Banks can gamble your savings again

[beats me]

Yup. Congress passed it and Obama is expected to give his “Fuck yes!” stamp. But hey, 2008 was like ions ago and who can really remember what happened back then. Nobody is hurting for money to play with right now more than banks, and nobody is more deserving I might add.

This is probably news to many but this is what happens when we busy ourselves getting outraged over a handful of police killings like they are an epidemic. But in fairness you probably are more likely to get shot by a cop than have a savings account.

[TomViolenz]

I'm sure many are like me and have the capability to be outraged about several things at the same time

In fact I can hardly remember the last time I wasn't outraged about the state of the world and the human race in general

But I believe constant outrage is just called bitterness and the lack of hope for change cynism

But here have a cat dressed as Santa:

[beats me]

It’s true. Your ability to juggle many outrages is unparalleled. Although I think outrage sometimes bleeds into topics that don’t deserve it. When in doubt, outrage?

[beats me]

Speaking of savings, for every $1,000 I put in savings I get $0.01. WTF is that? Really the only point of savings at this point is partitioning some money outside your checking so it looks neat, but it certainly isn’t earning you anything.

I recently saw a doc on the economy and the Great Depression and it said one of the few rich who got out before the market crashed was Joe Kennedy. He said he realized it was time to get out when the guy who shined his shoes was investing. In other words stock market investment isn’t for everybody and yet it has become about the only means for people to save for retirement. That’s some scary shit.

[TomViolenz]

It’s true. Your ability to juggle many outrages is unparalleled. Although I think outrage sometimes bleeds into topics that don’t deserve it. When in doubt, outrage?

Hey come on man
Didn't you see the cute cat?!

I'm really trying here to end my posts on a high note

[derzai]

Speaking of savings, for every $1,000 I put in savings I get $0.01. WTF is that? Really the only point of savings at this point is partitioning some money outside your checking so it looks neat, but it certainly isn’t earning you anything.

I recently saw a doc on the economy and the Great Depression and it said one of the few rich who got out before the market crashed was Joe Kennedy. He said he realized it was time to get out when the guy who shined his shoes was investing. In other words stock market investment isn’t for everybody and yet it has become about the only means for people to save for retirement. That’s some scary shit.

stockmarkets is long term. that is what they told me.

i have never heard of joe kennedy, will google him.

if it is really exponential, then we are too early in the curve i am afraid.

[TomViolenz]

^it's all in where you draw the trendline.
There are many alternative ways to draw it that would not make it look exponential, but linear or even decreasing. Making the wild upswings just exceptions.

Humans are good in pattern recognition. Sometimes too good.

[H20nly]

that's not a stock market trend line, that's a reversed kick waveform.

[beats me]

So the vast majority of people are supposed to look at the stock market as a long term investment, possibly the only investment they have access to, sit and wait and probably live frugally hoping it will all work out in the long haul.

Meanwhile the rich who don't need the money use the same institution like a casino to make a quick buck fueled by their own speculative bullshit and every so many years lose all the money invested by those who were told to sit and wait.

Do you think if the VC firms that pumped hundreds of millions of dollars into Facebook were told that they would have to wait 20 years to see their money back with a modest profit they would still kick down the money? Fuck no!

FUCK.

NO.

[H20nly]

waveforms with more cowbell increase the index.

[smutek]

....and Obama is expected to give his “Fuck yes!” stamp....

It's funny too, that people still call him "socialist" and "marxist" and shit.

I fell for the "Hope" bullshit the first time around, and "the stakes are too high to vote third party" the second go around.

What a complete and absolute disappointment this guy has been.

[eyeknow]

Yup. Congress passed it and Obama is expected to give his “Fuck yes!” stamp. But hey, 2008 was like ions ago and who can really remember what happened back then. Nobody is hurting for money to play with right now more than banks, and nobody is more deserving I might add.

This is probably news to many but this is what happens when we busy ourselves getting outraged over a handful of police killings like they are an epidemic. But in fairness you probably are more likely to get shot by a cop than have a savings account.

[eyeknow]

that's not a stock market trend line, that's a reversed kick waveform.

And that is a problem because.........?

[derzai]

in spite of all the whining, 2014 was a good year to have made some money on the stock exchange.

[derzai]

^it's all in where you draw the trendline.
There are many alternative ways to draw it that would not make it look exponential, but linear or even decreasing. Making the wild upswings just exceptions.

Humans are good in pattern recognition. Sometimes too good.

regression techniques.

of course a kid from the kindergarten or me afther having had some white widow could easily draw some other line in it.