Rants and WTF are you talking about and Coronavirus!

[Pistons]

Well, I was in a 50/50 regarding trading into AMD a few weeks ago when the sentiment on fed postponing interest rate drops started swirling around. So that was a miss that I didn't do.

However, I don't think AMD will go higher than 180-200. So that bus has left now.

My main reason for sticking to Intel is what I've mentionned here before. And the first time over half a year ago at least. Neuromorphic chips.

Take this article from Dec. 4th:

https://www.wired.com/story/openai-b...up-sam-altman/

And then Fam Altmans recent trips to ME and his wef talk about these new fabs:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...chip-factories

This network of new fabs won't come fast enough anyway. At least not before 2030. And there are only Tsmc, Samsung and Intel he can get expertise from.

Potentially Rain will make their chips at Intels fabs too initially given Intels more globally spread fabs. If this is close to fruition, we might hear about it at Intels foundry day on February 21st. Aptly named AI Foundry day.

1. The statement of fabs around the world indicates that Intels fabs will be used initially.

2. It is mentionned in the article from Dec. 4th that Rain has held advanced talks with Microsoft, Oracle, Meta, Google and Amazon. An analyst (Gus Richard) mentionned that Intel had 6 more fab customers on their way. This lines up with the 5 companies plus Rain. So 6. Could it just be a coincidence? Or maybe not?

3. I saw a video on youtube a few weeks ago where Pat Gelsinger mentionned how Microsoft was working with Google and a few other companies on how to break Nvidias lead in the AI inference market. Since that approach to AI was far from optimal. Pat didn't say neuromorphic chips per say, but was potentially, or probably hinting at it. Intel also have their neuromorphic chip program.

4. Tsmc's fabs are sold out 18 months going forward.

[BobNSuzy]

A professional wage earner who works for a company can mean $75 K engineer or several hundred thousand dollar earner. And even much more in the right positions in the right industries.

Let me paint you a picture using modest but easy to calculate salaries.

Take a married 40 yo couple making $125 K each, a $250 K household.

They have accrued $500 K into their retirement accounts, $150 K in cash assets, have $250 K equity in their 500 K home, no debt, kids older than day care age.

Scenario above is likely above average but is not a super lofty expectation for two 40 year old professional wage earners in America.

This couple would easily get approved for mortgages for 2 starter homes at $250 K a piece. 100 K from cash assets goes into down payments. Set rent to cover loan / taxes / insurance. Maintain $50 K in cash assets to cover unexpected expenses and up to 6 vacancy months.

Continue to work professional wage jobs while maxing out employee match at jobs and keep adding to cash assets account.

So: $250 K household income with $500 K retirement, 50 K cash assets at hand, plus emergency cash reserves. Together they put 24 K into 401 K with 12 K match, 36 K per year.

There, professional wage earners with cash assets and multiple real estate properties adding more to their 401 Ks.

They have a up to a half million dollar exposure to stocks and over a million dollar exposure to real estate, 350 K being in equity and rising each year. Adding more to cash asset investments each year.

Obviously this would be more feasible for a couple in Dallas, Atlanta, and Columbus, Ohio than for couples in San Fran, Miami, or NYC.

I'm not sure what your point is. I think you are explaining how a professional wage earner would invest in real estate. What you may be missing is that a $250 k starter home is not necessarily a good investment.

Whether or not that is a good investment is up to question in my mind. I don't think it is. Some people buy a beach home or whatever and come out a head decades later. Technically, they have invested in real estate but they are kinda just financing a hobby. I imagine that is true of all rich people throwing money around. Your description kinda bolsters my point.

It is kinda like Mark Cuban over paying for a basketball team. If I could buy a basketball team, but chose not to, I might say that it is probably not the best investment. I don't know if a basketball team is a good investment. I do know that I have no intention of buying $250 k starter homes as an investment.

[Escape Artist]

I agree with what you wrote. The 401 k match is a no brained. A professional wage worker probably shouldn't be investing in real estate anyway.

Some people who are born wealthy or somehow amass a lot of money don't have an interest in having a job per se. This is an extreme example but a Pablo Escobar or an Elon Musk could care less about the 401 k match.

I guess at what point does a doctor or a lawyer walk off the job if they don't enjoy it. That could be someones definition of rich.

A professional wage earner who works for a company can mean $75 K engineer or several hundred thousand dollar earner. And even much more in the right positions in the right industries.

Let me paint you a picture using modest but easy to calculate salaries.

Take a married 40 yo couple making $125 K each, a $250 K household.

