We all know and love the russian tri-color: white, blue and red, possibly with the coat of arms in the middle:

I recently heard someone say, "Nashville is the cool Austin." Which made me think once again about that question: did I make a mistake moving to Austin?

It is far too late for me to participate in the covid-era real estate boom. Everyone has already moved, and that chapter of super-new history is done. 

The comparison between Austin and Nashville has been made by many people in the past. Both are college towns, both have a big music scene. Both are income-tax-free. Regarding this debate, I would just like to focus on one metric, one statistic.

From Zerohedge.

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(This opinion is inspired/copied from by Peak Prosperity.)

While the rest of the market is going down, the magnificent 7 are going up:

Terrible performance this year on my end! I lost the trading account - I had it coming, considering what kind of absolutely reckless decisions I have been taking. Single biggest recorded loss of my career so far.

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When stocks are ejected from market-cap-weighted indexes, swooping in to load up on them -- and hold on to them -- can pay off nicely, according to a new paper from Newport Beach, California-based Research Affiliates LLC.

...which makes no sense of course, but at least it explains why I've had such a terrible performance this week - because I'm positioning for the worst, and I'm only-short in my portfolio.