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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 RAMc✭Shrewdness 5
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Re: MI development of an AI agent
RAMcMechanical Investing1909/28/26
Re: MI development of an AI agent
RAMcMechanical Investing1109/21/26
Re: call for more research
RAMcMechanical Investing609/16/26
Re: analysts' ratings useless
RAMcMechanical Investing209/16/26
Re: Summary: 3 Nas100 momentum screens
RAMcMechanical Investing608/14/26
Re: S&P500 strategy
RAMcMechanical Investing408/11/26
Re: Finally, some Trump corruption
RAMcUS Policy-07/01/26
Re: Chart: timing with Nas100 RS screen
RAMcMechanical Investing306/29/26
Re: N1Tl3 data from GTR
RAMcMechanical Investing106/29/26
Re: how to create a sum of ranks in GTR
RAMcMechanical Investing406/27/26
Re: how to create a sum of ranks in GTR
RAMcMechanical Investing506/27/26
Re: Trends and Ranks 18-Jun-26
RAMcMechanical Investing506/20/26
Re: Fidelity's "basket portfolio" featu
RAMcMechanical Investing206/18/26
Re: Data for "Total Return - 26 wk"
RAMcMechanical Investing206/18/26
Re: SI Pro Rankings 2026-06-12
RAMcMechanical Investing706/15/26
Re: Fidelity's "basket portfolio" featu
RAMcMechanical Investing106/11/26
Re: Fidelity's "basket portfolio" featu
RAMcMechanical Investing306/10/26
Re: SI Pro - Bad news
RAMcMechanical Investing106/09/26
Re: SI Pro - Bad news
RAMcMechanical Investing706/09/26
Re: Careful how you pray
RAMcUS Policy106/07/26
Re: ML for MI
RAMcMechanical Investing1505/26/26
Re: GTR1: rrs vs. rsi
RAMcMechanical Investing505/05/26
Re: GTR1: rrs vs. rsi
RAMcMechanical Investing505/02/26
Re: GTR1: rrs vs. rsi
RAMcMechanical Investing205/02/26
Re: BCC Updated to 04/10/2026
RAMcMechanical Investing304/13/26
Re: AAII Login
RAMcMechanical Investing204/11/26
Re: warning about using AI in MI
RAMcMechanical Investing1003/30/26
Re: Can We Fix Stupid?
RAMcUS Policy703/28/26
Re: FRED data updated: INDPRO
RAMcMechanical Investing603/17/26
Re: Portfolio123 Testing 2026
RAMcMechanical Investing303/12/26
Re: Portfolio123 Testing 2026
RAMcMechanical Investing1203/12/26
Re: Rankings for 9Mar2026
RAMcMechanical Investing703/11/26
Re: NDX 100 Momentum Strategy - Code Repository
RAMcMechanical Investing303/06/26
Re: NDX 100 Momentum Strategy - Code Repository
RAMcMechanical Investing1003/05/26
SIP backtesting
RAMcMechanical Investing1502/24/26
Re: Portfolio123
RAMcMechanical Investing402/08/26
Re: Portfolio123
RAMcMechanical Investing402/08/26
Re: Portfolio123
RAMcMechanical Investing502/08/26
Re: NAS Consolodators
RAMcMechanical Investing202/07/26
Re: Gold Timing
RAMcMechanical Investing101/28/26
Re: My new Program
RAMcMechanical Investing401/23/26
Re: My new Program
RAMcMechanical Investing501/22/26
Re: My new Program
RAMcMechanical Investing201/22/26
Re: My new Program
RAMcMechanical Investing701/22/26
Re: My new Program
RAMcMechanical Investing601/22/26
Re: Mungofitch: Healthcare Ideas
RAMcMechanical Investing801/15/26
Re: SI Pro Rankings 2026-01-02
RAMcMechanical Investing401/03/26
Re: A Christmas Gift from Rick Steves
RAMcUS Policy1412/26/25
