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Federal Reserve post Jerome Powell, markets screwed?
Let's assume the Supreme Court doesn't allow Trump full control over firing federal appointments. In such an instance, Jerome Powell continues to head the Federal Reserve until 2026. He may have been late to act on inflation in 2022 but he did achieve a soft landing. So we can agree …
Advice on re-entering market from bonds/money market
I moved around $140,000 in my 401K from my target retirement based investment to bonds/money market option about a week into Trumps current term. Got out around Dow Jones 44,000. I am up 2% YTD and have always planned moving back into the market after the tariff crash I felt …
What is the worst case scenario for keeping a large sum of money in a U.S. Treasury Market Fund (SNSXX)
Hi all, As the trade war escalates every day, I've been evaluating my investments from the perspective of a worst case scenario situation. I currently hold a substantial portion of my net worth in a U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund by Schwab - SNSXX. This includes a house fund, which …
Received $30K from divorce and looking for best option right now - any suggestions?
The only thing more volatile than the market has been my marriage, and ending as amicably as possible, I received a small check for $30K as settlement to close the chapter. Partner has always led the finances so I am looking for a safe, *set it and forget it* investment. …
New to Fidelity and Investing
Hi everyone. So I downloaded Fidelity and wanted to start investing in either stocks or bonds or n something. I want to take advantage of what is going on in the world and all these trade wars going on. Can anyone please point me out or provide some advice on …
Sometimes it helps to just listen to a friend
I recently caught up with an old friend I hadn’t seen in a few months. During our chat, he casually mentioned he started making a bit of money in a new way. I was skeptical—these days, it feels like everyone has some “secret method.” But we’ve known each other for …
Perspectives on the future of the dollar?
Hey all, I am getting more and more worried about the dollar. I will share a few thoughts in the hopes someone smarter/better informed can either quell my fears or encourage mr to invest in MRE's and ammunition. 1. If we continue status quo, or if Trump rolls back the …
Q1 Bank Earnings Report - Trust and Skepticism
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I’m high asf rn!! And I’ve been thinking…. We all just witnessed blatant market manipulation, and forms of insider trading yesterday, with aims and accusations being directly thrown at the president. All of which I don’t even want to get into right now. However, I …
worst financial advice i received was “the best time to invest was yesterday, the second best is now”
turns out “now” was mid January. I’ve only known red ever since. Had i waited I would’ve avoided the effects of a probable recession. Now I will have to wait maybe years just to hopefully be at breakeven. I know you can’t time the market, but man does it feel …
Is this a decent investment strategy?
Will be investing 70$/Day QQQM 40% 28$ a day VOO 30% 21$ a day SCHD 20% 14$ a day VXUS 10% 7$ a day I’m fairly young (only 25 years old) so this is my long term investing strategy, a little teach heavy but also with international stocks exposure