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The week's question
In March 2025, in the thread "Re: OT, out", Umm asked the members: "Do you think it is because America is made up of magical soil that makes businesses based in America magically profitable?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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All posts by bacon⎊Shrewdness 3
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Re: How to take $200,000/yr from a $2MM portfolio
baconRetirement Investing209/27/26
Re: Rebuilding at a potential bottom
baconRetirement Investing309/20/26
Re: call for more research
baconMechanical Investing-09/16/26
Re: The psychology of retiring - oft ignored
baconRetirement Investing-09/05/26
Re: Value, When to Buy- Confusion?
baconInvesting Beginners309/04/26
Re: SI Pro Rankings?
baconMechanical Investing407/19/26
SI Pro Rankings?
baconMechanical Investing207/18/26
Re: SI Pro Rankings 2026-06-19
baconMechanical Investing706/22/26
Re: Interested in an MI Survey?
baconMechanical Investing206/05/26
Re: Chart: timing with Nas100 RS screen
baconMechanical Investing305/31/26
Re: Cars, year one, no commuting
baconRetirement Investing103/17/26
Re: BCC Updated to 03/06/2026
baconMechanical Investing803/08/26
Re: NDX 100 Momentum Strategy - Code Repository
baconMechanical Investing103/07/26
Re: NDX 100 Momentum Strategy - Code Repository
baconMechanical Investing-03/07/26
Re: Most real life retirees don't take 4%
baconRetirement Investing203/07/26
Re: Aileen Cannon protects Trump...again
baconMechanical Investing702/23/26
Re: Iowans crying for joy
baconMechanical Investing901/31/26
Re: Iowans crying for joy
baconMechanical Investing501/30/26
Re: My new Program
baconMechanical Investing101/24/26
Re: new dervied Nasdaq100 weekly strategy
baconMechanical Investing201/18/26
Re: Signals
baconMechanical Investing501/13/26
Re: Opened HSA 2026
baconRetirement Investing-01/07/26
Re: Opened HSA 2026
baconRetirement Investing201/07/26
Re: Opened HSA 2026
baconRetirement Investing301/06/26
Re: OT: IBKR - SYEP
baconRetirement Investing112/25/25
Re: Rankings for 15Dec2025
baconMechanical Investing1512/23/25
Re: Portfolio for a 90 year old
baconRetirement Investing-12/06/25
Re: Life Insurance
baconInvesting Beginners111/27/25
Re: ESBD - Market re-entry proposal
baconMechanical Investing311/04/25
Re: 100% Stocks
baconRetirement Investing311/03/25
Re: 100% Stocks
baconRetirement Investing211/01/25
Re: 100% Stocks
baconRetirement Investing210/31/25
Re: Portfolio for a 90 year old
baconRetirement Investing110/12/25
Re: Rankings for 15Sep2025
baconMechanical Investing309/22/25
Re: Pure RS screen
baconMechanical Investing-09/22/25
Re: Bonds
baconIndex Investing209/12/25
Re: Why Bonds?
baconBond Investing909/06/25
Re: Why Bonds?
baconBond Investing409/05/25
Re: look back period
baconMechanical Investing609/02/25
Re: Value Line Data
baconMechanical Investing209/01/25
Re: Testing momentum screen using GTR1
baconMechanical Investing508/31/25
Re: Bonds
baconIndex Investing208/29/25
Re: Non-Mag7 screen
baconMechanical Investing108/14/25
Re: OIG + SSA letter - suspect DOGE phishing\fraud
baconRetirement Investing-08/07/25
Re: book recommendation
baconMechanical Investing307/12/25
Re: OIG + SSA letter - suspect DOGE phishing\fraud
baconRetirement Investing1306/10/25
Re: OIG + SSA letter - suspect DOGE phishing\fraud
baconRetirement Investing406/09/25
Re: screeners
baconMechanical Investing106/03/25
Re: screeners
baconMechanical Investing206/02/25
Re: Telegram
baconBond Investing106/01/25
Re: Decision Moose?
