmgEzLSxUhMypryITJSrUH2Z-o&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwip6s7pmtqTAxUNEjQIHdxCEikQgK4QegQIARAB)" and would dramatically increase the chances of escalation into a full-scale strategic nuclear war, rendering the distinction between "battlefield" and "strategic" irrelevant.

Mean-Evidence-4056

A [**gaggle**](https://www.google.com/search?q=gaggle&rlz=1C1RXQR_enUS1075US1075&oq=gaggles&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIRCAEQABgKGAsYgwEYsQMYgAQyDggCEAAYChgLGLEDGIAEMg4IAxAAGAoYCxixAxiABDILCAQQABgKGAsYgAQyCwgFEAAYChgLGIAEMgsIBhAAGAoYCxiABDIRCAcQABgKGAsYgwEYsQMYgAQyCwgIEAAYChgLGIAEMgsICRAAGAoYCxiABNIBCDEzMTBqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&ved=2ahUKEwjryuj259mTAxWRnCYFHUftMpgQgK4QegYIAQgAEAU) is formally a group of geese on the ground.

jetbridgejesus

I bet hes gonna try to use that NJ lawyer. [](https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=Alina+Habba&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfAd0EHVoQImFuPg8eTWofYGohMOCjBjG9A29yw5emwy2989p71yUOgnVcA-Amqc4ZYAOdldfJtx9vnOG0zYSoPvUfkmjfwvxDM1UnKWSd8HoXCZcs53x2Bj5Xe6P_I4vqjaKLl226JwMJ-7Dl803I-hx6nvD5vDhmZHJaOlre3NDZ4&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwjKhcPEx9CTAxU5FzQIHR0nKqcQgK4QegQIARAB)

Competitive_Lion_379

do I swing spy puts over the long weekend? [**🥴**](https://www.google.com/search?q=Woozy+Face+%28%F0%9F%A5%B4%29&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1187US1188&oq=ineasy+emoji&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCQgBEAAYDRiABDIGCAAQRRg5MgkIARAAGA0YgAQyCAgCEAAYFhgeMggIAxAAGBYYHjIICAQQABgWGB4yCAgFEAAYFhgeMggIBhAAGBYYHjIICAcQABgWGB4yDQgIEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyBwgJEAAY7wXSAQgzNTQyajBqN6gCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfDw3YbQh5Aptw8JadOJxhwqEaiSHeZbPbraDDTlgZyb9l5wxjgwdUYEvtdZrWWIH9qAdbdZiydL7EGm1k28-PN_QB-T6dDmCyhX9oPDNkJnyQd318usoMP0c2Ed5asDyMs&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwjw-veT-M-TAxVs5ckDHbi1L3cQgK4QegYIAQgAEBA)

Various_Couple_764

Were are people finding 7 to 8% dividends is buy buying fundslikeUTG 6.4%, UTF7%, CLOZ 8%, EMO 9%, PBDC 9%, ARDCn 9%. These are dividend fund not bank accounts or CDs. meaning the share price is based on the market. Mening a fund that may trade at $30 per share today may be worth $20 6 months later Also there is no FDIC insurance with these funds. With these funds you buy and hold them for years or deccades. Don't invest in them if you want to to withdrawal the money months later. So if you hold the for years you avoid the primary risk of loosing money when you sell the shares. But these fund will year after year pay out high dividend yeild for many years. Dividends funds a a favorite investment for retires and pension funds. the monthly or quarterly dividend payments are a stable flow of cash inocme with no sequence of return risks

perceptive_AI

I eat broccoli as a snack , a quick steam , add some ground mustard to cooked broccoli to restore the [myrosinase enzyme](https://www.google.com/search?q=myrosinase+enzyme&oq=ground+mustard+to+activate+broccoli&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigATIHCAUQIRigATIHCAYQIRifBTIHCAcQIRifBTIHCAgQIRifBTIHCAkQIRifBdIBCDY2MDFqMWo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfDd7srA_RbvXZHKR5piVbitBAHiX-zvuiQwTBw-avmq1yHAKwXW6mmy_PAfPVhOPmol4Xfx8ADK_327j68sKd9BmaTRSs415UbLddGTubQCYuZ2IaBrTP5W7CthSZ0kS8iumYYBAYU-cTyqpYrQ9g9C7HIbOPZrUK5XeGNnuK2yVj8&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwjxobjxhMiTAxXzF1kFHYB8E1IQgK4QegQIARAC) lost during cooking, boosting healthy **sulforaphane** production by over 4-fold

PaperHandsTheDip

This is false. Inverse funds exist which are designed to have negative correlations. "[Inverse funds](https://www.google.com/search?q=Inverse+funds&rlz=1C5OZZY_enCA1148CA1148&oq=inverse+funds&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQABiABDIHCAIQABiABDIICAMQABgWGB4yCAgEEAAYFhgeMggIBRAAGBYYHjIICAYQABgWGB4yCAgHEAAYFhgeMggICBAAGBYYHjIICAkQABgWGB7SAQgzMDE4ajBqN6gCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfCjtS-C8wk_6l2z-aZAotwfP3RN_7NfBCGwV2gG7UY64wzy9IydTQ9xTN-c54WGe9qhmao3MaOP3SopkxiKBMkWos7GxIzOTRlSgf2D3QriIH89X36VCD81Ere0eQFfPgLZfv2cbkbzkMloyvBVksVpgnNHnYkHFCULYYo7vRfAOvG83ScWMoY2veNawllaE1US&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwiXpp-G5cWTAxUEGjQIHR3FAoUQgK4QegQIARAD) (or inverse ETFs) are financial instruments designed to move in the opposite direction of an underlying benchmark or index, allowing investors to profit from market declines".

CUbuffGuy

"The J.P. Morgan quarterly collar is a large-scale, automated hedging strategy employed by the [**JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund (JHEQX)**](https://www.google.com/search?q=JPMorgan+Hedged+Equity+Fund+%28JHEQX%29&rlz=1C1ONGR_enUS1159US1159&oq=jpm+quarterly+collar&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIICAEQABgWGB4yCAgCEAAYFhgeMg0IAxAAGIYDGIAEGIoFMg0IBBAAGIYDGIAEGIoFMgcIBRAAGO8FMgoIBhAAGKIEGIkFMgcIBxAAGO8FMgoICBAAGKIEGIkF0gEIMzcwMGowajeoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfCqcUA3xOd4yxfjaUYBgHd66uxETueR9VPX-jBfmAOLNQia4z815OILXcrod9fm2OrwI22wgDcEoj5MIgVw0iE1sRFKA_Dp45pnA1GSc0drhkCUv4zco5PV_Yg7mg2aLuwQc6txODN0CY6hO0g1m6WdGRlxGWggEGT-hDBOzmSGj9UI64gNYIZJs-VZ20EknsjF3ysQaLO6p1ExXrbwYVLS0QgrpH6BfgSP7U9NDqpTpet3VysBEhULoiVOeLciWsGgGn4fd-Hn21uJW4bjXgSkBucjArXlzSdyTMcv8iphm_McdTgv0DY2C4nLHjF3n8Wr9dZiIlICOojqZTk2ihSVwDdAXDrMBEsbaPxD39UnYXnBs0thQQSD6Eis2azYJwP-EhofP2bEugauB7d2JF50Is3PoLlWMgT9BRScW5pv4H62mzdoliv7PcYGfig5V6CA0hGSbCyammG0uf5_jAZS2wNyHk3ecB9y9SBNs5V60JVNHvyTk37iDT1xrNQDicyrGCbfXf8UnEcFrBSQEzf3-dV6PU33SCKKncDtdA&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwjAv82-i8CTAxWgJEQIHbANGGIQgK4QegQIARAB) to protect its roughly $12+ billion long S&P 500 portfolio. Executed quarterly, the fund sells 3-5% out-of-the-money calls and uses the proceeds to purchase out-of-the-money put spreads, capping upside to fund downside protection." Basically, that's where their hedge sits that's way bigger than retail money. For us to fall through it without significant delta hedging by MM's would require some steep selling. Usually it's a pretty good support.

