GrapevineTigah

Without a doubt it absolutely has to be the median age of a tRant poster. We have the most miserable, whining, complaining, kvetching, bitching group, especially if we're expected to win and don't. As Saban said, it's catastrophe syndrome. So whatever age these "Wendy Whiner" types are, that's the age. I just imagine most of them kicking the dog, the wife, or complaining about the sports that their daughters, sisters, etc are playing. It's really unbelievable. You'd think they were all from New Jersey. :banghead:
Passion is great when we win, but when we don't, look out below.

How 'bout "highly political"? The cost of living in New York is nearly twice the cost of living in Tokyo, so the numbers in this chart correlate. I also assume that NYC government isn't "the most efficient" but these numbers don't by themselves tell us that.

re: The economy is figuring the tariff situation out.

One of the commentators on CNBC yesterday pointed out that the relative success of the economy despite the tariffs seems to make the democrats' tax/spend case for them.

Seems like the s and the a in your name might be reversed.

I try to pay cash, or pay off the loan asap. I've had 2 Toyota Camry vehicles that each lasted 17 years. My current fake truck is 9+ years old. I use the term fake truck because it's a Honda Ridgeline. That works for me but if I needed to drive off-road it probably wouldn't work. I have avoided the high dollar purchases because I had to drive a bit to work, and I value being able to get my kids through college, afford to retire, etc. I've kept a good emergency fund that I've used to buy a vehicle when needed. I've seen others get rid of vehicles at 100k miles but 200k + has been the norm recently without significant repair bills. The only exception was a Chrysler Van when the kids were little. I also value the vehicles that have high resale value over time, on consumer reports.

I bought in October of 2025 also. I'm up 15% plus dividends. The reason I bought it was as a defensive stock, with the market in what I considered overbought territory. Worst case I get the solid dividend and wait for the high fliers to drop. It's outperforming the QQQ. It's clear we have lots of traders on this board. I'm retired so the goal is to not lose. I also bought CHV and ABBV around that time and have seen similar results. :cheers:

I was a boy scout. Our troop members were ushers at the games in the mid 70's. I got to sit on the steps in spilled drinks, but I was in Tiger Stadium! I remember TigerVision and watched (or listened) to away games any way I could. When I moved to Texas in 1986 I bought a 32 inch TV with rabbit ears to watch Dale Brown's final four team. It was sitting on the floor because I had no furniture. :geauxtigers:

Because LK's job change exposes the problem with College Football today. Few enforced rules. It's wild west, all about money. The portal window and signing dates make no sense with regard to when coaches can "move up". As Verge said, he's doing what makes sense for LSU. If the higher level organization (NCAA/CFB) wants to improve things, they'll rethink the early recruiting window, the portal dates, and have some rules on timing of coaching changes.

In the recent past this may have been true/accurate. With NIL, injuries, and players going to the NFL after 3 years that is likely no longer a valid assumption.

Sounds like you're doing great! Congrats! Index funds are the way to go. Since you're young this may not matter as much, but roughly 35% of each of VOO, VTSAX, and BEQGX are in NVDA, AVGO, GOOG/L, AMZN, APPL, MSFT, and META. So, the historical diversification of such funds is up to debate.

Fidelity shows a 7.24% return for the life of FFFEX, with higher recent returns. The question should (for retirement planning purposes) be what are the expectations moving forward? I wouldn't expect to match that return (in a target fund or otherwise) as the last 10 years have been historically good for the stock market.