Re: At this time of Christmas
RAMcAtheist Shrewds412/26/25
Re: A Christmas Gift from Rick Steves
RAMcUS Policy1912/26/25
Re: Quickie Refresh
RAMcUS Policy1512/21/25
Re: A really new strategy (maybe)
RAMcMechanical Investing712/15/25
Re: Need advice for transitioning to Index funds
RAMcMechanical Investing812/12/25
Re: Mungofitch Counterintuitive
RAMcMechanical Investing611/26/25
Re: Mungofitch Counterintuitive
RAMcMechanical Investing211/25/25
Re: Mungofitch Counterintuitive
RAMcMechanical Investing611/25/25
Re: Low Vol Screen Using NAS100
RAMcMechanical Investing511/13/25
Re: Low Vol Screen Using NAS100
RAMcMechanical Investing511/13/25
Re: Low Vol Screen Using NAS100
RAMcMechanical Investing311/12/25
Re: Low Vol Screen Using NAS100
RAMcMechanical Investing511/11/25
Re: Trumpedo: "guns-a-blazing," baby
RAMcUS Policy211/03/25
Re: Recent BCC Signals 10-11-2025
RAMcMechanical Investing510/17/25
Re: P123s premade screens
RAMcMechanical Investing410/17/25
Re: P123s premade screens
RAMcMechanical Investing410/17/25
P123s premade screens
RAMcMechanical Investing1010/16/25
Re: The 4% rule inventor makes some revisions
RAMcRetirement Investing308/24/25
Re: The 4% rule inventor makes some revisions
RAMcRetirement Investing208/21/25
Re: The 4% rule inventor makes some revisions
RAMcRetirement Investing708/18/25
Re: Allocate Smartly and Timing
RAMcMechanical Investing1008/16/25
Re: Non-Mag7 screen
RAMcMechanical Investing708/14/25
Re: Bear Catchers
RAMcMechanical Investing1308/10/25
Re: AAII and SIPro
RAMcMechanical Investing208/01/25
Re: Does AI boost productivity?
RAMcMacroeconomic Trends & Risks507/26/25
Re: where to store money
RAMcMechanical Investing107/24/25
Re: volatility=risk of loss prediction
RAMcMechanical Investing207/18/25
Re: No rankings
RAMcMechanical Investing507/10/25
Re: Value Line Data
RAMcMechanical Investing507/05/25
Re: Value, when to buy
RAMcBerkshire Hathaway107/04/25
Re: I like annuities
RAMcRetirement Investing106/27/25
Re: I like annuities
RAMcRetirement Investing106/27/25
Re: Hulbert, News letter results over 45 years
RAMcMechanical Investing706/27/25
Re: twice the Nasda100 CAGR with simple criteria
RAMcMechanical Investing306/26/25
Re: US Intel: Iran Only Set Back Months
RAMcUS Policy206/25/25
Re: twice the Nasda100 CAGR with simple criteria
RAMcMechanical Investing406/25/25
Re: Port123
RAMcMechanical Investing606/19/25
Re: twice the Nasda100 CAGR with simple criteria
RAMcMechanical Investing606/18/25
Re: global defence stocks
RAMcNon-US Stocks306/16/25
Re: War, currencies and jurisdictions
RAMcBerkshire Hathaway306/16/25
Re: War, currencies and jurisdictions
RAMcBerkshire Hathaway1006/14/25
Re: Search Mechanical Investing Archive
RAMcMechanical Investing306/12/25
What do Ukrainians want?
RAMcUS Policy406/11/25
Re: War, currencies and jurisdictions
RAMcBerkshire Hathaway106/09/25
Re: Mad King Donald Threatens Musk
RAMcUS Policy1206/06/25
Re: Why Ukraine Will Win
RAMcUS Policy306/03/25
Re: screeners
RAMcMechanical Investing106/01/25
Re: screeners
RAMcMechanical Investing506/01/25
Re: BRK, the VL is out, if you can read it.
