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Did I create the right account? (UTMA Brokerage account)
I want to help my sibling (under 18) get a head start on investing so I created a UTMA Brokerage account on Vanguard. Is this account tax advantage? I meant to set him up with an IRA but this appeared to be the only option (a regular brokerage acct) Did …
What is a Safer Option than Money Market at my Brokerage ?
Recently watching Warren Buffet speech were he was not a fan of Money Market funds. Without going outside of my brokerage account, what is a safer place to store cash that gets some interest. the cash in account gets about 1/10 of 1 percent. Money Markets are 4ish percent. They …
Macro Pictures - who in your circle you follow saw it coming?
Hello all, I was wondering today, which media outlets, blogs, videos, newsletters, etc in your circle issued a RISK OFF recommendations, if any? Asking this question today, as I know of three sources, and surprisingly, two of them issued such warning around the same time - March 5, and March …
I don't think you guys understand how bad shit is going to get...sell now
**This is NOT a drill, folks.** We’re all hearing the news about COVID-19 spreading quickly, and now countries are starting to implement lockdowns. I’m not sure if everyone fully understands just how much this is going to affect the global economy, but we’re about to see a chain reaction that …
Concerned for the next 2-4 years, but not beyond that.
People seem very worried that these geopolitical relationships will take forever to repair. I disagree. The GOP is shooting itself in both feet by indulging this madness, and the majority of foreign nations are going to welcome a return to normalcy with open arms when the pendulum inevitably swings back. …
APPL as 20% of my portfolio
I am an experienced and risk tolerant high nw investor with a long term view. Last week I had roughly $1m of APPL stock. This week I have a lot less! It’s my largest single position at around 10% of my portfolio down from more like 20% before these last …
Economic Indicators Amid New Tariffs
Hey everyone, As these new tariffs start to roll out, what economic indicators are you keeping an eye on? It feels like we’re in Act 1 of a longer story. I imagine Act 2 will unfold over the next few weeks and months as the effects start to ripple through …
Tesla to acquire XAi and X(Twitter), the company reported virtually no revenue, has $12b in debt, and is evaluated at $44b after Elon Musk evaluated it
[https://electrek.co/2025/04/07/elon-musk-sets-stage-tesla-bail-out-twitter-xai-insane-valuation/](https://electrek.co/2025/04/07/elon-musk-sets-stage-tesla-bail-out-twitter-xai-insane-valuation/) " Elon Musk, who already suggested Tesla invest in xAI, is now setting the stage for the public company under his control to grossly overpay for xAI, a private company under his control that just absorbed Twitter (X). Anyone invested in a mutual fund that owns Tesla shares could …
Strategies for tax loss harvesting for a DCAing "set and forget" type investor
I tend to follow the conventional boglehead strategy of a simple portfolio structure, DCAing, and setting and forgetting. As a result, I basically never have short-term capital gains. Actually, I've barely ever realized gains at all. However, recently, for obvious reasons, I've come into some significant harvested losses. (I've been …
why aren't investors fleeing to bitcoin?
Tariffs don't impact bitcoin, you would think investors would flee to bitcoin? Tariffs don't impact bitcoin, you would think investors would flee to bitcoin? Tariffs don't impact bitcoin, you would think investors would flee to bitcoin? Tariffs don't impact bitcoin, you would think investors would flee to bitcoin? Tariffs don't …