chaosandtheories

I've thought about this a bit, and I kind of have a different take than most comments here. I like the idea of investing in businesses that can raise their rates to track with inflation. The problem with many standard businesses is that in tandem with inflation there will likely also be reduced consumer spending. And obviously that will lead to lower sales and less income, even if prices are being raised, which means the stock (and entire market) may drop a bit. So my answer has been to go into utility infrastructure funds. Regardless of what happens in the economy, I figure everyone will continue using utilities, so that is a pretty safe sector. And those companies can (and do) raise their rates regularly. I like UTF and UTG, which have the added bonus of paying out healthy dividends.

Lonely_Job_9085

What do you mean you "made money" but then you say you "lost a lot"? A wash sale only matters on losses for tax purposes, so I don't see how that could lead you to losing money, especially if you were making money. "A [wash sale](https://www.google.com/search?q=wash+sale&rlz=1C1GCFQ_enUS1097US1097&oq=wash+sale&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIKCAEQABixAxiABDIHCAIQABiABDIHCAMQABiABDIHCAQQABiABDIHCAUQABiABDIHCAYQABiABDIHCAcQABiABDIHCAgQABiABDIHCAkQABiABNIBCDE1ODhqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&ved=2ahUKEwil-Nun9riTAxXtmmoFHRddO9gQgK4QegYIAAgAEAM) occurs when you sell or trade securities at a loss and, within 30 days before or after that sale, buy the same or a "substantially identical" security, including through a spouse or in an IRA. The IRS disallows the loss deduction, adding it to the cost basis of the new security. "

Creative-Doctor3118

Can’t post link but google this- https://www.google.com/search?q=electric+mercedes+written+off+by+headlamo+cost&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-im&client=safari#lfId=ChxjMe

shmito17

Fair enough. But didn't Larry agree to pay $16 per share for new [Paramount-Skydance stock](https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=Paramount-Skydance+stock&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&ved=2ahUKEwj1mYPHgLeTAxW12MkDHWlGLI8QgK4QegQIARAE) as part of the debt-heavy acquisition? It feels like a no brainer at $9.

eerst

https://www.google.com/search?q=iran+denies+discussions&rlz=1C1CHBD_enGB1154GB1154&oq=iran+denies+discussions&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIICAEQABgWGB4yCAgCEAAYFhgeMg0IAxAAGIYDGIAEGIoFMg0IBBAAGIYDGIAEGIoFMgcIBRAAGO8FMgoIBhAAGIAEGKIEMgoIBxAAGIAEGKIE0gEINjQ0MmoxajeoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Various_Couple_764

>What about infrastructure software? Waste management? Insurance services that collect fees regardless of market direction? >I keep coming back to businesses that are essentially toll booths - they collect a cut of transactions that happen There are specifically companes that are required by law to pay out most other income as dividends. MLPs companies move oil and gas through pipelines and BDC that loan money to companies. As result of the laws that they must follow they pay higher yields than many other companies. For BDCs I have a ETF PBDC 9% yield and for MLPs I have EMO 9% yield. And there are companies that deal with infrastructure I have 2 such funds I like UTF 7% and UTG 6.4% yield. And we all have to deal with home loans business with buisness loans. These loans are often sold as loan obligations. so when the loan if payment is made most of the money goes to the people that own the loan obligations. I have two C collateral Loan obligation funds JAAA 5.5% and CLOZ 8%. I also have a general credit fund ARDC 9%. All of these funds are consistant dividend payers.

Fineous40

[Real time oil futes during the weekend here](https://www.google.com/search?q=gas+prices+near+me&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari)

prag513

Also, consider the record amount of corporate debt being rolled over and over. According to the Federal Reserve Board, "U.S. companies are currently facing record levels of debt, with total [**nonfinancial corporate debt**](https://www.google.com/search?q=nonfinancial+corporate+debt&rlz=1C1SJWC_enUS1091US1091&oq=nonfinancial+corporate+debt&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyCQgAEEUYORiABDIICAEQABgWGB4yCAgCEAAYFhgeMggIAxAAGBYYHjIICAQQABgWGB4yCAgFEAAYFhgeMggIBhAAGBYYHjIICAcQABgWGB4yCAgIEAAYFhgeMggICRAAGBYYHtIBCTM0MzNqMGoxNagCDLACAfEFyE6bhb-K3hvxBchOm4W_it4b&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8) standing at or near all-time highs, exceeding $10.5 trillion. A significant portion of this debt is being "rolled over"—refinanced at maturity—often at much higher interest rates than when the debt was initially issued. Recent bank failures, notably Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank in 2023, were driven by rapid interest rate hikes causing massive losses on long-term bonds, coupled with high concentrations of uninsured deposits that triggered massive, fast-paced bank runs. These failures resulted from poor risk management, rising asset losses, and an inability to meet immediate withdrawal demands. Changes to the Volcker Rule, beginning with the 2018 bipartisan Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act, and finalizing in 2020, significantly relaxed restrictions on [proprietary trading](https://www.google.com/search?q=proprietary+trading&rlz=1C1SJWC_enUS1091US1091&oq=Congress+once+again+allowed+banks+to+make+risky+proprietary+tradinh.+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRiPAjIHCAIQIRiPAtIBCTczODVqMGoxNagCDLACAfEFJy6PSp7J10E&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfDjM3LLtqabKlAfAHOgFg9sLa-ILsuGTu5AYyG88BEn0Hyxx_2F2aRJ6uq-O2VM0FdSMWiHGaXVRiHUDUa40u04wkt-oL45vAT6l1zsoutbupsjbKaknv7dtyo5RCGswKIOgWoJl_4S2Xib4k3GU3Gp5dayBzoL_5KT8lo3mqQt_zUeVTLf-r-Ymx4nVCZpg1pAp86ouZ6QCBc1Eq7yoEjA6CWb9PIkz_fuY-SIhcJ-KaI3QBSKeE0UVMez4s0UIlg0CrCSdW66lazOg460JKH8&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwiV2vmXkLSTAxVFSjABHYDnD0MQgK4QegQIARAB) and investments in hedge funds for many U.S. banks. These adjustments reduced compliance burdens, particularly for smaller institutions, but allowed banks more leeway to engage in what critics call riskier trading. " Thus, the banks once more are allowed to make risky proprietary trading that puts the world economy on edge.