RAMcBerkshire Hathaway605/29/25
Re: new screen based on Nasdaq100
RAMcMechanical Investing605/27/25
Re: new screen based on Nasdaq100
RAMcMechanical Investing1205/21/25
Re: new screen based on Nasdaq100
RAMcMechanical Investing805/21/25
Re: An observation
RAMcMechanical Investing805/19/25
Re: Why STZ - low ROE
RAMcBerkshire Hathaway-05/17/25
Re: Why STZ - low ROE
RAMcBerkshire Hathaway205/17/25
Re: AI Market Prediction Competition
RAMcMechanical Investing505/16/25
Re: AI Market Prediction Competition
RAMcMechanical Investing805/16/25
AI Market Prediction Competition
RAMcMechanical Investing705/15/25
Re: Decision Moose?
RAMcMechanical Investing805/03/25
Re: screeners
RAMcMechanical Investing305/01/25
Re: screeners
RAMcMechanical Investing1005/01/25
Re: FDA Stops Testing Milk, Dairy Products
RAMcUS Policy404/23/25
Re: Data Source for Stock Prices?
RAMcMechanical Investing204/13/25
Re: profitability subsumes beta and value as a factor
RAMcMechanical Investing404/12/25
Re: profitability subsumes beta and value as a factor
RAMcMechanical Investing404/12/25
Re: profitability subsumes beta and value as a factor
RAMcMechanical Investing404/11/25
Re: profitability subsumes beta and value as a factor
RAMcMechanical Investing504/11/25
Re: Spy down another 4 percent,
RAMcBerkshire Hathaway2004/11/25
Re: profitability subsumes beta and value as a factor
RAMcMechanical Investing-04/11/25
Re: profitability subsumes beta and value as a factor
RAMcMechanical Investing-04/11/25
Re: profitability subsumes beta and value as a factor
RAMcMechanical Investing404/11/25
Re: Jim's bottom detector
RAMcMechanical Investing1204/05/25
Re: Social Security and Over 120
RAMcUS Policy603/31/25
Re: Comparing GTR1 picks and SI Rankings
RAMcMechanical Investing203/30/25
Re: Marie Lutnick
RAMcUS Policy1903/23/25
Re: Declaration of Independence
RAMcUS Policy203/20/25
Re: OT interaction with a MAGA
RAMcUS Policy1403/20/25
Re: OT, out
RAMcLiving Abroad1303/17/25
Re: GTT timing statistics
RAMcMechanical Investing603/07/25
Re: Ray Dalio, chicken little
RAMcMechanical Investing103/05/25
Re: question for Jim
RAMcMechanical Investing602/27/25
Re: question for Jim
RAMcMechanical Investing1102/26/25
Re: Value Line data
RAMcMechanical Investing802/19/25
Re: If VL screens disappear, what next?
RAMcMechanical Investing501/27/25
Re: question on screen I am working on
RAMcMechanical Investing401/20/25
Re: Another possible screen
RAMcMechanical Investing501/16/25
A paper for MI geeks
RAMcMechanical Investing612/27/24
Re: OT - advice for my son
RAMcMechanical Investing111/29/24
Re: Pod shops, factor investing, forward EPS revisions
RAMcMechanical Investing411/25/24
Re: Pod shops, factor investing, forward EPS revisions
RAMcMechanical Investing611/22/24
Re: low draw down ETF portfolio allocation
RAMcMechanical Investing711/12/24
Re: G-score backtest
RAMcMechanical Investing611/11/24
AI analysis of Trump and Harris speeches
RAMcUS Policy110/18/24
Re: SI Pro Rankings 2024-10-11
RAMcMechanical Investing810/13/24
Re: SI Pro Rankings 2024-10-04
RAMcMechanical Investing410/08/24
Re: SI Pro Rankings 2024-10-04
RAMcMechanical Investing610/08/24
Re: SI Pro Rankings 2024-10-04
RAMcMechanical Investing310/06/24
Re: SI Pro TEST 10/2/24
RAMcMechanical Investing510/05/24
Re: SIP new data source
