I don't buy the artificial scarcity thing. Less people having PS5 means less people buying ps5 games, ps5 controllers, etc. That's not a smart business strategy. It's also not just playstation but xbox too, so unless you think they are colluding together(not impossible but unlikely)...the simplest explanation(demand is significantly greater than supply in large part due to covid) is probably the correct one here. Regarding PS4, yeah prices are still very high on those likely as you've noted due to ps5 shortage. I was looking on craigslist and seeing similar 250+ prices. I highly suspect in a handful of months the ps5 will be more readily available and more used ps4s will become available.
He probably falls into that 2-3 year deal for 6-8 million per year bucket doesn't he? Sample is small, but just look at the stuff. He's definitely worked his way into pitching the very back end of games for this team. You could easily argue he's our 2nd best reliever.
I would strongly argue it is more common for elite bats to rake almost immediately upon call up than for them to struggle. Acuna, bellinger, soto, bryant, judge, benintendi, lindor, etc.
Yelich did have that injury and missed 2-3 weeks early in the season. Maybe he was a bit slow coming back. I'm going to cop out and say he will probably fall somewhere between his first half and second half. I'm expecting a 900 OPS guy...300/375/525 type hitter with 30 dingers next year. Funny how irritated I was with this trade at the time, thinking we gave up way too much. Knowing what I know now, I would have given up twice as much.
This is obviously a loaded question, but I’ll bite and say check out PFF - the iShares US Preferred Stock ETF. Minimal upside, but low volatility and a 5% dividend yield. That’s perfect for what I have been looking for. My bond funds have been a joke so it feels like dead money. Your idea is better. I’m very overweight in BP and need to diversify. You could also go for something like WE Energies, which is basically a government guaranteed monopoly and pays good dividends. I haven't done the research, but I'd think they'd be basically immune to a recession.
I was wrong on this one. I liked the target, but hated giving up so much. Part of it was I really wanted to see Brinson in a Brewers uniform, but after what I've seen I'm not that interested. He probably need a team like the Marlins that he could take his lumps for a year or two. At this point, one or two more years like this one and we'll win almost regardless of what Brinson does.
I don't think living off $40k/year in retirement is a wise move. At least half of that could go to health care in any particular year, especially if you have any health issues...which is more and more likely as you age. That's one thing I think people can miss looking at retirement is healthcare costs. It's easy to forget about when your employer is paying 80+% of your premiums.