Fineous400

[you can see real time oil futes during the weekend here](https://www.google.com/search?q=gas+prices+near+me&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari)

mylezman

# SGN Merger. Known Runner, Bullish move towards blockchain and AI # [https://finance.yahoo.com/news/sgn-announces-blockchain-signed-loi-120000038.html](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/sgn-announces-blockchain-signed-loi-120000038.html) # [https://www.stocktitan.net/sec-filings/SGN/8-k-signing-day-sports-inc-reports-material-event-1ccc3427a0de.html](https://www.stocktitan.net/sec-filings/SGN/8-k-signing-day-sports-inc-reports-material-event-1ccc3427a0de.html) # As of March 2026, [**Signing Day Sports, Inc. (SGN)**](https://www.google.com/search?q=Signing+Day+Sports%2C+Inc.+%28SGN%29&oq=SGN+news&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBggAEEUYOzIGCAAQRRg7MgwIARAAGBQYhwIYgAQyCAgCEAAYFhgeMggIAxAAGBYYHjIICAQQABgWGB4yBggFEEUYPDIGCAYQRRg8MgYIBxBFGDzSAQgxNjAzajBqN6gCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&ved=2ahUKEwjssITx-ZyTAxXdOTQIHYDpFcMQgK4QegYIAQgAEAM) is in the process of a business combination with BlockchAIn Digital Infrastructure, holding a special stockholder meeting on March 13, 2026, to approve the merger. Key news includes a new collaboration with Supermicro for AI data center hardware and a significant stock price volatility.  **Key SGN News & Updates (March 2026):** * **Business Combination:** SGN is moving forward with its merger with BlockchAIn Digital Infrastructure, with a shareholder vote scheduled for March 13, 2026. * **AI Data Center Initiative:** BlockchAIn has established a collaboration with [Supermicro](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAES6QEBO6uMpU_Uvs9njaxQQkKHgBiN4X_-XIcHzwPinLzUNlO_ElmUbsywRcRlpkjctlrhmaNuQAmeIl8k9DwgmjkZ08_4Y6ZF3I-ZL5qbKsehQqmlyFQgetkNNRkbTYhdxYApAjEmh2nGcDorNePbP9tlnIXd_fk5KrF4blUVMpOUSccwhBPGFtbsWK8QLohnRG4d0LpL8Y_9EWryGavazJGG6v4v7cld13f_JOlhr_QYEhlKW8jzCD9STMBKv17MhjyHVl7UHN_ePA9MH7LvZVGh0VYpoYBTIcvtreHVFYm1_hsz4iJTXzu3Bg==) to develop AI data center hardware, focusing on power-advantaged, high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure . * **Stock Performance:** The stock experienced significant movement recently, with [shares rising over 20%](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESYAE7q4ylAYY6JdgXbXuePAMWBCWOk_31viSl1uLGGSFMIdL_y2QNynJDZV0OVM0JXHOszsC2zrBTSdKUVCVhZWGzf8omi9fmF-3DUKQcvDafEbooKu1zhgGakmEae9q8bw==) in early March 2026, amid the merger developments and after hitting a 52-week low of   in January 2026. * **Management Changes:** Eyal Rozen has been named Chief Operating Officer of BlockchAIn.  Yahoo Finance +5

Guy_PCS

[**Internet Explorer**](https://www.google.com/search?q=Internet+Explorer&rlz=1C1RXQR_enUS1120US1120&oq=browswers+that+failed&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCDkwOThqMGo3qAIIsAIB&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&ved=2ahUKEwjt0s7vqJqTAxW1LtAFHS44CX8QgK4QegQIARAE) (declined from 95% share to obsolescence) and [**Netscape Navigator**](https://www.google.com/search?q=Netscape+Navigator&rlz=1C1RXQR_enUS1120US1120&oq=browswers+that+failed&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCDkwOThqMGo3qAIIsAIB&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&ved=2ahUKEwjt0s7vqJqTAxW1LtAFHS44CX8QgK4QegQIARAF) (the first major browser war casualty) being the most prominent. Other notable failures include early Microsoft Edge, AOL Explorer, and specialized browsers like Flock, which couldn't compete with Chrome's speed and features. 

Upstairs-Wave-673

What in the actual fuck is happening. Open the fucking straight [Strait](https://www.google.com/search?q=Strait+of+Hormuz&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS1095US1101&oq=uran+oil+strai&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCAgDEAAYDRgeMgYIABBFGDkyDwgBEAAYDRiDARixAxiABDIPCAIQABgNGIMBGLEDGIAEMggIAxAAGA0YHjIKCAQQABgIGA0YHjIKCAUQABgIGA0YHjIKCAYQABgIGA0YHjIKCAcQABgIGA0YHjIKCAgQABgIGA0YHjINCAkQABiGAxiABBiKBdIBCDQ0MzlqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&ved=2ahUKEwizxrOw0piTAxU2mWoFHRDZFAAQgK4QegQIARAB)....

RoundMammoth2947

"[Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart](https://www.google.com/search?q=Completely+Automated+Public+Turing+test+to+tell+Computers+and+Humans+Apart&rlz=1C1CHZN_enUS1131US1131&oq=captcha&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqDwgAEAAYQxixAxiABBiKBTIPCAAQABhDGLEDGIAEGIoFMgoIARAAGLEDGIAEMgwIAhAAGEMYgAQYigUyBwgDEAAYgAQyBwgEEAAYgAQyCggFEAAYsQMYgAQyDAgGEAAYQxiABBiKBTIPCAcQABhDGLEDGIAEGIoFMgcICBAAGIAEMgcICRAAGIAE0gEIMTE1OGowajeoAgiwAgHxBUxYqbMaSdgL&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfCT2w8X3BkxpgbXEV8cCXtxzg45A6OlZ_RnrteeaDiMmdffayWve7SC_o5BRmyBG302t9yFR5d8revQYzuN0z7LClFlXSE8HM3tabXG3p7u1rjE92aveb6xM0xuHaGBPhc&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwiq89SzjpiTAxX9AzQIHYNVHKEQgK4QegYIAQgAEAQ)"

Various_Couple_764

The deposit limit 7500 a year Now yes if you can increase the money going in you can have a larger retirment fund in retirement. Growth index funds do from titmice to time have 20% gains in a year. but the long term average total return for growth index funds is 10% Historically any good dividned fund with about 10% yield will over the long term do as well as growth index funds. And there is no limit on dividend income into a roth. So if you invest in finds like QQQI 13% yield, EIC 11%. ARDC 9%m, PBDC 9%, EMO 9%, CLOZ 8%, UTF 7% the dividends flowing into the account can be much larger than the yearly deposit. I currently have 500K in my roth and due to income limits I cannot deposit any money. But the dividend income into the accoutbnb is currently 50k per year. That is 6 times higher than the current deposit limit. Meaning my protfolio is growing as fast as what you would get over the long term with growth index funds.

_TheGoogz

No. I'm saying it's on *both* of them. You're the one having a conniption here entirely incapable of putting that accountability hand up, not me. Trump did sign it all. Also, you know there is such a thing as being veto proof, right? Here, I'll help: >Yes, a bill can be "[veto-proof](https://www.google.com/search?q=veto-proof&rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS1159US1159&oq=can+a+bill+be+veto+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgAEAAYgAQyBwgAEAAYgAQyCggBEEUYFhgeGDkyCAgCEAAYFhgeMg0IAxAAGIYDGIAEGIoFMg0IBBAAGIYDGIAEGIoFMg0IBRAAGIYDGIAEGIoFMgcIBhAAGO8FMgoIBxAAGIAEGKIE0gEIMjY0MGowajeoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&ved=2ahUKEwjWhqnT3ZOTAxU2kIkEHScrGhUQgK4QegYIAQgAEAM)" if the legislature passes it with a sufficient supermajority—typically two-thirds in both chambers—to override a potential veto by the executive (President or Governor). A veto-proof majority allows the legislature to pass legislation into law despite executive opposition. Do yourself a favor and just shut the fuck up.