They have accrued $500 K into their retirement accounts, $150 K in cash assets, have $250 K equity in their 500 K home, no debt, kids older than day care age.

Scenario above is likely above average but is not a super lofty expectation for two 40 year old professional wage earners in America.

This couple would easily get approved for mortgages for 2 starter homes at $250 K a piece. 100 K from cash assets goes into down payments. Set rent to cover loan / taxes / insurance. Maintain $50 K in cash assets to cover unexpected expenses and up to 6 vacancy months.

Continue to work professional wage jobs while maxing out employee match at jobs and keep adding to cash assets account.

So: $250 K household income with $500 K retirement, 50 K cash assets at hand, plus emergency cash reserves. Together they put 24 K into 401 K with 12 K match, 36 K per year.

There, professional wage earners with cash assets and multiple real estate properties adding more to their 401 Ks.

They have a up to a half million dollar exposure to stocks and over a million dollar exposure to real estate, 350 K being in equity and rising each year. Adding more to cash asset investments each year.

Obviously this would be more feasible for a couple in Dallas, Atlanta, and Columbus, Ohio than for couples in San Fran, Miami, or NYC.

[BobNSuzy]

True statement. With current rates, many sensible peers have definitely taken advantage of 5% return on cash equivalents. For me, it comes in the form of going to zero margin and letting some cash sit collecting 5. 25%.

And even if also investing in real estate, a sensible person would still first gain significant exposure to stocks through a 401 K if available to them, as that's a guaranteed 50-100% return from a company match in a tax advantage account. Literally zero risk and an instant 50-100% return is a no brainer even before properties, businesses, and today's cash equivalent assets. Even a 100 K earner with a modest 401 K plan of 50% match up to 6% of income puts in a minimum of 18 K per year, 34.5 K per year for 200 K+ earners.

I mean, if someone instantly gives me 11.5 K when I invest 23 K, hell that's better than any investment out there.

I agree with what you wrote. The 401 k match is a no brained. A professional wage worker probably shouldn't be investing in real estate anyway.

Some people who are born wealthy or somehow amass a lot of money don't have an interest in having a job per se. This is an extreme example but a Pablo Escobar or an Elon Musk could care less about the 401 k match.

I guess at what point does a doctor or a lawyer walk off the job if they don't enjoy it. That could be someone’s definition of rich.

[Escape Artist]

By the same token someone who is richer than your friends can afford to be in cash getting 5% or have their money tied up in businesses or real estate. That concept is part of the Zeitgiest as well. It could possibly even be more accurate.

True statement. With current rates, many sensible peers have definitely taken advantage of 5% return on cash equivalents. For me, it comes in the form of going to zero margin and letting some cash sit collecting 5. 25%.

And even if also investing in real estate, a sensible person would still first gain significant exposure to stocks through a 401 K if available to them, as that's a guaranteed 50-100% return from a company match in a tax advantage account. Literally zero risk and an instant 50-100% return is a no brainer even before properties, businesses, and today's cash equivalent assets. Even a 100 K earner with a modest 401 K plan of 50% match up to 6% of income puts in a minimum of 18 K per year, 34.5 K per year for 200 K+ earners.

I mean, if someone instantly gives me 11.5 K when I invest 23 K, hell that's better than any investment out there.

[BobNSuzy]

The sad part of this comment, which is completely consistent with previous character flaws, is that the response to being ridiculously wrong is rather than to simply recognize an error, he simply doubles down on ignorance between CCCP / CCP and thinks it's actually comical. Instead, proceeding with ignorance just reinforces foolish pride.

But no, Russian CCCP sleeper cells are not trending. They have been practicing this since the Cold War over half a century ago. Welcome to 2024.

Yeah, a lot of name brand stocks will double this year. Mainstream "analysts" have already said that. Predicting big stock markets gains during an American election year, after the Fed have announced monetary easing when there is over $6 trillion dollars of cash sitting on the sideline waiting for rate cuts, after a year when 75% of the S&P underperformed, wow, way to go out on a limb and predict big gains for a well known stock in a trendy sector during a year when conditions are expect to ease and most big names are expected to rebound.

"Too lazy to trade stocks", then brags about specific stock picks. Brags about history "investment" prowess with penny stocks.

Keeps defending Intel stock pick when no one even criticized the stock itself. But bragging over 1 month gains that were lower than the ETF gain over the same time, Retarded, a failed attempt at self service.

The fact that you think you've got some special ability is the hilarious part. Bragging when you thought you did something amazing when it was't even average compared to peers is cringe.

