John Hjorth

There is nothing wrong with investing in bonds, as so and such. The issue here is the mere topic title : "Where are you getting high yields on cash?", In the meaning confusing "high yields on cash" [related to risk] with investing in bonds [related to risk]. Like being invited to a BBQ, asking the host : "What are we having?" - Answer from the host : "You."

Then there is the Copycat Contender and Competitor : Kamado Joe. - - - o 0 o - - - Any comments from my fellow CoBF members? -A big thank you so far to all CoBF contributors in this topic.

Thank you very much to all participants so far in this topic for your contributions. Your posts are the contrary to scaring me away from these products! Interesting read across cultures, I think! -Please keep them coming, thank you!

I got this reply from the Fintweetosphere,- I'm surprised by reading of a quality issue with products from this brand and company, actual pricing taken into consideration :

So much for that, @Saluki - the trade off / alternative between showing off with a grill or [even] larger stock positions [- without showing off -] among CoBF members. We both know the answers to that. But then there is also the element of passion to BBQ [that to me trespasses every limit of rationality]. My late little brother was an avid hunter, also devoted to fishing, he allways had a grill handy when he was out hunting or fishing. Also a niece of mine is married to a man, who actually grills [coal based only, Weber tools only] all year around. A bit kinky, if you ask me, but this is not about my personal sexual preferences. Only one place to order these thingies / products here in Denmark according to the website, and really expensive, verging to obscene. Here, I'm just trying to get some sense of the utility of the products. As also @gfp has implied above, there is an element of culture to grilling and BBQ, that I suppose varies wildly, as with food in general.

Somehow, you're my kind of guy here, @gfp, Here is a screen shot of the Weber Smokey Joe - from the Danish part of the Weber website today, that we have in our front garden yard, to use, when we are nobody but the two of us BBQing - It resides on a small wooden table normally used as a pot plant stand, to get it up in operational height : I'm not an engineer, but I think I can acknowledge when I have something truly outstanding in my hands related to engineering. The number of components, including screews and wingbolts are optimized the heck out of this product to the absolute minimum! It's so fascininating! Several components then have dual purposes / functions.

Thank you, @gfp, much appreciated. Here in our household, we already have two grills, that actually works fine for us. One - a tiny one - in our front garden yard [the front garden yard fairly good shielded, to keep it private], and a bigger one at the patio in the back yard and main garden]. Brand Weber - and those actually fulfill our needs. So to me, it reads so I perceive it as the concept of "luxury" has hit BBQ, too - if I'm not totally mistaken here. - - - o 0 o - - - Edit: Whoa!, Was posting without seeing all posts after @gfps above. Will get back here in this topic.

Anyone here on CoBF with experience, comments, recommendations etc. about products from this company? Big Green Egg.

On weaponizing food : The Conversation [June 21st 2022] : Starving civilians is an ancient military tactic, but today it’s a war crime in Ukraine, Yemen, Tigray and elsewhere, & The Conversation [July 19th 2023] : Why Russia pulled out of its grain deal with Ukraine – and what that means for the global food system.

Many years ago - but a few years after leaving university - I met again with an acquaintance from the university years, at a party, set up by our common friend, to have a good time together with a lot of folks, where we all knew each other, more or less, based on speciality. So I asked him - openly - to start a conversation with him - how and what he was doing. He was then the Danish head af sales for CompaQ. [Much to my surprice, I spend more time at the university, while he left with a B.Sc., while I continued to get the M.Sc., to become a Danish CPA [M.Sc. in auditing mandatory here locally]. I still remember him at certain written exams [those were always on Mondays] meeting in timely, but sleeping out major hangovers the first hour or so - taking a power nap! - before starting to do something! I was a bit baffled about his career progress compared to mine at that time, so I asked him : "What do you actually do in your job?" He answered me [semi-drunk, at the party, like me] : "Not much. I keep close track on all the sales reps. referring to me. From time to time, I'm in the field, too, - selling a bit." Then he told me he as part of his job description he also had these regularly not so pleasant conversations with his subordinate reps that were lagging on performance. He told me he had basically and only two alternatives under these talks : 1. Firing the employeé. 2. To put a part of his own personal orders on top of the [lagging ] orders of the employeé, with the comment : " For me to have success, you need to have success!" - - - o 0 o - - - The first name of your personal sales reps. may be Warren, Charles, Prem, Jorge, or whatever, the last name may be Wallenberg or Lundberg, or whatever. We have the privilege to fire them all immediately - without even giving notice. To continue to do nothing successfully, we need to choose our reps. wisely. Easy to say, hard to do.

Gents, Pardon me, but projecting the actual situation here in Europe with regard to Russia and Ukraine as of now into a discussion of a comparative analysis of past and incumbent US Presidential stupidity is actually to me a bit entertaining, to say the least. The majority of the fools, not reacting timely, sufficent and with measured and appropriate responses, are on the other side of the Atlantic pond, I would say. Thank you for your support in these times.

Is this consideration gravity related?

Tweet by Kevin Carperter about it [I haven't checked if the observation is correct, while I certainly expect it to be so, based on the identity of the author].

The way I personally perceive the total situation as of now from all my steady ongoing reading here, there and everywhere, is that the above is about right. And from a Western politics point of view, it's a disgrace, a scandal and just so embarrassing. The perils of democracy [yes, democracy also has a back of the coin, perhaps several more, - one of them being it's inefficient, slow, and cumbersome!], perhaps combined with bureaucracy, again combined with NATO organizational bloat makes efficicient execution almost impossible. It's so frustrating to be an observer to this. *shaking head* The long range Cruise missiles made available to Ukraine will be a game changer going forward, if used intelligently. The next step to up the ante I speculate will be to include donated F16 fighters from the West to Ukraine in the the combat actions - oh wait ! : Training of Ukrainian pilots in flying this has not started yet!

