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To: johniegrad

EDGAR.gov for SEC Filings, commerce and BLS for aggregate data, fed for projections based on the data.

Sorry, but anyone worried ‘media bias’ in financial reporting really ought to just pick a small handful of index-based ETFs and bond funds - maybe a REIT or 2 - and then just set it and forget it.

Complaining about political bias in financial reporting is a recipe for losing your butt. The herd mentality dominates opinionated ‘reporting’ more than anything else and it is actually universal — the herd says chop ahead, the herd says smooth sailing upwards. Been true for my entire 30 years of investing, hasn’t changed.

Through 6 administrations now - I don’t give a damn what party controls what and I just read all the standard sources with a jaundiced eye; then follow-up, read the data, and make my decisions appropriately.

I keep my politics and my money in two separate rooms. Hasn’t failed me yet.


14 posted on 03/26/2026 7:53:08 AM PDT by Capn Hayek (Capital is not responsible for Labor's lack of planning)
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To: Capn Hayek

The intrinsic political bias is, in fact, important. As you noted, there is clearly a herd mentality in the financial world as in most areas of life. That is important. If the political bias is there, what is it? And what direction is it going? Because that is likely where the herd tends to go.

“A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.”


21 posted on 03/26/2026 8:14:22 AM PDT by Obadiah
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