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Go aeiou said:
KO has been one of Warren Buffets largest holdings for years. His longest holding, since 1988.
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PEP seems like the better company. Coke is a better product IMO, but Pepsi also has Lay’s and Quaker. Plus they used to own Yum’s predecessor (Tri-con). Coke was into movie production 35 years ago (Columbia Pictures). Coca-Cola does have an impressive branding, bottling, and distribution system although much of the bottling/distribution is under separate ownership. Coca-Cola is also dabbling in alcohol.
 
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What are some good alternatives to the .01% MM sweeps for cash? I guess an ETF rather than a mutual fund so that cash can be accessed quickly if wanting to move it to equities. The sweep money is available immediately. Short duration ETFs would require a sell to get the cash over to a sweep account. Mutual funds require overnight settlement.

This is a new E*trade account. I’d like to find a large short duration/money market ETF. SHV is only a $2.6B market cap. BIL is $2.14B. VGSH is only $327M. There must be something much larger to park cash and expect to earn 2 or 3% if it’s not touched.
 
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Sure have to wonder about the securities in the red with most everything on fire this morning. LMT, LDOS, VSCO, KR, and SCHW for me. I’d guess KR could be running into trouble with the merger, the defense companies must be having hostilities simmering down. VSCO probably has too much competition and other headwinds (staffing, store upkeep, inventories). Great to be long HD, BLK, and other names though.
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
Sure have to wonder about the securities in the red with most everything on fire this morning. LMT, LDOS, VSCO, KR, and SCHW for me. I’d guess KR could be running into trouble with the merger, the defense companies must be having hostilities simmering down. VSCO probably has too much competition and other headwinds (staffing, store upkeep, inventories). Great to be long HD, BLK, and other names though.
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Hold LMT. They are going to do extremely well in 2023. Especially if the Ukraine conflict continues throughout the year.

I also hold LDOS in high regard.

Not a fan of VSCO or KR (union leads to high prices for that business). Banking ain't my bag...SCHW
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
Sure have to wonder about the securities in the red with most everything on fire this morning. LMT, LDOS, VSCO, KR, and SCHW for me. I’d guess KR could be running into trouble with the merger, the defense companies must be having hostilities simmering down. VSCO probably has too much competition and other headwinds (staffing, store upkeep, inventories). Great to be long HD, BLK, and other names though.
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It is Some of my least volatile stocks that are down: K, RCL, CVS, WFC
 
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Go aeiou said:
It is Some of my least volatile stocks that are down: K, RCL, CVS, WFC
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For most part, my defense and health are down. Looks like the big money made a bee-line for the ole FAANG gang type stocks.

We going back to summer of 2020?....WOOOOOO!! If in doubt, load the Apple and Microsoft. Oracle report yesterday was about average. Google still gonna win. Meta and Netflix....not so much.
 
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If you aren't into geek, here is the 90 day delay of Vanguard Information Technolgy (VITAX)

I think NVDA (gaming) will slow. And, the Intel bet is probably a 5-year play. Cisco is beat down, but recovering fairly fast.

But, the other seven are gold once J-Pow calls off the dogs.

Name Symbol % Assets
Apple IncAAPL19.58%
Microsoft CorpMSFT16.53%
NVIDIA CorpNVDA4.22%
Visa Inc Class AV3.16%
Mastercard Inc Class AMA2.76%
PayPal Holdings IncPYPL2.76%
Adobe IncADBE2.39%
Intel CorpINTC1.94%
Salesforce.com IncCRM1.91%
Cisco Systems IncCSCO1.90%
 
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Jax_Vol said:
Hold LMT. They are going to do extremely well in 2023. Especially if the Ukraine conflict continues throughout the year.
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Oh, I’ll never sell LMT. At least not the shares that I received as a minor. Added more 2 years ago that is up about 25% that I could part with. But those probably will stay with me forever as well. The 2.5% dividend is pretty safe with almost a 2x coverage ratio.

I’m also long LDOS, SAIC, RTX, PLTR, and HWM (not as much a defense company as the others). Palintir is struggling to gain traction, but I like the concept. I might add Gee Dee or Harris or Northrop or even BA at some point. We’re good at blowing **** up.
 
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Jax_Vol said:
If you aren't into geek, here is the 90 day delay of Vanguard Information Technolgy (VITAX)

I think NVDA (gaming) will slow. And, the Intel bet is probably a 5-year play. Cisco is beat down, but recovering fairly fast.