At the end of the day, stock picks and strategies from a small wallet investor from a social safety net nation just wouldn't really apply to people with larger sums anyway. Retirement strategies, available investment tools used, and proportion of personal investments of citizens from social safety net nations naturally differ from those of Americans who must fund our own retirements, at least those in the middle and upper incomes.

Simply put, a $50 K investor might take a medium to large risk to make an extra $50 K. But a $1 million investor would not need to take much risk at all and just collect the same $50 K. Better yet, $1 million investors can put half away in low risk assets and attempt a to hit a homerun ball with the other half. The small wallet "investor" simply has less to lose but also less ways to profit.

As another has said, first guy is a lottery player.

By the same token someone who is richer than your friends can afford to be in cash getting 5% or have their money tied up in businesses or real estate. That concept is part of the Zeitgiest as well. It could possibly even be more accurate.

[BobNSuzy]

Global index funds for people with your general knowledge level. You don't need to cherry pick and instead the market itself sort it out for you. Obviously you won't gain more than the others, but you won't lose more than the others either.

I'm a little surprised you're not talking about crypto. Are these guys too smart for you or are the barriers to entry too high?

In the US it seems that someone would be slightly better off to combine a USA Index fund with a international index fund to save on the expense fees. I imagine everyone has slightly different offerings.

[Escape Artist]

CCCP pigs also love their taqqiya. It seems to be trending nowadays.

The sad part of this comment, which is completely consistent with previous character flaws, is that the response to being ridiculously wrong is rather than to simply recognize an error, he simply doubles down on ignorance between CCCP / CCP and thinks it's actually comical. Instead, proceeding with ignorance just reinforces foolish pride. Same routine with dating supermodel claims: I did. I never said I did. Quoted saying he did, deflects, denies. All roads lead to Bullshit City.

But no, Russian CCCP sleeper cells are not trending. They have been practicing this since the Cold War over half a century ago. Welcome to 2024.

And yes, I've told you I'm too lazy to trade stocks. I'm in it for the long haul. Since there are good reasons for that, which I won't go into here. You wouldn't be smart enough to understand it. Intel is a good short term play, a great medium term play and a fantastic long term play. Well, compared to other sectors it is fantastic in all categories. And I still think 2024 will double the stock price.

Yeah, a lot of name brand stocks will double this year. Mainstream "analysts" have already said that. Predicting big stock gains in an American election year, after the Fed has already announced monetary easing, when there is over $6 trillion dollars of cash sitting on the sidelines waiting for rate cuts, after a year when 75% of the S&P underperformed, wow, way to go out on a limb and predict big gains for a well known stock in a trendy sector during a year when monetary policies are expected to ease and most big names are expected to rebound after a year when they lagged behind the blue chips that carried the 2023 market. In other bold prediction news, northern Europe will be cold in February.

"Too lazy to trade stocks", then brags about specific stock picks. Brags about history of "investment" prowess but doesn't reveal that his gains were lottery type penny stocks. Then says he's in it for the long haul but only carries one stock, conveniently zero in 2022. The funny part about this "long haul" investor is he either lost all of it in 2021, foolishly closed out all positions in a single year and paid taxes on every single stock asset ever in his "portfolio" in one single tax year, or his profits were so unremarkable that there was no significant tax hit for selling all stocks. Either foolish or bullshit, hard to tell with this one. Bet on both.

At the end of the day, stock picks and strategies of a small wallet investor from a social safety net nation just wouldn't really apply to people with larger sums anyway. This forum has more American posters than any other nation, middle and upper class Americans. We must fund our own retirements so we invest with larger sums of money which also affords better investment options. Larger wallet Europeans should also understand. This guy makes it clear that he does not.

What is a common feature of the friends I have who are actually wealthy and smart investors? They hardly ever talk about it. The friends who are still trying to make it? They always want to talk about it. This guy hasn't made this simple observation. I imagine it would be hard to do so when you have no friends.

[Escape Artist]

CCCP pigs also love their taqqiya. It seems to be trending nowadays.

The sad part of this comment, which is completely consistent with previous character flaws, is that the response to being ridiculously wrong is rather than to simply recognize an error, he simply doubles down on ignorance between CCCP / CCP and thinks it's actually comical. Instead, proceeding with ignorance just reinforces foolish pride.

But no, Russian CCCP sleeper cells are not trending. They have been practicing this since the Cold War over half a century ago. Welcome to 2024.

And yes, I've told you I'm too lazy to trade stocks. I'm in it for the long haul. Since there are good reasons for that, which I won't go into here. You wouldn't be smart enough to understand it. Intel is a good short term play, a great medium term play and a fantastic long term play. Well, compared to other sectors it is fantastic in all categories. And I still think 2024 will double the stock price.

