Anyone investing heavily this year??
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I wonder how much of that $16 Billion is truly ad revenue.
These days it so easy to write code that will trigger ads/bots and boost coverage which Meta can then show businesses all these inflated numbers there by boosting how much they charge.
Interesting
Crypto millionaire and wife killed after meeting 'investors' in UAE
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Roman and Anna Novak were a couple who shared their rich lifestyle online
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Sounds like a shake down. Add a rule, pay bribe for them to look the other way.
The Queen has been arrested!
www.dailystar.co.uk
www.theguardian.com
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The IRS has announced new 401(k) contribution limits for 2026.
In its release Thursday, the agency increased the employee deferral limit to $24,500 next year, up from $23,500 in 2025. The change applies to 401(k)s, 403(b)s and most 457 plans, along with the federal Thrift Savings Plan.
The IRS also unveiled 2026 catch-up contribution limits for savers age 50 and older, new individual retirement account savings limits and higher income thresholds for Roth IRA contributions.
Starting in 2026, the 401(k) catch-up contribution limit will rise to $8,000 for savers 50 and older, from $7,500 in 2025. But investors aged 60 to 63 can instead save an extra $11,250, based on changes enacted via Secure 2.0. That figure is unchanged from 2025.
Both amounts are in addition to the $24,500 deferral limit for 2026.
In its release Thursday, the agency increased the employee deferral limit to $24,500 next year, up from $23,500 in 2025. The change applies to 401(k)s, 403(b)s and most 457 plans, along with the federal Thrift Savings Plan.
The IRS also unveiled 2026 catch-up contribution limits for savers age 50 and older, new individual retirement account savings limits and higher income thresholds for Roth IRA contributions.
Starting in 2026, the 401(k) catch-up contribution limit will rise to $8,000 for savers 50 and older, from $7,500 in 2025. But investors aged 60 to 63 can instead save an extra $11,250, based on changes enacted via Secure 2.0. That figure is unchanged from 2025.
Both amounts are in addition to the $24,500 deferral limit for 2026.
That’s an odd way to view the world.
Okay what the hell is going on with Japan ??? 
And how might this affect us over here in the USA ???
"Japan is considering a $110 billion stimulus package and that's the reason bond yields are spiking right now. Japan already has insane debt at over 230% of GDP. When you're already drowning in that much debt announcing more spending without raising taxes or cutting anything else sends a clear message to the market that this government doesn't care about fiscal sustainability. Bond investors immediately lose confidence because they're thinking, how are they going to pay this back? So they demand higher yields to compensate for that risk. "
"The stimulus itself is focused on tax cuts, energy subsidies, and cost of living relief. This all sounds great but here's the problemyou're cutting taxes and spending more money while your central bank (the BoJ) is trying to normalize policy by raising rates. That's a contradiction. The BoJ wants to tighten monetary policy but the government is loosening fiscal policy. That forces the BoJ to keep rates low to avoid crushing the economy. "
"Here's where the real rates problem comes in. The BoJ's policy rate is 0.5% and that sounds positive. But inflation in Japan is running around 3%. So the real interest rate (nominal minus inflation) is actually negative 2.5%. That's the problem. When real rates are that negative, you're losing money by holding yen. If you deposit money in a Japanese bank earning 0.5% while prices rise 3%, you're down 2.5% in purchasing power. Nobody wants that. So investors pull money out of yen assets and buy other assets instead, where they actually earn real returns. The yen gets destroyed"
"So the stimulus package is actually guaranteeing that the yen gets weaker. A weaker yen means import costs go up food, energy, materials everything gets more expensive. The whole point of the stimulus was to help households with cost of living but the fiscal expansion is simultaneously destroying the purchasing power of the yen. It's counterproductive. You're giving people tax cuts with one hand and taking away their purchasing power with the other through currency depreciation and import inflation. That's why bond yields are rising, the market sees this and knows it's unsustainable."
And how might this affect us over here in the USA ???
