Ron_Artest

Yes, I see the 2.2% return for the hedge fund guy, but why would you think I'm defending the hedge fund guy in a bet with Buffett? Where have I stated that hedge funds offer a better return that indices?

Do you have any thoughts on how the meeting is going to go or do you just want want to go for the personal attacks? There is a whole thread about gutterboy's cognitive decline where you can insult me all you like, why do it in every thread?

Where did I argue against Buffett? Where did I argue against index investing? You're hysterical. You do this all the time. You can't read or comprehend very well. You make up posts that you think people said and then post a zillion laughing emojis and a trophy saying you won. But you are once again, wrong. I have never invested in a hedge fund, I'm not wealthy enough to be able to invest in hedge funds, I have no interest in investing in hedge funds, people who do invest in hedge funds don't put everything they have in them. Your whole basis is fantasy. Go ahead and tell me you love my third grade summaries, say that I'm triggered, and run away, like you always do when you post a bunch of gibberish and get called out on it and humiliated.

OK so now you've switch from the goal is to beat the market to now the goal is to make money. Which is the point you're trying to argue? Stick to one.

Feel free to correct me, but I know you can't, which is why you just throw insults and run away.

The usual suspects don't wanna talk about this, just throw insults.

Wholesale prices rose far more than expected in July, providing a potential sign that inflation is still a threat to the U.S. economy, a Bureau of Labor Statistics report Thursday showed. The producer price index, which measures final demand goods and services prices, jumped 0.9% on the month, compared to the Dow Jones estimate for a 0.2% gain. It was the biggest monthly gain since June 2022. Excluding food and energy prices, core PPI rose 0.9% against the forecast for 0.3%. Excluding food, energy and trade services, the index was up 0.6%, the biggest gain since March 2022. On an annual basis, headline PPI increased 3.3%, the biggest 12-month move since February and well above the Fed’s 2% inflation target. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/14/ppi-inflation-report-july-2025-.html

What are you talking about 2.2% returns? I would never be happy with that. It's lower than inflation.

treasuries rose giving pause to the idea of a rate cut.

Not always. Like any actively managed fund, the goals can vary. Some try to beat the market, others are capital preservation, but many are looking for low beta returns. They are called hedge funds because they using hedging strategies to protect downside risk, sometime sacrificing upside risk. Wealthy investors will diversify with hedge funds for the allure to get a high return but also for the safety of avoiding downside risk. If you're not familiar with hedging you can google it. For hedge funds whose strategy is higher return that indices, the managers have to be really really good, because the fees are high, 2% base plus upwards to 20% of profit. That's one of the reasons why most hedge funds don't beat indices as someone else pointed out. You've probably never even talked to a hedge fund manager. You should probably educate yourself before you call people the r-word in the future.

A majority of Americans think Trump knew some (27%) or a lot (44%) about the sex crimes committed by Epstein against underage girls before investigations into Epstein began; only 8% say he knew nothing about them

You support America giving Russia rare earth minerals because they invaded another country and continue to murder and rape women and children. How do live with yourself?

2024 Maga: ATH in the market doesn't mean anything, economy is sh1t. 2025 Maga: economy is great! Market is soaring!

Another source https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/08/13/trump-to-present-minerals-deal-to-putin-in-alaska/ Would you be surprised? Not me. American first.

Trump is going to offer Putin minerals from Alaska in exchange for peace. Wow. https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/trump-to-offer-putin-minerals-deal-in-exchange-1755113861.html

They charged sub guy with assault. Fock these fascists.

Also if you wanna tout Warren buffet, bro is sitting on a pile of cash and saying this market is way over bought. https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/207-warren-buffett-indicator-says-065100545.html

Hedge funds aren't built to beat the index long term you dope. It's literally in the name, hedge.

Hedge funds dumping US Equities https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-01/hedge-funds-dump-us-stocks-seeing-risks-as-tariff-woes-linger

Of course he was.

It might be a good time to dial back risk if you have any short term needs yes.

Coming from the guy who posts swastikas. Means a lot.

Can you provide me some actual details of all these companies that left and are now coming back investing billions? Or foreign countries flocking to the US as a result of trade deals? Maybe I'm misinformed. I haven't seen anything that you are talking about. Please enlighten me. I'll just add, in case you are frantically googling, I know this is what Donald Trump says, but it's not true. He's senile old fool who lies about everything. You're just repeating his lies.

Guess what, he caved. TACO

I never took all of my money out of the market I took some of the market to pay for college and add to the emergency fund, making 4.3%. No regrets. I have plenty still invested.