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The week's question
In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Said   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: OT Cash balances keep soaring
Date: 11/19/24 6:13 PM
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the "value" return on cash isn't the interest rate ... It's the incremental return it gives you the opportunity for by deploying it at a decent rate when the time comes ... It's about the pouncing.

That assumes too much which might oder not be true for individual investors.

If you are consistently(!) good with your "pouncing", yes, then this applies to you. But what about us mere mortals who can't say that about ourselves? For us the interest rate is the bird in the hand - versus maybe getting the two in the bush (IF pouncing correctly).
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