Tuesday thoughts

It’s a gorgeous day here in New York. Fittingly, I woke up feeling a bit off and decided to stay home to ensure that I don’t get my coworkers sick in the case that this is a bug of some sort. It’s a bit of the story of the last few months I suppose.

In a piece of hilarious news, I saw that Pete Hegseth’s broker tried to make a defense investment before the war started. I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised. Politicians seem to love using their classified information to make trades. The hilarious part of this is that the ETF he did try to invest in has lost 12.4% since the Iran War began. It seems that the trade didn’t go through as his broker wasn’t cleared to buy into the ETF, but the thought is hilarious.

On the topic of Iran War, it doesn’t appear that anyone really has a plan on how this will all end. It feels like we’re headed for a weird withdrawal in which Trump will claim victory which may be best case scenario given the circumstances. The alternative is obviously expanding the war with boots on the ground.

The appetite for a prolonged bloody war in America is very low. It’s hard to see anything other than coming to some sort of agreement where both sides can claim “victory.”

For the rest of the week, I hope to wrap up the quarter and start checking off a lot of my to-dos that have been lingering for awhile over the next couple of days. My hope is that by end of day tomorrow, I’ll be able to really log off and take some time to get my head off of work and the world. It’s time for a break and time to unwind after a hectic start to the year.