For The Archives, Part 1 -- September 25, 2024

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SPLIT! Are you kidding me? Never saw this on my bingo card. And why is my best source of news for "stuff" like this only on Reddit? Link here. 

Problem: lots of misinformation on Reddit, but can easily be fact-checked. Schwab splitting many / all of its ETFs? But the headline right now: SCHD -- 3:1 split. Effective October 10, 2024. Shouldn't mean a thing for (most) investors? Lots of discussion about buying fractional shares of ETFs. All I can say is this: if you can't afford to buy a single share of $25/share ETF maybe ... link here.

Vaccinated: for the record, received my annual Covid-19 and my annual "flu" shot today.

Indicted: NYC Mayor Eric Adams indicted on federal charge.

Depressed? Consumer confidence fell last month -- CNBC. Whatever happened to Prozac nation? ".... the memoir's "self-pitying passages make the reader want to shake the author, and remind her that there are far worse fates than growing up during the '70s in New York and going to Harvard."

Confused:

Streamed! Spend some time on this graphic. Speaks volumes. Look at the small piece that Disney has. Lots of opportunity for growth. I expect this chart to look a lot different ten years from now. 

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The Book Page

Colossus: Bletchley Park's Greatest Secret, Paul Gannon, c. 2006.

I just finished  Geniuses At War: Bletchley Park, Colossus, and the Dawn of the Digital Age, David A. Price, c. 2021. David A Price recommended Colossus. 

Already started reading. Yes, if this is your genre, this book needs to be on your bookshelf.

Too detailed? Yes, but that's what I wanted.