Darth_Ra

>One by one, speculative bubbles that went too far have burst spectacularly ...Not a single bubble has burst in the last six months. Here are the substantial dips in the market over that time period: #S&P 500 * **S&P 500, Sep. 9th (6,512 vs high of 6977)**: Not a dip, just the beginning of the graph. In other words? Things have only gone up in the last six months, not down. And yes, I did go back and check, this was not during a dip. There was a minor one on Sep. 2nd, down from 6,502 on August 28th to 6,415, but then it was just straight growth until... * **S&P 500, Oct. 10th (6,552)**: [Trump threatened 100-130% tariffs on China on October 10th](https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/economy/trump-china-tariff-threats-economy), spooking the market. [Trump continued to TACO](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/live/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-notch-weekly-wins-after-volatile-week-as-trump-signals-china-talks-back-on-track-182020560.html), and the market was back to record highs by Oct. 24th. * **S&P 500, Nov. 20th (6,538)**: If there is a time where the bubble "popped", this is the argument for it. Only... it's not much of an argument? [Nvidia dropped by 3.2%](https://www.reuters.com/business/us-stock-futures-jump-nvidia-results-ease-ai-bubble-concerns-2025-11-20/#:~:text=Wall%20Street%20indexes%20end%20lower%20after%20sharp%20reversal%2C%20tech%20leads%20drop,-By%20Caroline%20Valetkevitch&text=NEW%20YORK%2C%20Nov%2020%20(Reuters,muddied%20the%20labor%20market%20outlook.)... [down to 178.88 from an all-time high of 205ish that lasted less than a week. If you look at the historical graph, it's very clear that they hit a peak for those five days, then dropped down to a more sane 180 that has remained flat ever since](https://www.google.com/search?q=nvidia+stock+history&rlz=1C1UEAD_enUS1106US1106&oq=nvidia+stock+history&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTINCAEQABiRAhiABBiKBTINCAIQABiRAhiABBiKBTINCAMQABiRAhiABBiKBTIHCAQQABiABDIHCAUQABiABDIHCAYQABiABDIHCAcQABiABDIHCAgQABiABDIICAkQABgWGB7SAQgzNzQzajBqOagCALACAfEFNYh0f51W54g&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8). You may call that a bubble, but I certainly wouldn't. * **S&P 500, Dec. 17th (6,721)**: [It was oracle's turn to drop in mid-December, along with the rest of the markets](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/16/stock-market-today-live-updates.html), but once again, they immediately rose to all-time highs again by December 23rd. As for Oracle itself, there is a better argument here for a bubble, as we see a clear peak above 300 in September before a gradual decline that continues to today, where the stock currently sits at 152. Other tech companies mentioned as falling on the 17th rallied almost instantly, or were never really "up" to begin with: Google regained the losses by the next day, Broadcom only lost money because it had a spike in the week before from its normal price of 350ish that's remained steady since September, and [Advanced Micro Devices regained its pre-dip price by the 22nd, and its peak price by January 23rd before dipping back down to the 200ish price that its currently seeing (which does look like it's gradually declining, but is still way up from before its September insanity](https://www.google.com/search?q=advanced+micro+devices+stock&sca_esv=ad51375bc05ed99f&rlz=1C1UEAD_enUS1106US1106&biw=1280&bih=551&sxsrf=ANbL-n45Qn8rdNG1P1Mn2lcSnFqrl-kzsw%3A1773070458344&ei=euiuadXmFI3wkPIP1aqIgAM&ved=0ahUKEwjVi9OWkpOTAxUNOEQIHVUVAjAQ4dUDCBE&uact=5&oq=advanced+micro+devices+stock&gs_lp=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_ktwgcIMC4xLjMzLjTIB_wBgAgB&sclient=gws-wiz-serp)). * **S&P 500, Mar. 9th, 2026 (Today, 6,697)**: Even a cynic would be hard-pressed to argue that the current stock market decline had anything to do with a bubble, rather than the obvious daily news of a recession and the Iran war chaos. #NASDAQ * **NASDAQ, Sep. 9th (21,879 vs high of 23,958)**: Once again, more the start of the graph and evidence of consistent gains, rather than any sort of dip. * **NASDAQ, Oct. 10th (22,204)**: The same dip we saw in the S&P, to do with the tariff threat and prompt rescindence of said threat against China. Back to 22,990 by the 20th, back to record highs by the 24th. * **NASDAQ, Nov. 20th (22,078)**: Again, same dip as S&P, the pullback from tech stocks that stuck, at least a little bit... Except by the next week, we were back to business as usual, although short of the all-time high of 23,958 on October 29th. * **NASDAQ, Dec. 17th (22,693)**: Continues to map similarly to the S&P, for similar reasons. * **NASDAQ, Feb. 5th (22,540)**: You can see this slight dip on the S&P chart, as well, but not to the same extent as the NASDAQ. This was also a more gradual drop for the NASDAQ, [reportedly driven by SaaS stocks](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/stock-market-today-feb-5-222220906.html). There is also the argument to be made that Bitcoin was (always) a bubble, and there was a steep fall there on this date, as well. In general, however, as much as there was a pullaway from tech stocks here, it coincided with bad jobs numbers as well and the first real news of a possible recession, rather than just forecasting. Numbers went back up by the 9th, but then fell down to the same low again on the 13th, before... * **NASDAQ, Mar. 9th (today, 22,322)**: There is no doubt that we are in a dip today, but once again, I would push back on relating it to tech stocks as opposed to the general news of recession and the Iran war. #Dow Jones * **Sep. 10th (45,490 vs high of 50,188)**: There was a slight dip at the beginning of the graph here, but it was not part of a larger movement. The Dow was climbing steadily in September, and continued doing so until the same dates previously covered... except it also missed several of the dips of the other indexes. * **Oct. 10th (45,479)** * **Nov. 20th (45,752)** * **Mar. 9th (today, 47,066)**: While still very up from the low of Oct. 10th, there is no doubt that the Dow is falling the same as all indexes are right now, again on the news of recession and the Iran war. Overall, however, the less tech-heavy DOW was more resilient during the various tech downs we saw in the S&P and NASDAQ, giving some credence to your theory of a *slight* bubble. Which... it's possible here that our disagreement isn't disagreement at all, but rather nit-picking over the use of the word bubble. If that's the case, then I apologize, but... would still stick to my guns that this is less a "pop" as most people would think of it and more of a dampening of hype.