But, the other seven are gold once J-Pow calls off the dogs.

Name Symbol % Assets
Apple IncAAPL19.58%
Microsoft CorpMSFT16.53%
NVIDIA CorpNVDA4.22%
Visa Inc Class AV3.16%
Mastercard Inc Class AMA2.76%
PayPal Holdings IncPYPL2.76%
Adobe IncADBE2.39%
Intel CorpINTC1.94%
Salesforce.com IncCRM1.91%
Cisco Systems IncCSCO1.90%
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I have some shares of 7 of those. No V (although it’s on my current primary watch list), MSFT (except indirectly through about every fund that I own), and Adobe. I don’t understand ADBE, but I bet it is essential for every large company to be their customer.
 
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Jax_Vol said:
For most part, my defense and health are down. Looks like the big money made a bee-line for the ole FAANG gang type stocks.

We going back to summer of 2020?....WOOOOOO!! If in doubt, load the Apple and Microsoft. Oracle report yesterday was about average. Google still gonna win. Meta and Netflix....not so much.
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Hmmm, my health: RGEN .5%, JNJ 1%, MRNA 22%, CNSP 2%
 
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Jax_Vol said:
Hold LMT. They are going to do extremely well in 2023. Especially if the Ukraine conflict continues throughout the year.

I also hold LDOS in high regard.

Not a fan of VSCO or KR (union leads to high prices for that business). Banking ain't my bag...SCHW
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I probably would have ditched VSCO years ago if it wasn’t such a bookkeeping cluster ****. I owned The Limited, and then added VS directly, ditched the various spin offs (ANF for one). It’s not a big position so I just let it be. I think they sell a lot of candles and other smelly stuff now.
 
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I love Financials and there are a bunch of them wayyy off of their highs right now. I’m thinking big banks right now. C. BAC. JPM. GS. Also MS and some regionals like Truist, Regions, 5th/3rd. Also CME, CBOE, and ICE. I’m on the fence about dipping into IBKR. Have had SCHW for several years but don’t expect to add to that position. At least until Ameritrade is fully integrated.

I also like the transaction names. MA. V. PYPL. SQ.
 
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Go aeiou said:
Hmmm, my health: RGEN .5%, JNJ 1%, MRNA 22%, CNSP 2%
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Yea, I have a different segment of health...the big providers. United Health roup, Humania, Elevance.

Moderna is up 22%. What in the world? Short short short. That CEO doctor prick always dumps huge volumes on to big jumps/
 
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Jax_Vol said:
Yea, I have a different segment of health...the big providers. United Health roup, Humania, Elevance.

Moderna is up 22%. What in the world? Short short short. That CEO doctor prick always dumps huge volumes on to big jumps/
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promising new cancer vaccine.
I first bought MRNA @$16 very early when they went public and had no products. New technology. I sold almost all of it at $69 and $300.
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
I have some shares of 7 of those. No V (although it’s on my current primary watch list), MSFT (except indirectly through about every fund that I own), and Adobe. I don’t understand ADBE, but I bet it is essential for every large company to be their customer.
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I'll let one of the younger guys explain Adobe. But, yes..in the business world, every pc has Adobe. They carved themselves out a great niche around Microsoft. If you ever see a .pdf file, that is Adobe. We use it to sign approvals on a variety of forms and documents. It is a must have. Adobe can lock up a document such that it can't be modified. For example, most resumes are created in Word, but saved in Adobe. Whenever PC sales are up, Adobe does very well.
 
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Go aeiou said:
promising new cancer vaccine.
I first bought MRNA @$16 very early when they went public and had no products. New technology. I sold almost all of it at $69 and $300.
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Yes, I did very well with BioNTech which was / is the MRNA competitor. Also in and out of MRNA.

If you want a good short for 2023, NVAX is one. Terrible CEO named Stan. Doubt they are still in business for Dec 2023.
 
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Jax_Vol said:
Yes, I did very well with BioNTech which was / is the MRNA competitor. Also in and out of MRNA.

If you want a good short for 2023, NVAX is one. Terrible CEO named Stan. Doubt they are still in business for Dec 2023.
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Yeah NVAX gets my vote for worst run company. All talk!!!!!!!
 
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