baconMechanical Investing105/04/25
Re: Timing: recent highs
baconMechanical Investing804/23/25
Re: question for Jim
baconMechanical Investing102/27/25
Re: Total Portfolio Allocation and Withdrawal
baconRetirement Investing101/31/25
Re: Total Portfolio Allocation and Withdrawal
baconRetirement Investing-01/30/25
Re: No Rankings - again
baconMechanical Investing1101/27/25
Re: If VL screens disappear, what next?
baconMechanical Investing601/27/25
Re: When do you take your RMD?
baconRetirement Investing201/09/25
Re: Is GLP-1 the next big pharma cash cow?
baconMacroeconomic Trends & Risks112/12/24
Re: 5% savings account
baconRetirement Investing112/12/24
Re: 5% savings account
baconRetirement Investing-12/11/24
Re: 5% savings account
baconRetirement Investing312/10/24
Re: Hello
baconMacroeconomic Trends & Risks212/06/24
Re: Advice for my son
baconTax Strategies411/24/24
Re: G-score backtest
baconMechanical Investing-11/10/24
Re: Tech_Growers Outliers?
baconMechanical Investing310/27/24
Re: A very stupid capital loss wash sale question
baconTax Strategies310/21/24
Re: Bulk Stock Data Series
baconMechanical Investing210/17/24
Re: 401k
baconRetirement Investing110/16/24
Re: 401k
baconRetirement Investing410/16/24
Re: Catching up on AI news
baconMacroeconomic Trends & Risks609/19/24
Re: DCA calculator for the S&P 500
baconMechanical Investing-09/16/24
Re: Solving the Housing Crisis
baconMacroeconomic Trends & Risks209/12/24
Re: Industry momentum
baconMechanical Investing109/11/24
Re: OT: Bad day for data moochers
baconMechanical Investing-09/10/24
Re: OT: Bad day for data moochers
baconMechanical Investing-09/08/24
Re: Two More Tales of Woe from the QA Department
baconMacroeconomic Trends & Risks207/28/24
Re: Taxation of Treasuries
baconBond Investing207/17/24
Re: muni time
baconBond Investing307/14/24
Re: Max CAGR for 3 step Screens
baconMechanical Investing206/09/24
Re: Partisan divide on EVs
baconMacroeconomic Trends & Risks305/09/24
Re: Partisan divide on EVs
baconMacroeconomic Trends & Risks405/08/24
Re: GTR1 Broke Again?
baconMechanical Investing304/30/24
Re: Early retirement pitfalls?
baconRetirement Investing404/29/24
Re: What constitutes success?
baconMechanical Investing1004/13/24
Re: Taxes and Retirement, oops
baconTax Strategies103/29/24
Re: Goodbye, 6% commissions on home sales
baconMacroeconomic Trends & Risks403/23/24
Re: Rankings for 26Feb2024
baconMechanical Investing-02/26/24
Re: Budget Software
baconRetirement Investing302/03/24
Re: population collapse?
baconMacroeconomic Trends & Risks201/24/24
Re: population collapse?
baconMacroeconomic Trends & Risks201/23/24
Re: population collapse?