ratskin69

**Top 10 U.S. Engineering Schools**  1. [**Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)**](https://www.google.com/search?q=Massachusetts+Institute+of+Technology+%28MIT%29&oq=whats+the+top+ten+engineering+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCAgBEAAYFhgeMgYIABBFGDkyCAgBEAAYFhgeMggIAhAAGBYYHjIICAMQABgWGB4yCAgEEAAYFhgeMggIBRAAGBYYHjIICAYQABgWGB4yCAgHEAAYFhgeMggICBAAGBYYHjIICAkQABgWGB7SAQkxMjM0MWowajeoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfAfVm6QvGX2s3CU-fzwO2x0lSDSrRJbouetvtlW2fap3SSz9kEsZRUi_TAfdLbPL17sLJ3ZZGU7W7_7QhQgHIMcog3lo2FY86lZv5VU0fm329PKZjOO-24x4no3mZXJ2JMRBsqvqjzea5jvL8tU0Gn0U0KbQ1rXCdCDeyilKHGwUUs&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwjFvtSGk5OTAxU_MzQIHcFvMzwQgK4QegQIBBAB) (Cambridge, MA) 2. [**Stanford University**](https://www.google.com/search?q=Stanford+University&oq=whats+the+top+ten+engineering+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCAgBEAAYFhgeMgYIABBFGDkyCAgBEAAYFhgeMggIAhAAGBYYHjIICAMQABgWGB4yCAgEEAAYFhgeMggIBRAAGBYYHjIICAYQABgWGB4yCAgHEAAYFhgeMggICBAAGBYYHjIICAkQABgWGB7SAQkxMjM0MWowajeoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfAfVm6QvGX2s3CU-fzwO2x0lSDSrRJbouetvtlW2fap3SSz9kEsZRUi_TAfdLbPL17sLJ3ZZGU7W7_7QhQgHIMcog3lo2FY86lZv5VU0fm329PKZjOO-24x4no3mZXJ2JMRBsqvqjzea5jvL8tU0Gn0U0KbQ1rXCdCDeyilKHGwUUs&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwjFvtSGk5OTAxU_MzQIHcFvMzwQgK4QegQIBBAD) (Stanford, CA) 3. [**University of California, Berkeley**](https://www.google.com/search?q=University+of+California%2C+Berkeley&oq=whats+the+top+ten+engineering+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCAgBEAAYFhgeMgYIABBFGDkyCAgBEAAYFhgeMggIAhAAGBYYHjIICAMQABgWGB4yCAgEEAAYFhgeMggIBRAAGBYYHjIICAYQABgWGB4yCAgHEAAYFhgeMggICBAAGBYYHjIICAkQABgWGB7SAQkxMjM0MWowajeoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfAfVm6QvGX2s3CU-fzwO2x0lSDSrRJbouetvtlW2fap3SSz9kEsZRUi_TAfdLbPL17sLJ3ZZGU7W7_7QhQgHIMcog3lo2FY86lZv5VU0fm329PKZjOO-24x4no3mZXJ2JMRBsqvqjzea5jvL8tU0Gn0U0KbQ1rXCdCDeyilKHGwUUs&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwjFvtSGk5OTAxU_MzQIHcFvMzwQgK4QegQIBBAF) (Berkeley, CA) 4. [**Georgia Institute of Technology**](https://www.google.com/search?q=Georgia+Institute+of+Technology&oq=whats+the+top+ten+engineering+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCAgBEAAYFhgeMgYIABBFGDkyCAgBEAAYFhgeMggIAhAAGBYYHjIICAMQABgWGB4yCAgEEAAYFhgeMggIBRAAGBYYHjIICAYQABgWGB4yCAgHEAAYFhgeMggICBAAGBYYHjIICAkQABgWGB7SAQkxMjM0MWowajeoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfAfVm6QvGX2s3CU-fzwO2x0lSDSrRJbouetvtlW2fap3SSz9kEsZRUi_TAfdLbPL17sLJ3ZZGU7W7_7QhQgHIMcog3lo2FY86lZv5VU0fm329PKZjOO-24x4no3mZXJ2JMRBsqvqjzea5jvL8tU0Gn0U0KbQ1rXCdCDeyilKHGwUUs&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwjFvtSGk5OTAxU_MzQIHcFvMzwQgK4QegQIBBAH) (Atlanta, GA) 5. [**California Institute of Technology (Caltech)**](https://www.google.com/search?q=California+Institute+of+Technology+%28Caltech%29&oq=whats+the+top+ten+engineering+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCAgBEAAYFhgeMgYIABBFGDkyCAgBEAAYFhgeMggIAhAAGBYYHjIICAMQABgWGB4yCAgEEAAYFhgeMggIBRAAGBYYHjIICAYQABgWGB4yCAgHEAAYFhgeMggICBAAGBYYHjIICAkQABgWGB7SAQkxMjM0MWowajeoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfAfVm6QvGX2s3CU-fzwO2x0lSDSrRJbouetvtlW2fap3SSz9kEsZRUi_TAfdLbPL17sLJ3ZZGU7W7_7QhQgHIMcog3lo2FY86lZv5VU0fm329PKZjOO-24x4no3mZXJ2JMRBsqvqjzea5jvL8tU0Gn0U0KbQ1rXCdCDeyilKHGwUUs&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwjFvtSGk5OTAxU_MzQIHcFvMzwQgK4QegQIBBAJ) (Pasadena, CA) 6. [**University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)**](https://www.google.com/search?q=University+of+Illinois+Urbana-Champaign+%28UIUC%29&oq=whats+the+top+ten+engineering+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCAgBEAAYFhgeMgYIABBFGDkyCAgBEAAYFhgeMggIAhAAGBYYHjIICAMQABgWGB4yCAgEEAAYFhgeMggIBRAAGBYYHjIICAYQABgWGB4yCAgHEAAYFhgeMggICBAAGBYYHjIICAkQABgWGB7SAQkxMjM0MWowajeoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfAfVm6QvGX2s3CU-fzwO2x0lSDSrRJbouetvtlW2fap3SSz9kEsZRUi_TAfdLbPL17sLJ3ZZGU7W7_7QhQgHIMcog3lo2FY86lZv5VU0fm329PKZjOO-24x4no3mZXJ2JMRBsqvqjzea5jvL8tU0Gn0U0KbQ1rXCdCDeyilKHGwUUs&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwjFvtSGk5OTAxU_MzQIHcFvMzwQgK4QegQIBBAL) (Urbana, IL) 7. [**University of Michigan—Ann Arbor**](https://www.google.com/search?q=University+of+Michigan%E2%80%94Ann+Arbor&oq=whats+the+top+ten+engineering+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCAgBEAAYFhgeMgYIABBFGDkyCAgBEAAYFhgeMggIAhAAGBYYHjIICAMQABgWGB4yCAgEEAAYFhgeMggIBRAAGBYYHjIICAYQABgWGB4yCAgHEAAYFhgeMggICBAAGBYYHjIICAkQABgWGB7SAQkxMjM0MWowajeoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfAfVm6QvGX2s3CU-fzwO2x0lSDSrRJbouetvtlW2fap3SSz9kEsZRUi_TAfdLbPL17sLJ3ZZGU7W7_7QhQgHIMcog3lo2FY86lZv5VU0fm329PKZjOO-24x4no3mZXJ2JMRBsqvqjzea5jvL8tU0Gn0U0KbQ1rXCdCDeyilKHGwUUs&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwjFvtSGk5OTAxU_MzQIHcFvMzwQgK4QegQIBBAN) (Ann Arbor, MI) 8. [**Purdue University—West Lafayette**](https://www.google.com/search?q=Purdue+University%E2%80%94West+Lafayette&oq=whats+the+top+ten+engineering+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCAgBEAAYFhgeMgYIABBFGDkyCAgBEAAYFhgeMggIAhAAGBYYHjIICAMQABgWGB4yCAgEEAAYFhgeMggIBRAAGBYYHjIICAYQABgWGB4yCAgHEAAYFhgeMggICBAAGBYYHjIICAkQABgWGB7SAQkxMjM0MWowajeoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfAfVm6QvGX2s3CU-fzwO2x0lSDSrRJbouetvtlW2fap3SSz9kEsZRUi_TAfdLbPL17sLJ3ZZGU7W7_7QhQgHIMcog3lo2FY86lZv5VU0fm329PKZjOO-24x4no3mZXJ2JMRBsqvqjzea5jvL8tU0Gn0U0KbQ1rXCdCDeyilKHGwUUs&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwjFvtSGk5OTAxU_MzQIHcFvMzwQgK4QegQIBBAP) (West Lafayette, IN) 9. [**Carnegie Mellon University**](https://www.google.com/search?q=Carnegie+Mellon+University&oq=whats+the+top+ten+engineering+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCAgBEAAYFhgeMgYIABBFGDkyCAgBEAAYFhgeMggIAhAAGBYYHjIICAMQABgWGB4yCAgEEAAYFhgeMggIBRAAGBYYHjIICAYQABgWGB4yCAgHEAAYFhgeMggICBAAGBYYHjIICAkQABgWGB7SAQkxMjM0MWowajeoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfAfVm6QvGX2s3CU-fzwO2x0lSDSrRJbouetvtlW2fap3SSz9kEsZRUi_TAfdLbPL17sLJ3ZZGU7W7_7QhQgHIMcog3lo2FY86lZv5VU0fm329PKZjOO-24x4no3mZXJ2JMRBsqvqjzea5jvL8tU0Gn0U0KbQ1rXCdCDeyilKHGwUUs&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwjFvtSGk5OTAxU_MzQIHcFvMzwQgK4QegQIBBAR) (Pittsburgh, PA) 10. [**University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)**](https://www.google.com/search?q=University+of+California%2C+Los+Angeles+%28UCLA%29&oq=whats+the+top+ten+engineering+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCAgBEAAYFhgeMgYIABBFGDkyCAgBEAAYFhgeMggIAhAAGBYYHjIICAMQABgWGB4yCAgEEAAYFhgeMggIBRAAGBYYHjIICAYQABgWGB4yCAgHEAAYFhgeMggICBAAGBYYHjIICAkQABgWGB7SAQkxMjM0MWowajeoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfAfVm6QvGX2s3CU-fzwO2x0lSDSrRJbouetvtlW2fap3SSz9kEsZRUi_TAfdLbPL17sLJ3ZZGU7W7_7QhQgHIMcog3lo2FY86lZv5VU0fm329PKZjOO-24x4no3mZXJ2JMRBsqvqjzea5jvL8tU0Gn0U0KbQ1rXCdCDeyilKHGwUUs&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwjFvtSGk5OTAxU_MzQIHcFvMzwQgK4QegQIBBAT) (Los Angeles, CA) Good try though you get a gold star longhorn!!!

