+ Putin believes Russia should re-own land with Russians living in them and Russia should take care of them. It’s Russia responbility to them. He’s said that publicly eons ago. And he’s consistent. It’s a humiliation thing.<\/p>\n
+ Europe is reliant on Russian gas, hence reluctant to annoy Putin by imposing more sanctions. Putin will continue giving the separatists money and arms.<\/p>\n
+ Hamas had run out of money and out of supporters. It couldn’t pay Gaza government employees. It was desperate. War with Israel was the last card, only option. PR-wise, it’s hurting Israel. Hamas’ political leader, Khaled Meshal, doesn’t even live in Gaza. He lives safely in Qatar, miles away.<\/p>\n
+ People are collateral damage when the goal is lofty — like keeping your popularity and hence, your job.<\/p>\n
+ From the Economist, “El Al, which equips its planes with sensors to detect when radars lock on to them as targets.”<\/p>\n
+ Most places are peaceful. But the media likes disaster stories, especially plane shotdowns. I see we have another one this morning. An Air Algerie\u00a0 flight is missing.<\/p>\n
+ The summer is a crazy time. We talked about that yesterday.<\/p>\n
Investment learns:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n + Never, ever, ever use Interactive Brokers. They have more rules, regulations and idiocies than Carter had liver pills. I could give you examples of a thousand irksome recent irritations with them. But they’re all boring. They point to only one conclusion: don’t ever use Interactive Brokers. Personally, I find Fidelity to have great software — Active Trader Pro works fine — and Fidelity’s people are very helpful, and very friendly.<\/p>\n + If you buy something jointly (husband and wife), always choose the option “joint tenants with right of survivorship.” Makes life easier when one of you dies. Taxes. Estates. All the good things. P.S. Most lawyers don’t know the difference between joint tenants and joint tenants with right of survivorship.<\/p>\n + Call your Internet provider and ask if they can speed up your service, perhaps making it symmetrical — the same up and down. Speed really counts.<\/p>\n + People who reply quickly to emails and voice mails make better managers. My most successful friends — no matter how busy they are — reply quickly. My less successful friends take eons. It’s a good test.<\/p>\n + Be prepared to walk. Stick with your offering price. It’s the only part of the deal you can control. If you lose that deal, another, better one will pop up — often within hours.<\/p>\n Latest greatest New Yorker cartoons:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
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