RAMcMechanical Investing610/05/24
Re: SIP new data source
RAMcMechanical Investing510/03/24
Re: OT Best Books
RAMcMechanical Investing608/26/24
Re: OT Best Books
RAMcMechanical Investing308/26/24
Re: ML for MI question
RAMcMechanical Investing607/31/24
Re: A New High Price Screen
RAMcMechanical Investing507/26/24
Re: A New High Price Screen
RAMcMechanical Investing807/23/24
Re: SI Pro Rankings 2024-07-18
RAMcMechanical Investing107/20/24
Re: 1 Year SIP Backtests to 2024 July
RAMcMechanical Investing607/16/24
Re: What's working lately research
RAMcMechanical Investing707/10/24
Re: What's working lately research
RAMcMechanical Investing807/10/24
Re: ML for MI
RAMcMechanical Investing806/27/24
Re: ML for MI
RAMcMechanical Investing506/26/24
Re: ML for MI
RAMcMechanical Investing306/26/24
Re: ML for MI
RAMcMechanical Investing406/25/24
Re: ML for MI
RAMcMechanical Investing406/25/24
Re: ML for MI
RAMcMechanical Investing-06/25/24
ML for MI
RAMcMechanical Investing1906/25/24
Re: Muscular Portfolios
RAMcMechanical Investing606/19/24
Re: Seeking Caution GPM fuzzy
RAMcMechanical Investing205/21/24
Re: Seeking Caution GPM fuzzy
RAMcMechanical Investing105/21/24
Re: Seeking Caution GPM fuzzy
RAMcMechanical Investing505/21/24
Re: Seeking Caution GPM fuzzy
RAMcMechanical Investing105/21/24
Seeking Caution GPM fuzzy
RAMcMechanical Investing805/21/24
P123 ML for MI
RAMcMechanical Investing705/03/24
GTR1 running w/ data to 5/1
RAMcMechanical Investing1005/03/24
Re: GTR1 Broke Again?
RAMcMechanical Investing304/30/24
Re: Need help GTR1-ing a benchmark portfolio
RAMcMechanical Investing204/24/24
Re: Help with Datahelper
RAMcMechanical Investing304/14/24
Re: Have Bear Catchers worked post-discovery?
RAMcMechanical Investing303/31/24
Re: Recent BCC Signals 2024-03-23
RAMcMechanical Investing603/27/24
Re: Recent BCC Signals 2024-03-23
RAMcMechanical Investing703/27/24
Re: Identify firms who have acquired other firms
RAMcMechanical Investing203/14/24
Re: new screen on Nas100 doubles its CAGR
RAMcMechanical Investing103/02/24
Re: new screen on Nas100 doubles its CAGR
RAMcMechanical Investing703/02/24
Re: SI Pro Rankings 2024-02-23
RAMcMechanical Investing202/25/24
Re: YEY Failure Analysis
RAMcMechanical Investing1001/29/24
Re: GTR1 Helper 4.5 crash Mac - help?
RAMcMechanical Investing101/20/24
Re: GTR1 Helper 4.5 crash Mac - help?
RAMcMechanical Investing-01/20/24
Re: standard SIP screen postmortem
RAMcMechanical Investing801/16/24
Re: ROE_Cash & YEY Blend
RAMcMechanical Investing501/15/24
Re: YEY Failure Analysis
RAMcMechanical Investing801/13/24
Re: Recent BCC Signals 2024-01-11
RAMcMechanical Investing701/13/24
Re: ROE_Cash & YEY Blend
RAMcMechanical Investing201/10/24
Re: ROE_Cash & YEY Blend
RAMcMechanical Investing401/09/24
Re: ROE_Cash & YEY Blend
RAMcMechanical Investing101/09/24
Re: ROE_Cash & YEY Blend
RAMcMechanical Investing-01/08/24
Re: ROE_Cash & YEY Blend
RAMcMechanical Investing201/08/24
ROE_Cash & YEY Blend
RAMcMechanical Investing1001/07/24
Re: GTR1 running to 1/3/2024
RAMcMechanical Investing101/06/24
GTR1 running to 1/3/2024
RAMcMechanical Investing1501/05/24
Re: roe cash screens
RAMcMechanical Investing1101/05/24
Re: roe cash screens
RAMcMechanical Investing301/04/24
Re: Who is having success with smallcaps?