baconMacroeconomic Trends & Risks401/17/24
Re: RMD's at Vanguard
baconRetirement Investing-01/10/24
Re: RMD's at Vanguard
baconRetirement Investing201/10/24
Re: Datahelper down, and lohill's GTR1 for Dummie
baconMechanical Investing-01/09/24
Re: GTR1 running to 1/3/2024
baconMechanical Investing1301/09/24
Re: ROE_Cash & YEY Blend
baconMechanical Investing-01/08/24
Re: Datahelper down, and lohill's GTR1 for Dummie
baconMechanical Investing-01/08/24
Re: GTR1 running to 1/3/2024
baconMechanical Investing1001/06/24
Re: Inherited IRA
baconTax Strategies-01/03/24
Re: IB Transaction Cost Analysis
baconMechanical Investing-01/02/24
Re: BlackRock's Defined-Maturity TIPS ETFs
baconRetirement Investing-01/02/24
Re: Thank you Manlobbi
baconInvesting Beginners201/01/24
Re: BlackRock's Defined-Maturity TIPS ETFs
baconRetirement Investing301/01/24
Re: OT: Financial Planner
baconMechanical Investing111/13/23
Re: Rankings for 23Oct2023
baconMechanical Investing510/26/23
Re: Thoughts on Retirement Investing
baconRetirement Investing110/25/23
Re: BOOK REVIEW: Going Infinite
baconMacroeconomic Trends & Risks110/24/23
Re: Thoughts on Retirement Investing
baconRetirement Investing110/24/23
Re: Savings accounts
baconRetirement Investing210/09/23
Re: Benchmark Investing Update Sep 30, 2023
baconMechanical Investing110/02/23
Re: Datahelper MI search down - 404
baconMechanical Investing209/27/23
Re: Planning
baconMacroeconomic Trends & Risks309/15/23
Re: Yield vs Coupon
baconInvesting Beginners109/05/23
Re: Wild-and-crazy idea
baconMechanical Investing108/28/23
Re: Wild-and-crazy idea
baconMechanical Investing-08/22/23
Re: The message board went into hiding
baconMechanical Investing308/02/23
Re: 2 % inflation
baconMacroeconomic Trends & Risks-07/27/23
Re: Cognitive decline
baconRetirement Investing407/23/23
Re: 20th C history of China's economy
baconMacroeconomic Trends & Risks407/17/23
Re: Target Maturity Funds (TMFs)
baconBond Investing107/09/23
Re: Yield vs Coupon
baconInvesting Beginners-07/09/23
Re: Yield vs Coupon
baconInvesting Beginners107/09/23
Re: Target Maturity Funds (TMFs)
baconBond Investing307/08/23
Re: Yield vs Coupon
baconInvesting Beginners207/08/23
Re: Yield vs Coupon
baconInvesting Beginners-07/07/23
Re: Beating the market
baconMechanical Investing-07/07/23
Re: Target Maturity Funds (TMFs)
baconBond Investing207/07/23
Re: Yield vs Coupon
baconInvesting Beginners307/07/23
Re: Ballast
baconBond Investing206/18/23
Re: $700 to move to Chase
baconRetirement Investing106/17/23
Re: debt ceiling June 1st
baconMacroeconomic Trends & Risks205/25/23
Re: Dividend Champs
baconMechanical Investing105/23/23
Re: Treasury Bond Yields Tank
baconMacroeconomic Trends & Risks105/17/23
Yield vs Coupon
baconInvesting Beginners404/24/23
Yield vs Coupon
baconBond Investing304/24/23
Re: OT Cathy Wood
baconMechanical Investing104/03/23
Re: When Junior says embarrassing things in public
baconMacroeconomic Trends & Risks203/28/23
Re: Savings account rates
baconRetirement Investing203/18/23
Re: Savings account rates
baconRetirement Investing103/17/23
Re: Red Barchetta Blues
baconMacroeconomic Trends & Risks103/11/23
Re: no longer in a 401K
baconTax Strategies202/26/23
Re: OI: TurboTax online import of 1099-B and &!
baconTax Strategies202/01/23
Re: Bridge Money
baconRetirement Investing201/29/23
Re: Bridge Money
baconRetirement Investing-01/29/23
Re: Bridge Money
baconRetirement Investing-01/28/23
Re: Bridge Money
baconRetirement Investing401/26/23
Re: Interest Rates
baconRetirement Investing101/13/23
Re: The MacroEconomic Future
baconMacroeconomic Trends & Risks101/11/23
Re: The MacroEconomic Future
baconMacroeconomic Trends & Risks601/09/23
Re: Crypto - Read Your Terms & Conditions
baconMacroeconomic Trends & Risks-01/07/23
Re: Dividend Champions & Radar Spreadsheets
baconBoard Removed412/30/22
Re: What differs in retirement?
baconRetirement Investing-12/30/22
Re: Self funded LTC
baconRetirement Investing912/23/22
Re: S corp or C corp?
baconTax Strategies112/22/22
Re: PRC and Domestic Investing
baconMechanical Investing112/21/22
Re: PRC and Domestic Investing
baconMechanical Investing112/20/22
PRC and Domestic Investing
baconMechanical Investing212/20/22
Fast Work
baconTax Strategies1012/17/22
Re: Welcome!
baconMechanical Investing512/17/22
Tax Strategies
baconAny Missing Board Requested Here212/16/22



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