@MCR, It's basically about geriatric-related loss of functional capacity - here, the loss of muscle mass and strength in your legs. According to @gfp [upsteam in this very topic] Mr. Buffett has been training to keep going / walking - literaly. This geriatric decline is a fact for all of us - one can postpone it by physical exercise - eventually, it will get us all, for the majority of us, likely before we each individually pass away. If you start using a golf cart to do the 18 holes on a golf court, it will take short time, and you'll never be able again to walk the whole playground again, because walking the 18 holes is what keeps you able to walk the 18 holes. Stop doing something like that at high age, and you'll never be able to do it again, because the struggle to get to 'the path to getting back to past greatness' increases with your age, and is gradually verging to becoming impossible. The tear of time is relentless for us human beings. It must be of female gender, I think, because it's a bitch, without exceptions.

So much for retaliation for international seizure of Russian oligarchs assets - naturally it has political consequences, that seem to hit - more or less - to misfire, by logic based on actual opportunity, not in any way based on logic : Reuters [July 16th 2023] : Moscow takes control of Russian subsidiary of Danone and Carlsberg's stake in brewer.

Buffett Sun Valley gossip : New York Post [July 13th 2023] : Warren Buffett’s wife grumbles about $4 coffee at Sun Valley. It's great to have a cost conscious life companion. I just hope Mr. Buffett is well.

Here we go again - 'same procedure as last year': Politico [July 12th 2023] : Ukraine warns key Russian gas supply to Europe will be cut. Counter measures from Western Europe : Baltic Pipe : Delivering Norwegian gas to Eastern Europe [mentioned by me upstream in this topic], Danish Tyra Gas field coming online again after redevelopment, expencted now January 2024. Continued shift away from gas to other energy sources. I have no idea how this is going to play out. Likely it will harm both Russia and the NATO member states in Europe in varying degrees.

@jasonw1, I assume from your starting post that you are a US citizen. Is that assumption correct?

John : Q : How do I invest succesfully for the long term? Bard : A : Here are some tips on how to invest successfully for the long term: Get your finances in order. Before you can invest for the long term, you need to know how much money you have to invest. You also need to make sure that you have enough money saved for your short-term goals, such as an emergency fund or a down payment on a house. Know your time horizon. How long do you plan to invest your money? If you're investing for the long term, you can afford to take on more risk. But if you need the money in the near future, you'll need to invest in more conservative assets. Pick a strategy and stick with it. There are many different investment strategies out there. Do some research to find one that's right for you and your risk tolerance. Then, stick with it, even when the market is volatile. Understand investing risks. No investment is without risk. But the long term is a long time, and over time, the risks of the stock market tend to average out. As long as you stay invested, you're likely to come out ahead. Diversify well. Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Spread your money across different asset classes, such as stocks, bonds, and real estate. This will help to reduce your risk. Rebalance your portfolio regularly. As your investments grow, you'll need to rebalance your portfolio to make sure that it still meets your risk tolerance and investment goals. Don't panic sell. When the market takes a downturn, it's tempting to sell your investments. But if you panic sell, you'll likely sell at a loss. Instead, stay calm and ride out the storm. Here are some examples of long-term investments: Stocks: Stocks are shares of ownership in a company. Over the long term, stocks have historically outperformed other asset classes. Bonds: Bonds are loans that you make to a company or government. Bonds are generally considered to be less risky than stocks, but they also offer lower returns. Real estate: Real estate can be a great long-term investment, but it's important to do your research and understand the risks involved. Mutual funds: Mutual funds are baskets of stocks or bonds that are managed by a professional. Mutual funds can be a good way to diversify your portfolio and reduce your risk. ETFs: ETFs are similar to mutual funds, but they trade on an exchange like stocks. ETFs can be a good way to get exposure to a particular asset class or index. Investing for the long term can be a great way to grow your wealth. But it's important to do your research and understand the risks involved. By following these tips, you can increase your chances of success.

Both parts are somewhat stuck in this warfare, generating desperation in the situation on both sides. Ukraine is desperate, because it would be run over if not for the support by the NATO and G7 countries. No need to complicate things here.

@Xerxes, Nothing you posted above was about your in casu skin in the game. Please let it go, as I will from here.

@Xerxes, You simply don't discuss in this topic, as if you have some skin in this game [, which is to you as a Canadian citizen as a fact at the most by now indirect and immaterial]. To me, the only thing to change this attitude of yours and wake you up would be an agression from the North from Russia, over the North Pole. I'm not going to spend time to comment on similar posts from you in this topic going forward. I'll leave it here.

So what, @Xerxes ? Like talking about running what into the ground? Putin is 71 years old. The stock that has already killed him has the ticker $RUSSIA.

The ramifications for Russia in the future will become severe for its population, allmost beyond imagination, a melting icecube, gradually disintegrating and collapsing into a hellhole where noboday wants to stay or live, untill a material change in tracjectory for the future is set, based on demands for such changes by the incumbent population [by demands for societal reforms, uproar, revolution, coup d'état, civil war etc.] Statista [July 12th 2023] : Male and female population in Russia as of January 1, 2022, by age group (in millions) I don't think I have to explain anything to anyone a member here CoBF about how to interpret these statistics, related to @Vikings comments above, combined with thinking about what has happened to the graph since January 1st 2022. A turnaround, that is so far from even beginning to look like a turnaround, long way ahead just to begin looking like a turnaround, after which it actually has to become turnaround, that actually turns.