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A Tariff impact I had not thought of... China ignores patents
One of the ideas I saw today was pretty messed up: what happens if China just ignores patent protections and starts making copies of American products? Medical devices, car parts, farm equipment, thousands of other things that they had been playing ball on so they could stay on the good …
Maintaining Sanity When Someone Screams Fire! What to learn from Charli and Warren.
**Maintaining Sanity in Market Madness: The Art of Clear Thinking When Others Panic** In the unpredictable world of financial markets, perhaps the most valuable asset isn't found in any portfolio but resides within ourselves: a clear, disciplined mind. When markets become volatile and participants succumb to collective panic, the ability …
$1m in swvxx and $1m in stocks
68 y/o, trying to be conservative but obviously the temptation to buy more stock is there at these bargain prices. Half in swvxx has saved me since all this tariff crap. No way I'm selling but stay the course or push the stock piece higher? Maybe put another 100-200k in …
Children’s investment account
What’s your favorite way to put your children’s money to work for itself? We have some money saved in cash from there birthday party and I was thinking of consolidating the funds into one account and possibly splitting it once they are older. I was thinking maybe index funds? I …
Is right now a good time to buy s&p500 for the first time?
I've never bought a stock before, and I was wondering if due to all the panic I can buy a bunch of index fund cheap. From what I've heard the best bet is to buy when the market crashes (rn) then sell when it stabilizes again. I know buying individual …
Investing for beginners..
I’m sure this question/post has been made in here before.. but bear with me here. What is the best educational resources (aside from YouTube and ig finance bros) to introduce investing to beginners. I’m talking about explaining everything from A to Z. From what a stock is, how does it …
POV: Getting an inheritance, need to start Roth IRA
Basically title. I will be getting an inheritance soon which will see me zeroing out $78k of credit card debt and having enough left over to start and max a Roth IRA for this year and set up a CD ladder which will cover the next 10 years' worth of …
Hot take: Will we need tariffs to protect domestic AI, robotics & 3D printing as they take over production?
I don’t like Trump and I don’t like his reform, but if they pass, I think it’s important to stay optimistic I will say that don’t think it’s totally fair to compare today with the great depression. Tech has grown in ways that will help our domestic production. Robotics, AI, …
Need help with Robinhood match promo
I recently wired 6 figures from my Schwab brokerage account into Robinhood on March 31 to do the 2% match promo, I haven’t received the bonus yet so I asked the chat support, they said it needed to be done as a ACATS transfer even though it just said from …
Are HYSA rates going to go up or down and how are Money Markets affected by what’s happening?
I’m trying to find safe options for accruing funds on what I have and things are clearly volatile right now. I’ve exclusively invested in ETFs and mutual funds and now I’m looking for other avenues. I’m not looking to invest in bonds right now because while they feel like a …