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20 trillion is also about what our annual GDP is. Now just as a small example, suppose that I make $100K per year and that I owe $100K on my house (a 30-year loan, like Treasuries). Is that such a big deal? No, even when you consider that I personally don't have the power to tax or to...

Sorry about your illness. Best wishes.

Yes, but how many kids are functionally raised? Child abuse is rampant. Drug use, some psychiatric disorders, reckless behaviors, inability to care for oneself economically and psychologically, and even 'shitty attitudes' are strongly associated with physical, sexual, or psychological abuse and...

Fun thread

You can hardly screw up with defense stocks in this country. They are safe and bounce around nicely with the news, providing an entry. And we have a war practically every 20 minutes.

You don't need to be so modest. You saw the opportunities, got the education, etc. More than a lot of people can do.

The biological reason is to reproduce. (I'm not recommending it, or anything like that. Planet stressed as it is.) The psychological reason is something you have to make up. There is nothing that matters intrinsically. If you decide it matters, well, it matters.

You can buy puts, or you can sell your stock and buy calls. Either way, your protection is temporary and must be renewed, and it's expensive, even in these times of low volatility. Instead, may I suggest using the hurricane warning system here: http://retirementoptimizer.com/ Try not to be...

I refer to our nuclear policy, not other types of strikes.

Trump wants to stir the pot: it excites his base, and the defense manufacturers are his donors. Likelihood of US first-striking NK is zero or close to zero. US will not do it unless short fat man does it first, and I doubt he's that stupid. If NK strikes US, US will annihilate NK. This is, and...

The book is for fun: it's not a rigid scientific approach. I really enjoyed that book. The main point is that these successful people are primarily entrepreneurs. Also that it's what you keep, not what you earn. I know plenty of people with higher incomes than I've ever had who have few assets...

I want my rally! PS-Yes, I have been good all year

You are talking sense

Why discriminate? The poor are just out for themselves, too, and the people in the middle. There's no concept of community. People are so ignorant about economics that they don't seem to realize we're all in this together. The richer everyone else is, the more stuff they can buy from me.

How are we supposed to throw out all the immigrants? We are nearly all immigrants. There would be no one left except Native Americans and raccoons.

I rarely trade options on individual stocks. They are volatile, often have poor bid-ask spread, and are subject to nasty news surprises.

The overall market. I often use Otar's "hurricane warning" described here: http://retirementoptimizer.com/. However, you don't need anything that fancy. You can just use a 10-month MA if you want. You'll make less in bullish times but will lose MUCH less in bear markets. For weekly options, it's...

You probably need more aggressive treatment than what they are giving you: IV antibiotics, surgery, or both. Get a real doctor.

No credit spreads, no VIX spike, no flat yield curve

OK, I'll start a thread over there. I think maybe we need a separate thread for the box wine people though...I'm too embarrassed to be seen with them :)