"Japan is considering a $110 billion stimulus package and that's the reason bond yields are spiking right now. Japan already has insane debt at over 230% of GDP. When you're already drowning in that much debt announcing more spending without raising taxes or cutting anything else sends a clear message to the market that this government doesn't care about fiscal sustainability. Bond investors immediately lose confidence because they're thinking, how are they going to pay this back? So they demand higher yields to compensate for that risk. "
"The stimulus itself is focused on tax cuts, energy subsidies, and cost of living relief. This all sounds great but here's the problemyou're cutting taxes and spending more money while your central bank (the BoJ) is trying to normalize policy by raising rates. That's a contradiction. The BoJ wants to tighten monetary policy but the government is loosening fiscal policy. That forces the BoJ to keep rates low to avoid crushing the economy. "
"Here's where the real rates problem comes in. The BoJ's policy rate is 0.5% and that sounds positive. But inflation in Japan is running around 3%. So the real interest rate (nominal minus inflation) is actually negative 2.5%. That's the problem. When real rates are that negative, you're losing money by holding yen. If you deposit money in a Japanese bank earning 0.5% while prices rise 3%, you're down 2.5% in purchasing power. Nobody wants that. So investors pull money out of yen assets and buy other assets instead, where they actually earn real returns. The yen gets destroyed"
"So the stimulus package is actually guaranteeing that the yen gets weaker. A weaker yen means import costs go up food, energy, materials everything gets more expensive. The whole point of the stimulus was to help households with cost of living but the fiscal expansion is simultaneously destroying the purchasing power of the yen. It's counterproductive. You're giving people tax cuts with one hand and taking away their purchasing power with the other through currency depreciation and import inflation. That's why bond yields are rising, the market sees this and knows it's unsustainable."
Ottawa couple loses $300,000 in alleged investment fraud
Five years from retirement, Adnan Siddiky thought he had finally built the life he came to Canada for. Instead, he and his wife say they’re out hundreds of thousands of dollars in what they now believe is an alleged investment fraud.
I've heard references when buying stocks that a 10 to 20% draw back or greater is ideal.
Question, how do you calculate that draw back?
$NVDA highest point this year is $212.18. As of market close today its at $181.36.
A 10% draw back from $212.18 puts the stock at $190.98.
A 20% draw back from $212.18 puts the stock at $169.78.
Do you stack your brokerage until your desired price point is reached?
Question, how do you calculate that draw back?
$NVDA highest point this year is $212.18. As of market close today its at $181.36.
A 10% draw back from $212.18 puts the stock at $190.98.
A 20% draw back from $212.18 puts the stock at $169.78.
Do you stack your brokerage until your desired price point is reached?
Tomorrow will tell it all
How do you calculate stock draw back?
Not just $NVDA any stock.
Okay what the hell is going on with Japan ???
And how might this affect us over here in the USA ???
"Japan is considering a $110 billion stimulus package and that's the reason bond yields are spiking right now. Japan already has insane debt at over 230% of GDP. When you're already drowning in that much debt announcing more spending without raising taxes or cutting anything else sends a clear message to the market that this government doesn't care about fiscal sustainability. Bond investors immediately lose confidence because they're thinking, how are they going to pay this back? So they demand higher yields to compensate for that risk. "
"The stimulus itself is focused on tax cuts, energy subsidies, and cost of living relief. This all sounds great but here's the problemyou're cutting taxes and spending more money while your central bank (the BoJ) is trying to normalize policy by raising rates. That's a contradiction. The BoJ wants to tighten monetary policy but the government is loosening fiscal policy. That forces the BoJ to keep rates low to avoid crushing the economy. "
"Here's where the real rates problem comes in. The BoJ's policy rate is 0.5% and that sounds positive. But inflation in Japan is running around 3%. So the real interest rate (nominal minus inflation) is actually negative 2.5%. That's the problem. When real rates are that negative, you're losing money by holding yen. If you deposit money in a Japanese bank earning 0.5% while prices rise 3%, you're down 2.5% in purchasing power. Nobody wants that. So investors pull money out of yen assets and buy other assets instead, where they actually earn real returns. The yen gets destroyed"
"So the stimulus package is actually guaranteeing that the yen gets weaker. A weaker yen means import costs go up food, energy, materials everything gets more expensive. The whole point of the stimulus was to help households with cost of living but the fiscal expansion is simultaneously destroying the purchasing power of the yen. It's counterproductive. You're giving people tax cuts with one hand and taking away their purchasing power with the other through currency depreciation and import inflation. That's why bond yields are rising, the market sees this and knows it's unsustainable."
Make Stephanie Kelton your God. And remember, God wants you to murder the rich. Every single one of them. Think of them as male first borns if you need a marker on how to conduct yourself.
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