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It's not a matter of being too dumb to figure it out. That's like asking me why I am too dumb to clean my own house or cut my own lawn. Why should I? Why should I bother to figure out all the stuff in my fancy car, when I have the people at the dealership who can instantly answer my...

Still in.....what now? Looking pretty toppy, and curve flattening. But we don't have negative rates yet.

I am totally ignorant--please enlighten me. All anyone had to do for the last 2 years was stuff a bunch of blue chips into their mattress. Even a blind hog could make money. What is the deal?

Greasy cheeseburgers. I have a big fat one about every 6 months with some beer.

You can't get enough D from food anyway. You have to go out in the sun and sweat to make vitamin D (what we did back when "nature" was how we lived). We don't do that-- we sit in front of our computers. So in the modern world, we all have to take some D. You could take a single B12 tablet...

Yes, but keep in mind that insurance companies can detect substance abuse through urine screens. They can't easily figure out if you are a vegan, and most people lie about what they eat anyway.

If so, would appreciate your brief review. Thanks http://www.amazon.com/Dual-Momentum-Investing-Innovative-Strategy/dp/0071849440/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1416966947&sr=1-1&keywords=dual+momentum+investing

It is definitely different from stock trading, but it depends on what you are trading. At first, do some research while the market is open, and then learn how much things vary. For example, if you are buying deep ITM calls as stock substitutes, you could probably research that after hours...

There is more practical information in McMillan. At some point in your paper trading, you'll have to figure out whether you want to trade direction or volatility (or both). Also you'll need to decide which time frames you are most comfortable with. But not to rush you....read some more, and...

Read this. It may help you find an edge. http://www.amazon.com/Enhanced-Indexing-Strategies-Utilizing-Performance/dp/0470259256/ref=la_B001JSFDPE_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1411601345&sr=1-1 There is a rumor that this author blew up his account. However, his ideas are still valid. Just don't...

You are not likely to make anything on bonds--they are just for ballast in this kind of buy and hold scenario. What bonds have done in the last 20 years is unlikely to be repeated. OK to have 30% or 40% or 50% bonds if you are old, but at age 30, I would not be owning any bonds. At that age...

OK, but lots of questions remain for you, such as: which stocks? which bonds? and...what kind of cake?

Thanks for that spreadsheet--nice thing.

I do not get the whole concept. Who the hell wants to look at a film of what I did all day? I don't even want to look at it myself.

The IRS is frequently wrong about these things. I've gotten a few letters from them over the years that represent errors on their part. But they have always been for small amounts (less than $50). So I pay them, because involving my accountant costs more than that. But this is much more...

Agreed, Darwin. The amount of one's account that could be traded this way without taking on undue risk is so small that it makes the whole thing not worth doing. There are better (and safer) methods.

Why does everyone keep harping on 2008? It gets way worse than that. When I see stuff like this, I think about 1987. However, that was 27 years ago. Maybe there won't be another 1987 for 27 more years. Karen might not live that long, so maybe she will be lucky. I wouldn't want to trade...

As someone whose biggest hurdle to overcome was actually taking the trades I was supposed to make, I got mine from Yoda: Do, or do not. There is no try.

I've been grilling TLT calls the past week or two also, and have made enough to buy some mayonnaise and maybe even some zinfandel to go with the burgers. Let's hope the party continues!!

There are already pretty good vaccines for these things out there. The bar for safety on these vaccines is very, very high. One eyebrow-raising adverse event (even if it cannot be definitively pinned on your vaccine) and your whole global program is kaput. It is hard to run a massive trial...