MiloAndCrows

People in California are screwed. I seem to recall two refinery closures? Yes, California has seen two major oil refinery closures or planned shutdowns recently. The [**Phillips 66 facility in Los Angeles**](https://www.google.com/search?q=Phillips+66+facility+in+Los+Angeles&oq=did+ca+close+2+oil+refineries+recently&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigAdIBCjExMjk0ajBqMTWoAgiwAgHxBX4vT74cCVG2&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&ved=2ahUKEwj-5OLJ3ZGTAxUjEDQIHWn3H3QQgK4QegQIARAC) stopped production in October 2025, and the [**Valero refinery in Benicia**](https://www.google.com/search?q=Valero+refinery+in+Benicia&oq=did+ca+close+2+oil+refineries+recently&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigAdIBCjExMjk0ajBqMTWoAgiwAgHxBX4vT74cCVG2&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&ved=2ahUKEwj-5OLJ3ZGTAxUjEDQIHWn3H3QQgK4QegQIARAD) is scheduled to close in April 2026, together impacting roughly 20% of the state's gasoline production.

Roygbiv-Turtle-98

Iran boasts a rich heritage of historic stone bridges, particularly dating from the Sassanid and Safavid eras, renowned for their durable engineering and aesthetic arch designs. Key examples include the ancient Shapur Bridge in Khorramabad, the iconic Khaju and Si-o-Seh Pol in Isfahan, and the ancient [Old Bridge of Dezful](https://financialtribune.com/articles/travel/11230/irans-six-lesser-known-historical-bridges). **Key Historical Stone Bridges in Iran** * [**Shapuri Bridge (Broken Bridge)**](https://www.google.com/search?q=Shapuri+Bridge+%28Broken+Bridge%29&rlz=1C1ONGR_enUS937US938&oq=stone+bridges+in+Iran&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigATIHCAUQIRigATIHCAYQIRifBTIHCAcQIRifBTIHCAgQIRiPAjIHCAkQIRiPAtIBCDI1NDZqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&ved=2ahUKEwjVguCI1JGTAxWeJe8CHaWhM1UQgK4QegQIAxAB) **(Khorramabad):** A masterpiece of the Sassanid era (circa 3rd century AD), known for being constructed entirely of stone, stretching over 300 meters, though only parts remain today. * [**Khaju Bridge**](https://www.google.com/search?q=Khaju+Bridge&rlz=1C1ONGR_enUS937US938&oq=stone+bridges+in+Iran&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigATIHCAUQIRigATIHCAYQIRifBTIHCAcQIRifBTIHCAgQIRiPAjIHCAkQIRiPAtIBCDI1NDZqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&ved=2ahUKEwjVguCI1JGTAxWeJe8CHaWhM1UQgK4QegQIAxAD) **(Isfahan):** Built in the 1650s by Shah Abbas II, this 150-meter-long, two-deck bridge combines stone and brick, featuring 18 arches and serving as a social, recreational space. * [**Si-o-Seh Pol (33-Arch Bridge)**](https://www.google.com/search?q=Si-o-Seh+Pol+%2833-Arch+Bridge%29&rlz=1C1ONGR_enUS937US938&oq=stone+bridges+in+Iran&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigATIHCAUQIRigATIHCAYQIRifBTIHCAcQIRifBTIHCAgQIRiPAjIHCAkQIRiPAtIBCDI1NDZqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&ved=2ahUKEwjVguCI1JGTAxWeJe8CHaWhM1UQgK4QegQIAxAF) **(Isfahan):** Completed in 1602, this famous 33-arch bridge spans the Zayandeh River and is a prime example of Safavid, stone-and-brick architecture. * [**Old Bridge of Dezful**](https://www.google.com/search?q=Old+Bridge+of+Dezful&rlz=1C1ONGR_enUS937US938&oq=stone+bridges+in+Iran&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigATIHCAUQIRigATIHCAYQIRifBTIHCAcQIRifBTIHCAgQIRiPAjIHCAkQIRiPAtIBCDI1NDZqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&ved=2ahUKEwjVguCI1JGTAxWeJe8CHaWhM1UQgK4QegQIAxAH)**:** Known as the Roman Bridge or Sassanid Bridge, it is considered one of the oldest, if not the oldest, stone bridges in the world still in use, built around 260 AD. * [**Khudafarin Bridges**](https://www.google.com/search?q=Khudafarin+Bridges&rlz=1C1ONGR_enUS937US938&oq=stone+bridges+in+Iran&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigATIHCAUQIRigATIHCAYQIRifBTIHCAcQIRifBTIHCAgQIRiPAjIHCAkQIRiPAtIBCDI1NDZqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&ved=2ahUKEwjVguCI1JGTAxWeJe8CHaWhM1UQgK4QegQIAxAJ) **(Aras River):** Two medieval stone-and-brick bridges, with 11 and 15 arches respectively, linking Iran and Azerbaijan, dating back to earlier, ancient structures. * [**Stone Bridge (Pol Sangi)**](https://www.google.com/search?q=Stone+Bridge+%28Pol+Sangi%29&rlz=1C1ONGR_enUS937US938&oq=stone+bridges+in+Iran&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigATIHCAUQIRigATIHCAYQIRifBTIHCAcQIRifBTIHCAgQIRiPAjIHCAkQIRiPAtIBCDI1NDZqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&ved=2ahUKEwjVguCI1JGTAxWeJe8CHaWhM1UQgK4QegQIAxAL) **(Tabriz):** A Qajar-era stone structure crossing the Quri River. * [**Marnan Bridge**](https://www.google.com/search?q=Marnan+Bridge&rlz=1C1ONGR_enUS937US938&oq=stone+bridges+in+Iran&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigATIHCAUQIRigATIHCAYQIRifBTIHCAcQIRifBTIHCAgQIRiPAjIHCAkQIRiPAtIBCDI1NDZqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&ved=2ahUKEwjVguCI1JGTAxWeJe8CHaWhM1UQgK4QegQIAxAN) **(Isfahan):** A 17-arch, 186-meter-long bridge made of stone blocks, connecting different neighborhoods of the city.  Financial Tribune +8 **Common Characteristics** * **Architecture:** Most bridges utilize a series of arches, often made of stone, mortar, and sometimes reinforced with brick. * **Function:** Beyond transportation, many, especially in Isfahan, served as dams, flood regulators, and public recreational spots. * **Location:** The highest concentration of historic stone bridges is found in Isfahan, Lorestan (Khorramabad), and over the Aras River

