LORI...it was a good feeling. Mainly because the new painting only triggered....FIVE....other items to move. The last time we hung something it triggered.....THIRTEEN......moves. As you can see..... we no longer have open wall space....so every time we buy something it triggers a cascading impact of moving things around the house.
How nice.......and....we did not have to sit through endless fear-mongering, market trashing, and commentary from the media and the FED morons....compliments of the shutdown. Inflation rate hit 3.0% in September, lower than expected, long-awaited CPI report shows https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/24/cpi-inflation-september-2025.html PERFECT.....3%...it right in the historic GOLDEN range for inflation with a good economy.
AND....as a result....the markets are a sea of green.....to start out the day. Dow rises 400 points to record as light inflation report paves way for Fed rate cut https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/23/stock-market-today-live-updates.html
AND....as a result.....those of us on SS....will get a 2.8% cost of living raise for 2026. Social Security sets its 2026 COLA increase at 2.8%. Here's what that means for your benefits. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/social-security-cola-2026-increase-cost-of-living-adjustment-inflation/
Yes....as usual. Of course it took a change of government. A Look at Oil Prices, Three Years Later A long-running false fear has faded into the background. https://www.fisherinvestments.com/e...entary/a-look-at-oil-prices-three-years-later
The USUAL.....for those of us that are long term investors and understand. ".....here’s overwhelming evidence that most active managers don’t add enough value to cover their costs, even in market environments that should be more favorable for stock-picking." GEE....shocking.....the so called professionals can not beat the averages....or....very often, the little retail investors. The Myth of the Stock-Picker’s Market Investors, be warned: Hope springs eternal, but outperformance is rare. https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/myth-stock-pickers-market
You....can always count on the FED......to do the wrong thing at exactly the wrong time. Fed’s Portfolio Unwind Gains Urgency as Markets Flash Warnings https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fed-portfolio-unwind-gains-urgency-111500523.html
A good day for me so far. Only a single stock in the red....guess who.....COST, of course. They are stuck in a nasty trading range well below their 52 week high. LOL....I have to say it....SPLIT THE STOCK.....morons.....AND MAKE IT ATTRACTIVE AND AFFORDABLE.
I am basking in the....GREEN GLOW.....emanating from my stocks today. So I am just going to sit and watch the fun.
TARGET ACHIEVED. Last year a few weeks before the end of the year I put out my SP500 prediction for 2025. My number was probably higher than any of the so called expert predictions that I was seeing. My number.....6800 to 6900...by year end. HERE we are....still....2.5 months from year end and I see that the SP500 hit 6800 today. Right now it is at....6805. It has been an EPIC year for investors so far.
For our thread record....LOL. Many years from now people will wonder why so much attention was given to inflation around 3%....remember when it was 7%. More talk about it now than back then it seems. United States Inflation Rate 3.01% As of the end of September 2025
AND....next week we hit the GUTS of earnings. Over the next 3-4 weeks the vast majority of companies will report. So far earnings are at historic BEAT levels. I have not checked my dates recently....they change sometimes......but if they are what I put donw earlier.....heere are my stocks that will report next week: GOOGL.......October 29 MSFT...........October 29 AMZN..........October 30 AAPL...........October 30 I am expecting very...GOOD RESULTS. BRING IT ON.
Good comment Smokie. AND.....the big news....the Ten Year Treasury is at.....drum roll please....3.993%. After the next couple of FED cuts we should be solidly into the 3% range. GREAT news for the economy and the markets.
So much for my little attempt to lessen the dominance of NVDA on my portfolio by purchasing a painting two days ago with NVDA profit proceeds. I have now made back all the money plus more. AND....the percentage of NVDA in my account is right back to where it was....actually a little bit higher. OH WELL....a good problem to have. Today is a classic.....RIDING THE WAVE....day.
Nice close to the week. Actually, a nice week overall once again. Looks like AMD (sometimes mentioned in the thread) had a great day up +7.63%. Up +167% in the last six months....what a turnaround for them lately. Interesting to see the ebb and flow of things in the market this year, so far anyway. We are closing in on the final two months soon.
A.....BOOMER...of a day today for me. S single red stock....COST. I ended with a BIG gain today in my stocks.....but not an all time high. I also beat the SP500 today by....0.79%. ONWARD AND UPWARD.....TO INFINITY AND BEYOND.
For the week I ended with my entire portfolio at year to date....+25.92%. A week ago I was at 23.14% for my entire account year to date. If this can keep up we might see a historic rally to year end and ALL of us will end up with BIG GAINS for the year. I ran the figures taking into account the funds I cashed out to buy my painting....I also ran them as if those funds were not taken out....just to check accuracy of my calculation. Both were generally very similar....so I know I am accurate. Next week with MSFT, AAPL, GOOGL, and AMZN reporting will be a big factor in how the year moves forward from here in the markets. Of course the big two......PLTR and especially NVDA will come later.......as will HD and COST.
A nice little article here. Interesting that the top 10% own about 87% of the stock market. The other 90% own about 13%. We are certainly a very select group on this thread.....definately above average. Revisiting the Wealth Effect https://ritholtz.com/2025/10/revisiting-the-wealth-effect/
