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Failed to connect to MySQL: (1203) User howardkn already has more than 'max_user_connections' active connectionsPath: news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!border-1.nntp.ord.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!local-3.nntp.ord.giganews.com!Xl.tags.giganews.com!local-1.nntp.ord.giganews.com!nntp.earthlink.com!news.earthlink.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2024 07:39:14 +0000 Subject: Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc References: <308f34aa-6ce1-f0d0-a31d-7ff5d389237a@example.net> <17951ff3-9385-90a5-d3b9-406e9a550b23@example.net> <14f2a483-1cba-a906-b67d-b8fdd8dd54c4@example.net> <40ce75cf-2d39-ddec-ea23-3fb18d930683@example.net> <5WX9P.39822$Uup4.31269@fx10.iad> <1506f21b-8b67-0ddd-b5fc-028b4fd5d99b@example.net> <7696e803-859a-ba0e-149e-6a1ffda8acf0@example.net> From: "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> Organization: wokiesux Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2024 02:39:16 -0500 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:78.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/78.13.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Language: en-US Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-ID: <9JecneZ_iN2_NvL6nZ2dnZfqn_GdnZ2d@earthlink.com> Lines: 35 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com NNTP-Posting-Host: 99.101.150.97 X-Trace: sv3-J4VfjWyjjvosuxRfanlw65SPYLktOdcz32RqVqCs87/7kb5rMpcLQ2r7tQkfJ3uD1DU/dO//Wuw4Q/d!LImVwqg623A0a2kk+OfCLNGhoxOlv1N6TPWzgBOU7oTjwIbrBajor8VxHsUBZTMR+zz9ISpIVNoa!QTFwTgMzoX1m4iwBkPrB X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 On 12/27/24 6:34 PM, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > On 27/12/2024 23:13, D wrote: >> >> >> On Fri, 27 Dec 2024, The Natural Philosopher wrote: >> >> I agree with all of this. I think if you cannot be bothered, a low >> cost index fund is a good choice. >> >>> -  aim for about 20% ROI and be happy when you get ten. >> >> Wow! My aim is to not lose money, and anynthing above that is extra on >> top! ;) > > https://www.trustnet.com/fund/price-performance/o/ia-unit-trusts-and-oeics?norisk=true&sortby=P11GBP_D_60M&sortorder=desc&PageSize=25 > > > Pick a fund with good 1,3 and 5 year performance and then look into it > and check it has the same fund manager. > > Ones with more stars are held to be less risky. > > Then do a little more research into what they invest in. > > Use your judgement and review every 6 months, sell the losers and double > down on the winners A lot of people go broke trying to guess the system, imagining they will Get Rich Quick. Solid stolid boring STOCKS are probably yer best long-term investment. They often pay semi-decent interest and their value adjusts for inflation - 'Paper Gold', so to speak. If they go down, they usually come right back up and more within a year.