fansonly

And to your point "A person who worked 30 years at minimum wage and retires in 2026 at full retirement age could receive a [Special Minimum Social Security Benefit](https://www.google.com/search?q=Special+Minimum+Social+Security+Benefit&oq=what+would+social+security+be+for+someone+that+worked+minimum+wage+for+30+years&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRiPAtIBCTEwMDQzajBqN6gCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&ved=2ahUKEwjOpbiI0Y6TAxUIjYkEHSktLDwQgK4QegQIARAB) of approximately **$1,123.70 per month"**

Worried_Quarter469

This is teaching method at the boarding school Zuck went to https://www.google.com/search?q=Phillips+Exeter+Academy+educational+method&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari#lfId=ChxjMe

Various_Couple_764

IN the current market it is probably best to invest in some dividned funds or bond funds. The market could crash and the value of your investments would drop but the dividends keep coming in. Dividend ar the investment version of invterest. If you took your 150K of cash and invested it in taxable brokerage accountant deposited it in QQQI 13% yield you would get 1.5K per month. As people get older they get uncomfortable with the risk of growth index funds. So for you it is time to change your nesting stratagy for dividend income The only difference between QQQI and your vangard cash money market account is that you would have to sell QQQI to get your full 150K back you would need to sell QQQI. If the market is up you will likely get some captial gains. But if the market is down you have a captial lose. While QQQI has a nice high yield in a market crash there is a good chance the yield will drop and it may take years to recover. So many use bonds instead of dividned fund but those are paying about 3.5% righ now. However there are some very safe dividend [funds.you](http://funds.you) could use, JAAA 5.5% yield, UTG 6.4% yield, UTF 7% yield, and CLOZ 8%yield. These are about as safe as you can get 6.7% yield you have an equal amount of money in each fund. 800K invested in at 6.7% you generate 53,600 per year or about $4466 per month. Now with this portfolio if the market crashes the value of each fund will drop but you will continue to get your 6.7% yield and 4466 per month. So as long as you just collect the dividneds and never sell you will continue to get moneyUTF and TUG have been paying dividends since 2004. CLOZ and JAAA are new ETFs but they invest in one of the safest assets available except government bonds. I would suggest you read the Book The Income Factory and look art armchair income on youtube.

j909m

Apparently [Ayatollah Khamenei](https://www.google.com/search?q=Ayatollah+Ali+Khamenei&rlz=1C1ONGR_enUS1086US1086&oq=iran&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqDAgCECMYJxiABBiKBTIHCAAQABiPAjINCAEQLhiDARixAxiABDIMCAIQIxgnGIAEGIoFMhQIAxBFGDsYQxiDARixAxiABBiKBTISCAQQABgUGIMBGIcCGLEDGIAEMgYIBRBFGDwyBggGEEUYPTIGCAcQRRg90gEINDU0MWowajeoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfC6NE6hDjpV5UVxpgokf3yr0xsV3paCIw_x4CQfJXpIzbJk3iycBYN-GFVADvdfpKS--t21CMMihQfBQiQeDgDNYGVhtc99vfBVujlFeB5sgJvCjDlNz_rkuayHdBIqnthPUcv436aUJ-35gE6w3Qln-I2WnDqEVwKapBAHLfPNc882LWIzDwj8gd41sBr5jd5QhXQyy13_d3DBEGbHnpHssPkOtDOpu7lBtwR1EihmPbJ0NYLlfEYQHnNSWTHt_IY-Geh6gooTKDVk2xtGwm4yyKs49zjXwXzMDmiSf2-mutzX-REHCDlJH36luouaKQ&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwiGq6WOy_2SAxUBrYkEHZBKBjMQgK4QegQIARAB) didn't get the advance notice.

Various_Couple_764

If you look away from money market accounts, HYSA, and government bond funds you can get dividend funds that have yields of 5 to 10%. Dividend are cash payment made directly into your brokerage acount. You don't see the dividend stock together the money. I a retired and living off of my dividend inomt of 5K a month. Funds I am using are QQQI 13% yeild, ARDC 9%, PBDC 9%, EMO 9%, CLOZ 8%, UTF 7%, UTG 6.4% JAAA 5.5%.

Worried_Quarter469

https://www.google.com/search?q=price+of+eggs+Jerusalem+usd&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari

1_cleverestusername

He is NCO, and I don't think 88 applies here anyways. Article 88 of the [Uniform Code of Military Justice](https://www.google.com/search?q=Uniform+Code+of+Military+Justice&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS992US992&oq=article+88+of+the+UCMJ&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCTMyMzlqMGoxNagCBLACAQ&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&ved=2ahUKEwjXhJzM6vKSAxUZIkQIHRyHBtkQgK4QegYIAQgAEAM) (UCMJ) prohibits commissioned officers from using contemptuous words against the President, Vice President, Congress, Secretary of Defense, service secretaries, or state governors/legislatures. This law ensures civilian control of the military, punishing violators via court-martial with up to one year of confinement and dismissal. 

AOC_Slater

Down 99.98% in the past 5 years. What even is this? https://www.google.com/search?q=gnpx&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-ca&client=safari&sei=uy6dabbPFf6optQPxOPS8Qw

Various_Couple_764

There is a r/ fire sub were people discuss investing for retiring before age 60. Age 60 is a required retirment data. it is just the date that the retimrent funds open and allow withdrawals without penalty. You don't need to use a retirment account. you can use a taxable brokerage acount with no restrictions on deposits and withdrawals. Yes you owe taxes when you receive dividends or sell stock. So investors need to understand taxes and learn how to estimate the tax impact. But beyond that you can retire using a taxable account. After I started my retirment fund and set up a saving account. I started investing in growth. The idea bing that if Islet my job I could sell it off for additioanal income. Turns out I worked 32 years at that company before I retired. So I had amassed substantial ammount in growth. I then learned about dividends So I sold off much of the growth and reinvested that money for dividneds, At 55 i retired with 5K of of dividend income. If I had known about dividned income I possibly could have possibly retired 10 years earlier if I had knowns about dividends earlier. I am still a few years away from 60 so I am moving my 401k into my roth and investing specifically for dividends. Using fund like QQQU 13% yeild, ARDC 9%, BPBDC 9%, EMO9%, CLOZ 8, UTG 7%, and UTF 6.4%, and JAAA 5.5%. currently I am getting 5K a month from dividends from the investments in the roth. which is being reinvested . I you take these same funds sandpit them in a taxable brokerage account and build that up you could get enough income to retire when you want. I would recoment you read the book the income Factory and look at armchair income on youtube.

