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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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Stocks A to Z / Stocks B / Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
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Author: StoppedClock ✭  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: OT: Bonds
Date: 08/09/26 2:55 PM
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Good timing with your OT post!

I had not had any bonds in years. After some conversations with AI, I became convinced that TIPS yeilds are in about the 99th percentile of their average for the last 10 years. I hope that's correct. So I bought a bunch of a TIPS index fund with an almost zero expense ratio (FIPDX). I had to get a fund, rather than individual bonds, since it's in my workplace retirement account.

Let me know if you have any better ideas.

Cheers,
StoppedClock

PS - I already probably hold too much Berkshire, and short puts to buy more Berkshire.
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