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Apparently it means a lot… lsu heavy favorites over A&M and ole miss underdogs against Florida.

Have to think last weekends game turns out a lot different in tiger stadium.

Who are these reports coming from about MCL sprain? I see nothing anywhere

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I may be the only one, but a long time ago I switched to team hoping UNC wins a lot of games because that would be a hilarious predicament for all involved.

C'mon Bill!

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Same dude. How awesome would that be.

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Yeah I know that, that’s why it’s silly to pretend like their odds changing has any indication as to the validity of the injury.

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If the odds flipped from -3 LSU to +5 LSU I would tell you with 99% confidence leavitt was out. The line changes based on those bettors who do have inside info (not because Vegas has some special powers)

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Vegas does not make money following the whims of the public opinion.

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You are half right and half wrong. They undoubtedly move the line with public opinion (just not 100% of the time). Either way, a better way to check the “true odds” of a game are the peer to peer platforms like novig. You aren’t betting against the house so sharp money isn’t limited

Clark is going to be a freaking problem. Dude looks like Trinidad Chambliss out there

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He or she will have nothing to say other than "a personal relationship. I'll check in on you. I'll guide you through recessions...tell you not to get scared and sell"
...Which is all noise as long as you can commit to just buying more of the ETF every month no matter what happens.

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Most advisors are totally worthless, but I think people underestimate how easy it is to screw this up. You are definitely right here, but the average person totally sucks at sticking to the plan (hence the reason FA's haven't gone out of business).

Nothing about investing is that hard, but it totally goes against human psychology. The biggest value add of an advisor is to keep people who don't fully understand finance from doing dumb shite.

It's easy to get stuck in an echo chamber if you are only around other people that work in finance, but sometimes when friends/family ask for advice I realize how lost the average person is.

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Clark looks good and like he has command

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Agree. He looks very smooth

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With Claude as an example, I am fine asking it various questions and getting answers - but I see people making calculators and breathing documents from this (ie effectively tools and programs). How do I take that step in usage - is there a specific app on top or DYI videos?

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You are not alone. I see so many people who are completely blind to the functionality of Claude.

First off, you'll want to install the Claude app on your desktop. The web version just allows you to use claude chat, which is more for question/answer type of requests.

Claude Cowork and claude code is where the magic happens. Once you download the desktop app, navigate to Claude cowork and ask it what tools/skills/plugins you should install to give it the best functionality.

Happy building from there.

I'm not an options trader, and I've been very vocal on this board about why, but the OP has my brain in a pretzel here. First, you mention put spreads, which is buying a put with a higher strike price and selling a put with a lower one (this is a bear put spread, a bull put spread is the opposite). The max loss in a bear put spread is just the difference between the premium you pay and the premium you are paid to enter this trade. You don't have to own the underlying at all.

As many here mentioned, it seems like you were describing a covered call strategy, which is totally different. This is owning the underlying (in your case VTI), and selling call options and collecting the premium. As someone else mentioned, the max downside is that the stock actually goes well above the strike price of the call (in this situation you don't lose money, but you miss out on the upside). This is why it is considered a relatively safe strategy. Many tout it as a way to make income.

I say all of that to say this: you should NEVER allocate money to a strategy you do not fully understand. The time/effort of doing it yourself is not worth it, and paying a professional to do this is also not worth it.

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I hate this shite.

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Turn it off then