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I know. I feel bad for them. Long suffering fans that they have.......but then I am a Lions fan so screw 'em. Talk about suffering. Joe Burrow's stats mean nothing. He brings a swagger to that team. I hope they win the whole thing. Sick of KC, Hate Dallas, Not much into the Niners and Philly fans are insufferable.

Interesting….

Greg Peck was no slouch

I have some money in VMFXX. I noticed just the other day that the yield went up a lot in past couple of weeks.

That was impressive, but you gotta be willing to take the poster every now and then if you're going to be a defender/shot-blocker.

Setting aside his posterizations, Senguin is having a nice season.

I went with the money market post cause I figured you guys were sick of me hammering the T-Bill angle.

You are younger, so it makes sense to stay in the market, although there are no guarantees.. Some of us are at an age where we might need our money sooner rather than later. It took 8 years to recover from the 2000 crash. I can't afford that risk now Thus, I am putting money I think I'll need for the next 10 years into CDs and keeping longer term money in the market.

That’s actually Luis Aparicio’s brother Trey Aparicio with the 33 jersey.

You just love to see it! BTW Yeah as a Lions fan I would love to have only gotten that 1 Superbowl appearance but considering how many chances Rodgers and the Packers had to get there only to come away with just 1 appearance is pretty sad/unbelievable.

Speaking of generation gap, as a 55 year old, I wouldn't be thrilled about wearing jerseys for military day, Pride day, cancer month, Greek-American night, whatever. I'd be fine with Jackie Robinson because that is directly related to the sport and many owe him a debt for the path he trod and hurdles/abuse he overcame. I'd also like to think that if I was a pro athlete I'd take my own initiatives on own time and do stuff like visit kids in the hospital, arrange and equip a street hockey tournament for immigrant or inner-city kids, host LGBT youth groups in a corporate suite I purchase, quietly donate money without fanfare, etc. I thought the sanctimonious Canadian hockey media reaction to Provorov was over the top, I guess they don't have Bertuzzi or Djokovic or Aaron Rodgers to flip out about anymore. Focus wrath, if they wish, on people who have actually done bad things, even criminal. God knows we have plenty of felons and sexual assaulters and wife-beaters and deadbeat dads and adulterers and slur-speakers in the NHL and other sports leagues.

This one's for you @Motown Bombers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qDhgLRX4uQ

Their PM appears to have been part of Vladdie's stable in the old days.

IF THIS TEAM CARED ABOUT THEIR FANS THEY WOULD FIRE DAN CAMPBELL BEFORE HE LEFT THE FIELD!!!! I love game threads with drunk TP.

Also pictured in the photo was little known Ron Cash who batted .400 in 39 AB for the Tigers as a rookie. You can bet my 10-year old self got excited about his future.

Late to this thread but I enjoy the conversation. I retired in May of 2017. I invested without fail for over 30 years in a 401K. The 401K was still relatively new to the marketplace for the average investor when I began contributing. As I recall, I began contributing 6% of my salary initially. Then I moved to 10% and then 15%. For about 30 years I contributed 15% of my salary. If I were to offer advice…I would advise that 15% is a base to work off of, 20% if you possibly can. Everyone’s situation is different. This includes the options you may or may not have through your employer. Personally, and I do invest fairly conservatively, I would avoid individual stocks in a retirement account. If you want to buy a few stocks here and there, do it outside money you’re relying on for retirement. Be very aware of fees. Again, your employer is choosing the options you have but be very aware of what you’re paying in fees. A good S&P fund or ETF is fine. The S&P beats practically everything out there year in and year out. The yield is generally around 2%, historically speaking. If you’re relatively young, ignore the market and don’t stop contributing. Educate yourself on investing. I think most here have by reading the comments. Don’t make this complicated, it’s not. Lastly, the most under utilized investment vehicle in this country is the Roth IRA. If at all possible, and again everybody’s situation is different, try to max one of these out every year. I feel for younger investors in this country right now, my son included. SS may or may not be around and at the rate we’re going taxes are going to be a bear. Pensions are long gone. As a FWIW, I’m a Vanguard fan. I subscribe to Morningstar for dabbling in individual stocks now that I’m retired. They are a good resource if anyone is interested. A Premium annual subscription was $199 a few months back. They have a lot of good information for review. Apologies for getting long.