753. Revisit of Post #717

Post #717, Hillary Gets Indicted, needs to be reiterated! The FBI has now found 1300+ emails that have some type of classification with at least 5 in a special classification above top secret! WHAT is the Department of Justice waiting for? Is the entire O'Blunder administration corrupt? I believe you know my answer; I've been saying so since he picked his administration on 2008. Now with all the unconstitutional executive orders and pressure on his  current DOJ appointee, Ms. Lynch, can we ever expect an indictment of Hillary? I would say for certain NO if Eric Holder would still be in that position. Smart of him to bail. As long as O'Blunder remains in office we have zero chance of any action unless it plays to the Democrat's hand.

So, how is the potential Democratic nominee affected by Hillary's crimes? The way I understand it is if she departs now (quits or canned), before Primary Election delegates are assigned, Bernie is a show-in. If the lady goes belly up after delegates are assigned, but before the convention, the delegates become "open delegates" and can be support anybody (Biden?). If she makes it to convention and gets the nominee for the party and then kicked out, the party can define it anyway they want. What a wonderful democratic process we have!

Here's a simple suggestion. Vote for the Republican or Independent in the General election. I don;t want to demean the folks supporting Bernie, but, come on folks, do you want to be ruled like Russia with him in charge? You need to get educated on Socialism and its effects. Socialism would devastate this country.

O'Blunder should have been impeached long ago. I'm just as ticked off with the Republicans in Congress as I am with him. Our government is broken. We the People need to take it back! Or Texas needs to seriously consider becoming it own country. Where is the Common Sense in today's people???? 

742. Tired of Cortana/Search consuming your resources?

Note: This was written BEFORE Windows 10 Anniversary Update 1607. I'll need to review the new instaallation.

For quite a while we have been experiencing a takeover of PC resources (CPU, DISK, MEMORY) when the first person on the PC, after a hibernation or shutdown, gets on. Haven't been able to nail it down. Today I'm pretty sure it was MSFT downloading updates and applying them. My initial reports of Windows 10 were that the automatic updates were not slowing things down. Well, I retract that statement! However, when I view the Task Manager I almost always see Cortana as the big user of resources, and I have it disabled. As it turns our the Search facility, within the Taskbar, uses Cortana too. So, I obviously just had the Speech/voice function disabled, i.e., in settings turn off the main Cortana switch. This does NOT touch the search-Cortana overhead!

Today I found a batch job to remove all bloatware, including Cortana and Search, permanently. Apparently MSFT made it difficult to do this level of disablement. At the following site, http://www.hwinfo.com/misc/RemoveW10Bloat.htm, you will find links to download a batch script to remove the "junk." You will also find a batch job to put it back if you want to. I'm did the first part and will be monitoring things. Can't attest to it's completeness, but it definitely removed both Cortana and Search. The downside for me is the removal of Search which has been a helpful tool. So, if I can't really get along without it, I'll run part two to put it all back. 

741. Market's in BUY territory

As noted in post #724 the -11% drop from the October high is a signal to jump in and get your feet wet. The noted DJIA level in that note was 16000. We just about made the 18000 level but ended up a hair short. If you believe in Sam's crystal ball you should already be knee deep and need to react quickly before the tub begins to fill again. I'm always a bit anxious and dove in earlier around 16238, afraid I'd miss a bargain on the stocks already far below anybody's expectation and reality. So, as I told my son all week, here's the nod to open the gates, put on your boots, consult nature, do your Wall Street Shuffle, or whatever you need to do get back in the market. Just Sam's opinion though, but I found her to not be all about bark. Enjoy the climb.

BUT --- remember Earnings season is just about upon us and the world economy, commodity prices, including oil, and the strong dollar will scare the dickens out of investors, which in turn will cause a very volatile ride through that period. So, I believe there is no rush to fully immerse oneself at this time and to just stay selective buying the best and biggest losers; keep something for milk and cookies until you see the winds turn strongly.

740. Here's a thought long-term investors

Consider the population of China, its proximity to all the necessary raw materials, the year off from infrastructure building, and the wealth they have accumulated in dollars and what does it spell? I expect, like its population, that enough raw material manufacturing, e.g., steel, aluminum, and copper products, will explode and greatly exceed all the other countries production within 20 years. What does that do to our steel, aluminum, and copper and related products manufacturing companies? I would expect, like OPEC and oil, China will control the prices of the commodities and 1st tier of manufactured products. What recourse does America have other than to impose import tariffs on Chinese products in order to extend the misery of our manufacturers? So far we do not have free trade with China, however, China has been creating free trade zones on their own. I suspect they will then first take advantage of those countries. So, keep your eyes open. In the meantime, do invest wisely.

739. Baa-aa, Baa-a-a

All you sheep following the lady in front go back and review post #717. Then blow your nose so you can really smell and tell me if you want to continue to march nose-to-butt after the lying, cheating lady. By this time your ears are so bent they touch your tail. The bleating is still much to loud and the wolves behind the trees are sharpening their fangs for the slaughter. Should the lady complete her march, this country is in a world of a mess. You think the last 7 years were bad! Time to take your country back!

738. Playing the dips?

Well, this morning the DJIA opened down 6% from it's October high. Still not the 10% I'm anticipating, but a point where getting your toes wet is just too much to resist. Remember the roller coaster rides where you slowing crank up the first rise to only gasp coming down? I believe we are there. Sorry, I'm taking the front car so I can see what's coming. When we near the top I'm going to again lighten up so the fall isn't as taxing. I'll explore my options (pun intended) when I see the big picture sitting on top of the crest and get ready for the big one. I really think we'll have a big buying opportunity during the time earnings are being reported while the world is still in turmoil. But then, what does a dog know? Think about that. Like my first dog, I'll probably crawl under the oil tank in the basement until the thunder stops, only to arise and get right back into the sunny future. Sam doesn't expect a stellar year in the market. She already picked up a [bonds] ladder to ride out the next couple years. However, she is still looking to capitalize on the higher dividend stocks (a little insurance) until the biotechs and techs break out with some new innovations. What about inflation? China may give you a clue on what SHOULD happen (continued low inflation), but will the Fed mess it up? Your guess is as good as mine. I'm hoping the change of the guard (King O'Blunder) will provide a spark for more predictability in the world. Unfortunately, many of us are dependent on the masses of clueless voters, like the ones who voted O'Blunder in twice! With that, I question The Donald's real chances since the masses look for cuteness and pleasant talk -- well, maybe he does have a chance then since his opponent will be in the same boat! My job is to determine how I invest in either scenario. Too bad the masses have no clue how to invest, let alone save, leading to uneducated voting. Ok, time to turn the soap box back over and collect my plans for further analysis and planning. Good luck in 2016. You are on your own; don't count 100% on our advice, it comes from a deceased dog with a crystal ball. One last thing, green is the color of the grass, NOT a guiding principle to produce grass; and, I need grass!