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I hate/love to go there, but for this, I just wonder what was going on in their family dynamics - as well, what stuff was going behind the scenes in a seemingly peaceful and efficient business environment.

I checked my spouse's acct. Apparently she bought twice, 2020 and 2022. Not sure if I did anything to prompt the purchase. Mine was 2017. But could have been earlier, we both did some portfolio restructuring around that time to optimize for taxes. If it was earlier, probably not much earlier.

It was worth it!

can you describe the chatter? I must be misremembering something because I’m not aware of second.

Wow, got through to a live agent! What was wait time?

Is that a decent investing discussion space? Or only for narrow sector or stock dependent?

I find IBKR very very confusing and complicated. But I've only used Schwab, so it likely is just old man get off my lawn syndrome.

I don't know why but I couldn't buy ATZAF in IB.

which market/symbol?

SMCI?

Do (some) folks here fly first or business class on the regular? If so, what wealth level did it seem feasible? Apologies if it's been broached prior or elsewhere. For me, I guess aside from upgrades, I don't think I could do it on my own dime. But that might mean I'm not comfortable yet?

They didn't get hysterical enough.

Aritzia?

Has Oaktree Capital done this sort of thing prior? I don't think of them as buying whole businesses of this scale and keeping it long term. If my thinking is correct, they wouldn't seem like a proper fit.

There's signs turnaround is getting better?

Hard to say. But as regular user, I'm sure it's popularity/specialness is not common knowledge for unfamiliar/non users. I mentioned elsewhere that my spouse killed it against the SP500 in recent years, with partly her own stock selections. Things that I wouldn't want to own or I'd eternally be waiting for the right price, companies like Amex, Hilton, Home Depot, Aritizia, etc. So I kinda appreciate that she gives is curveball to our family portfolio. She's also kinda timid with position sizing, so her losers don't end up being so harmful.

I should have seriously considered RDDT, as a fairly regular user. Something special you like about it as current levels?

What's Royal Bank? A UK thing?

That's partly why I haven't sold my 2.2% position in ... okay, I don't have 2.2% in any non controlling corporation.

Also, presumably there is greater say in company with joint venture? Different degree of passivity?

I’m just glad I finally posted a day ago to be memorialized in the meme!

A lot of the ethnic weddings are meant for money making/transfer. Big party, getting bunch of cash/jewelry/valuables from certain relatives, and usually that's enough to subsidize a bunch of under-gifters (distant relatives, work friends, friends of relatives, etc). I miss going to weddings, primarily as a chance to see all the old friends/family folks. Now it's waiting for the younger folks to get to wedding age, hopefully I'll still be able to walk unassisted at that time.

Hahaha. That's what one of my buddies did. Unfortunately I was best man, and either my kids went or I couldn't be there.

Way smarter than the folks that say they can't go. Weddings is an unexpected tangent, just visiting for the most current two pages..