Yeah, a lot of name brand stocks will double this year. Mainstream "analysts" have already said that. Predicting big stock markets gains during an American election year, after the Fed have announced monetary easing when there is over $6 trillion dollars of cash sitting on the sideline waiting for rate cuts, after a year when 75% of the S&P underperformed, wow, way to go out on a limb and predict big gains for a well known stock in a trendy sector during a year when conditions are expect to ease and most big names are expected to rebound.

"Too lazy to trade stocks", then brags about specific stock picks. Brags about history "investment" prowess with penny stocks.

Keeps defending Intel stock pick when no one even criticized the stock itself. But bragging over 1 month gains that were lower than the ETF gain over the same time, Retarded, a failed attempt at self service.

The fact that you think you've got some special ability is the hilarious part. Bragging when you thought you did something amazing when it was't even average compared to peers is cringe.

At the end of the day, stock picks and strategies from a small wallet investor from a social safety net nation just wouldn't really apply to people with larger sums anyway. Retirement strategies, available investment tools used, and proportion of personal investments of citizens from social safety net nations naturally differ from those of Americans who must fund our own retirements, at least those in the middle and upper incomes.

Simply put, a $50 K investor might take a medium to large risk to make an extra $50 K. But a $1 million investor would not need to take much risk at all and just collect the same $50 K. Better yet, $1 million investors can put half away in low risk assets and attempt a to hit a homerun ball with the other half. The small wallet "investor" simply has less to lose but also less ways to profit.

As another has said, first guy is a lottery player.

[Ararat]

And yes, I've told you I'm too lazy to trade stocks. I'm in it for the long haul. Since there are good reasons for that, which I won't go into here. You wouldn't be smart enough to understand it. Intel is a good short term play, a great medium term play and a fantastic long term play. Well, compared to other sectors it is fantastic in all categories. And I still think 2024 will double the stock price.

Global index funds for people with your general knowledge level. You don't need to cherry pick and instead the market itself sort it out for you. Obviously you won't gain more than the others, but you won't lose more than the others either.

I'm a little surprised you're not talking about crypto. Are these guys too smart for you or are the barriers to entry too high?

[Pistons]

And yes, I've told you I'm too lazy to trade stocks. I'm in it for the long haul. Since there are good reasons for that, which I won't go into here. You wouldn't be smart enough to understand it. Intel is a good short term play, a great medium term play and a fantastic long term play. Well, compared to other sectors it is fantastic in all categories. And I still think 2024 will double the stock price.

[Pistons]

CCCP pigs also love their taqqiya. It seems to be trending nowadays.

[Pistons]

Bahahaha, how's the hiding information specifically from me going? You make no damn sense you damn fool.

If I told you, it would defeat its purpose.

[Escape Artist]

I wouldn't mind others here to buy and make money. Just not you.

Bahahaha, how's the hiding information specifically from me going? You make no damn sense you damn fool.

Regardless, the point as it has been all along, what retard brags stock pick gains over a period when it can't even outperform an ETF that holds it as a majority 12% position? You're a fraud and a fool who just lies about half the shit you post, the other half is shit that you've actually fooled yourself into thinking is actually true you big, broke, ugly dummy.

And now we see more bullshit on other topics coming back, taqiyya? You do realize people fan just google definitions rught? Fuck, can you just stop making up random stories like a third grade child? Do you have that little actual worth in life that nothing that comes out of your mouth can ever be a rational truth or do you enjoy tricking a random every so often into thinking that you're an actual functional human being?

How sad is it for someone to seek validation and self worth on a hooker forum.

[Pistons]

The anti semittism in europe is growing on the backs of Muslims creating fake AI generated images and making up fictiscious stories from inside Gaza. Makes me wonder what happens next. It has been Arab ideology and politics for 70 years to refuse taking in immigrants from other Arab countries. Forcing them to move to Europe instead. With the idea to one day in the future create false news from the Israeli conflict. This is ingrained in Islam and called taqiyya.

Now AI is a helping hand to them, and there are no strict laws against this use of fake AI news propaganda. Especially in regards to wars, this should be on the global UN agenda. If not, then it looks like it could escalate in both the middle east, Europe and even the USA. Such wars would weaken the west so that China would attack Taiwan. All due to weak UN policies against fake AI news. On top of this we have elections this year's, and the doors are wide open for the use of fake AI news propaganda in regards to that too.

Make what you want of that. But if international laws are not made in the next 6 months, more ammo stocks might be the way to go. So, there you have another stock tip from me. Cheers!