Various_Couple_764

For those wanting to retire early by selling stock for income the recomendation is to have 25 time your living expenses. for dividned you could get buy with about 2.5 times living expenses. The key is to aim for yields of about \^% to about 12%. I'm using funds like QQQI 13% yield , EIC 11%, ARDC 9%, PBDC 9%, EMO 9%, CLOZ 8%, UTF 7%, UTG 6.4%JAAA 5.5 % for dividend income For more fund ideal look at Armchair income on youtube. He is investing exclusively for dividend income in retirment.

Various_Couple_764

Must be friday All the anti dividend /Passive income people have spammed this post. yes safe bonds and HYSA don't pay much in yields. But there are dividend funds that pay much higher yields. QQQI (A covered call fund) for example has a 13% yield. Not the highest yield available from cover d call funds but It doesn't have any of the problems the higher yield funds have. 4.5 invested in this fund will produce $585 a year not much. But is you deposit 500 a month for 10 years you will have 125K and the yearly dividend of 16k a year. A little over 1K a month. And you pay less taxes on the dividends so it is a tax efficient fund. The key to high dividend income is to consistently depositing money every month to build up a large portfolio. Not covered call funds are not the only choices In addition to QQQI I have ARDC 9% yield, PBDC 9%, EMO 9%, CLOZ 8%, UTF 7%, UTG 6.4% and JAAA 5.5% I have these in my roth and they are currently pumping about 5K a month into my roth. I also have some in a taxable brokerage account so I can access the cash now.

Various_Couple_764

At some point people need money from their investments. Now you can sell for income or invest for dividends. I am 55 and my current dividend income is 5K month and I retired and that covers my basic living expenses. By age 60 when I have access to my retirement account I should have 10K a month of dividned income. My dividend investments right now are QQQI 13% yield, ARDC 9%, PBDC 9%, EMO 9%, CLOZ 8%, UTF 7%, UTG 6.4%, JAAA 5.5%

Ok_Reality7016

to answer you question its due to tastylive. [Parasocial relationships](https://www.google.com/search?q=Parasocial+relationships&oq=para+social+relation+ship&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIJCAEQABgNGIAEMgkIAhAAGA0YgAQyCQgDEAAYDRiABDIJCAQQABgNGIAEMgkIBRAAGA0YgAQyCQgGEAAYDRiABDIJCAcQABgNGIAEMgkICBAAGA0YgAQyCQgJEAAYDRiABNIBCDU2MzlqMGo3qAIIsAIB8QXQElt5rq9wRA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&ved=2ahUKEwjwyqWD--WSAxUY4wIHHfvPO48QgK4QegYIAQgAEAM) are one-sided, psychological bonds where an individual invests emotional energy, time, and interest into a media figure, celebrity, or fictional character who is unaware of their existence. Often fueled by social media, these connections can feel intimate but are generally illusory, providing comfort or entertainment, yet risking unhealthy, obsessive, or excessive involvement. 

Various_Couple_764

I have batch 30% yield, QQQI 13%, SPYi 11%,EIC 11%, ARDC 9%, BPDC 9%, EMO 0%, CLOZ 8%, UTF 7%, UTG 6.4%, JAAA 5.5%

Glittering_Water3645

1+2. The economy for the regular american and the stock market isn´t always correlated. The stock market is reflecting of the profits for the public companies. 3. People assumes [Quantitative Easing](https://www.google.com/search?q=Quantitative+Easing&oq=qe+economy&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIICAEQABgWGB4yCAgCEAAYFhgeMgoIAxAAGIAEGKIEMgoIBBAAGIAEGKIEMgcIBRAAGO8FMgcIBhAAGO8F0gEIMTg1MmowajmoAgawAgHxBefCn96ZB8lZ&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&ved=2ahUKEwiQzuCuyuOSAxXyUlUIHYB_GQ8QgK4QegQIARAD) and lower rates going forward, which could mean inflation. You want to hold assets in an inflationary environment. People still have confidence in the stock market to hedge against inflation. Defensive stocks are at an ATH, not the whole market. Consumer stables is in a bubble (costco, walmart, pepsi, coca-cola, boeing and so on) which is the only reason we are at an ATH at the moment.

Kachowxboxdad

I just want UTF to catch up to its NAV and up like 7% tomorrow is that too much to ask

CGPictures

Sounds like the guys in 2021 extolling the virtues of Modern Monetary Theory and its endless money printing.[](https://www.google.com/search?q=Modern+Monetary+Theory&oq=new+economic+theory+keep+printing+money&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQLhhA0gEINzE4NGowajGoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&ved=2ahUKEwi2zJf0yt6SAxV1l4kEHSzNDgEQgK4QegQIARAB)

IKnowMeNotYou

Google says: >CFD (Contract for Difference) trading is generally prohibited for US citizens due to strict regulations from the [CFTC](https://www.google.com/search?q=CFTC&oq=CFDs+us+citizen&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIICAEQABgWGB4yDQgCEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgDEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgEEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgFEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgGEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyBwgHEAAY7wUyCggIEAAYgAQYogQyCggJEAAYgAQYogTSAQg0MzAzajBqN6gCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&ved=2ahUKEwi_5-ijmd6SAxVSnf0HHfK5AfUQgK4QegQIARAB) and [SEC](https://www.google.com/search?q=SEC&oq=CFDs+us+citizen&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIICAEQABgWGB4yDQgCEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgDEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgEEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgFEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgGEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyBwgHEAAY7wUyCggIEAAYgAQYogQyCggJEAAYgAQYogTSAQg0MzAzajBqN6gCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&ved=2ahUKEwi_5-ijmd6SAxVSnf0HHfK5AfUQgK4QegQIARAC), which ban over-the-counter (OTC) leveraged instruments. US residents cannot open CFD accounts with domestic or foreign brokers, as these instruments do not comply with US securities laws, particularly the Dodd-Frank Act. 

Mark_Underscore

The super wealthy use a series of cascading loans that never get paid back. The debt is just cleared after they die and the family gets a stepped-up basis. The strategy is called "buy, borrow, die". In the "[buy, borrow, die](https://www.google.com/search?q=buy%2C+borrow%2C+die&rlz=1C1ONGR_en__1046AT1047&oq=buy+borrow+die+are+the+loans+ever+repaid+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRiPAjIHCAQQIRiPAtIBCDgyMzZqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfBharsLMpWg4TJuQByr4to_eFiGAWfVkBJO5Z1yZHF3UwvesXW4X1Y5xco8oBx2vP7fbceGSp3P9Rro7Uoh20rWUR9rZhenAU4rySg2Vy4IMc0ia9RjAqPk6U_VZyhaNiH2WICEUxB4aJlY7_yaIfEkzOtSej4Nbof8RLiASD6_KqE&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwjtlPSD8dySAxWVl2oFHfyAAcMQgK4QegQIARAB)" strategy, loans are typically repaid using the deceased person’s estate (assets) rather than with income. The strategy relies on using appreciated assets as collateral for loans to avoid capital gains taxes, with the debt settled upon death via the sale of assets or by heirs, who receive a "step-up in basis" to eliminate tax liability.