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Of COURSE! Stonx and Bonds! With a small amount entrusted to the Banksters!

They'll have him no matter what. The Great Taking is shaping up to be A Thing.

Of course, he don't need no Pet Rocks...
 
searcher said:
I have $300,000 ... I am 73 years old and I am still working at my own business... I want safe returns. I’m not sure when I’ll need the money, but I’ll likely need to access some of it within a year or two.
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If you can continue working at your own business, that is the best return. For "passive" income, forget it. Take your pension, SS, or whatever you get and spend it on your happiness today. The idea of investing your money with other people for high returns is a gone. It is a lie. Do not send your money to liars. There is NO high return for your money. NONE! You can use your money to build your business or use your money to buy enjoyment now before you have to face life review.
 
Isn't all that paper gonna be lovely once the Everything Collapse works through?

Let's face it. Returns on investment, of the kind we'd expected to see for 200 years now, are impossible. Our money is being debased faster than businesses, even MIC crony-businesses, can grow.

All there is left to do, is PRESERVE wealth. Yup...that way. PMs.
 
Just some fft.

You think Iran is only about oil? No, it's also about your dinner table.​

Four chokeholds are squeezing investor portfolios. Here's what to do before your grocery bill proves it in October.

One-third of the world's seaborne fertilizer trade passes through the Strait of Hormuz.

American farmers are making planting decisions now that determine what you'll pay for beef, bread, chicken and other staples in six months.

A fertilizer crisis, a tariff wall and a $1.4 trillion interest bill walk into a bar. The bartender says, "We don't serve your kind here." They sit down anyway. Order drinks. Start a tab.

The bartender is your investment portfolio.

More:

 
Remember what the Nooze Lie industry...IS. If it bleeds, it leads...and for a generation, now, they've been taking government money to push Narratives and stir up panic.

So, is this fertilizer crisis gonna be a real thing? Logic says it will. Past experience with the Media Propaganda industry, says, no, this is the flavor of the day. This is National Enquirer showing us how aliens landed and have found Elvis in his hideout.

So...my guess is, crop yields will be down a bit. Probably the corporate farms will be working grey-market sources to get their extra-toxic synthetic fertilizers, and the traditional family farmers will go through another round of culling. The Amish and Hutterites will be unaffected - as usual.

Unless the Party of Government slaps Windfall Profit taxes on their crops, this fall.
 
Jennifer L

Are Your Annuities, Long-Term Care & Insurance Safe? The $849 Billion Private Credit Problem​

Apr 24, 2026 Diamond NestEgg Podcast | Jennifer and Markus Lammer
The $849 billion of private credit in annuities and insurance companies have regulators worried - what about you? And what can you do to protect yourself when you buy an annuity, or any other insurance product for that matter?
*Sources can be found in first pinned comment

Are Your Annuities, Long-Term Care & Insurance Safe? The $849 Billion
 

0% Treasuries vs $238,000 To Be Safe In Retirement? | Base & Boost Strategy​

May 10, 2026 Diamond NestEgg Podcast | Jennifer and Markus Lammer
0% Treasuries vs $238,000: which is better and for whom? How might you organize your portfolio to generate the income you need while not running out of money? And what role do Treasuries play vs other types of bonds and fixed-income-like investments?

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Jennifer L

Protecting Your S&P 500 Funds Against A Crash? Guaranteed Principal Protection With CPSM vs A FIA?​

May 24, 2026 Diamond NestEgg Podcast | Jennifer and Markus Lammer
How can you earn up to 6.05% to 9% while protecting your cash against a market crash/AI bubble? Is it possible to stay invested in the S&P 500 with guaranteed principal protection? The short answer is yes, and in today's video, we'll be covering how to do this with two popular choices - a structured protection ETF from Calamos (CPSM) - as well as a fixed indexed annuities (FIAs) - which might be better if you're worried about the next black swan crash?
*Sources can be found in first pinned comment

Protecting Your S&P 500 Funds Against A Crash? Guaranteed Principal Protection Wit
 
searcher said:
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I don't know how it ties (directly) into the thread topic...but OMFG, is he ever right.

SO much can be saved by just planning ahead, your day. People going to (insert brand name of favored quik-stop) to get a Coke, or a bottle of Vitamin Water, because they're dry.

I carry water in my cars. Used to carry it all the time on my motorcycle. It's not hard - see those 2-liter plastic Coke bottles that accumulate in your trash? Rinse them out - and fill them with tap water, or your favorite bulk-bought, filtered water.

They're tougher than anything. Freeze one, it won't split. Run over one with the car, and the cap will break off, but the bottle itself won't split or crack. You can put a couple of those on the floor of your car, and when you want water, THERE IT IS.

It fits nicely next to your Stanley thermos, filled with your preferred brand of home-brewed coffee.

Going out? Sure, part of the fun of a Saturday out, was lunch, or brunch, or breakfast somewhere. WE ARE BROKE, ALL OF US. You cannot AFFORD it. Eat at home. If that's not practical - pack a sandwich, or a hard-boiled egg, or a nutrition drink. But plan.

The railroad taught me this - with its chaotic work schedule, that often had me on trips over Christmas Day or other holidays where when I got to the hotel, there'd be no food, no coffee, no nothing. Often not even a clerk - keys left in an envelope.

Now, being newly-poor, these lessons in how to survive chaos, are paying off.
 
Jennifer L

$50 To $10,000 Cash Bonus | Top High Yield Savings & Brokerage Accounts From Morgan Stanley E-Trade​

Jun 5, 2026 #jenniferlammer #markuslammer #askjenandmarkus
An up to 8.73% APY cash bonus with a new brokerage account from Morgan Stanley’s E-Trade vs a cash bonus of up to $10,000, and what about a 4.00% HYSA locked-in for six months? Let's go through the top Morgan Stanley E-Trade bonus offers right now for new brokerage and high-yield savings accounts.

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SOURCES:

- https://www.etrade.com/
- https://www.marcus.com/
- https://www.vanguard.com/
- https://www.ishares.com/
 
***Note: Most members probably know this stuff. I enjoyed the vid, thought it was very well done and informative. I'm not posting as a "how to" - I'm posting it for anyone interested in the subject matter. I did watch it and I think that's the best way for this one but you can listen in one tab, play around the forum in a different tab if you prefer.

the full guide to investing in the military​

Jun 28, 2026
investing isn't complicated in the military, and this guide proves it.

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Get that app that tracks Vodka Nan's investment, and Squaw Warren's stock picks...and mirror those.

Done. You, too, can be a billionaire!

If I had the time of being younger, and could afford to risk money in securities (my fear is that the whole market explodes in short order, including the Corruptocrats' portfolios) then I'd be on this like flies on cow pies.
 
Jennifer L

Earn More With SGOV, BIL, VBIL, T-Bills Or Money Market Funds (VUSXX)?

Jul 2, 2026 #jenniferlammer #markuslammer #askjenandmarkus
Is SGOV better than BIL, VBIL, T-Bills & money market funds like VUSXX FZFXX & SNSXX? Which would we choose?

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SOURCES:
- https://www.ishares.com/us/products/314116/ishares-0-3-month-treasury-bond-etf
- https://www.fidelity.com
- https://www.schwab.com
- https://www.vanguard.com
- https://www.troweprice.com/en/us
- https://www.morningstar.com
- https://finance.yahoo.com/
 
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