RAMcMechanical Investing312/24/23
Re: Who is having success with smallcaps?
RAMcMechanical Investing1012/16/23
Re: Who is having success with smallcaps?
RAMcMechanical Investing612/13/23
Re: GTR stuck on 10/19/2023
RAMcMechanical Investing612/08/23
ROE_Cash version SIP only
RAMcMechanical Investing911/18/23
Re: OT: Financial Planner
RAMcMechanical Investing211/13/23
Re: GGT Timing update
RAMcMechanical Investing111/08/23
Re: SI-Pro - New data update mechanism
RAMcMechanical Investing-10/13/23
Re: Schwab: Problem to invest cash
RAMcBerkshire Hathaway710/09/23
Re: Schwab: Problem to invest cash
RAMcBerkshire Hathaway410/09/23
Re: OT: Dollar General
RAMcBerkshire Hathaway809/14/23
Re: Wild-and-crazy idea
RAMcMechanical Investing208/29/23
Re: RunRadisJM
RAMcMechanical Investing208/23/23
Re: RunRadisJM
RAMcMechanical Investing908/23/23
Re: Machine Learning and Mechanical Investing
RAMcMechanical Investing308/13/23
Re: The message board went into hiding
RAMcMechanical Investing308/02/23
Re: BearCatchers: SPY vs QQQ
RAMcMechanical Investing807/17/23
Re: BearCatchers: SPY vs QQQ
RAMcMechanical Investing807/17/23
Re: BearCatchers: SPY vs QQQ
RAMcMechanical Investing907/15/23
Re: Brokered CDs
RAMcRetirement Investing407/15/23
Re: beating the market
RAMcBerkshire Hathaway407/09/23
Re: beating the market
RAMcBerkshire Hathaway607/08/23
Re: BAC
RAMcBerkshire Hathaway507/04/23
Re: RunRadisJM
RAMcMechanical Investing206/22/23
Re: RunRadisJM
RAMcMechanical Investing106/16/23
Re: RunRadisJM
RAMcMechanical Investing306/15/23
Re: RunRadisJM
RAMcMechanical Investing306/14/23
Re: RunRadisJM
RAMcMechanical Investing506/14/23
Re: Apple Vision
RAMcApple106/09/23
Re: ROE Cash LT Debt Screen
RAMcMechanical Investing805/28/23
Re: ROE Cash LT Debt Screen
RAMcMechanical Investing205/27/23
Re: ROE Cash LT Debt Screen
RAMcMechanical Investing405/25/23
Re: Hypergrowth valuation
RAMcSoftware as a Service Gems605/05/23
Re: GTR1
RAMcMechanical Investing304/28/23
Re: Hope for GTR1?
RAMcMechanical Investing-04/22/23
Re: Hope for GTR1?
RAMcMechanical Investing104/22/23
Re: Hope for GTR1?
RAMcMechanical Investing304/22/23
Re: Hope for GTR1?
RAMcMechanical Investing704/18/23
Re: Hope for GTR1?
RAMcMechanical Investing204/17/23
Re: Hope for GTR1?
RAMcMechanical Investing1304/15/23
Re: SIPro Screener Help
RAMcMechanical Investing104/08/23
Re: SIPro Screener Help
RAMcMechanical Investing604/06/23
Re: SIPro Screener Help
RAMcMechanical Investing104/06/23
Re: SIPro Screener Help
RAMcMechanical Investing204/06/23
Re: 22 years of underwriting earnings
RAMcBerkshire Hathaway1303/05/23
Re: OT-Greenblatt coffee can
RAMcBerkshire Hathaway101/30/23
Re: OT-Greenblatt coffee can
RAMcBerkshire Hathaway601/30/23



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