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Should I go buying today?
Blood in the streets. I’m seeing some stocks that I’ve been wanting to add or start a position in for sometime now really pull back. SPY, QQQ, SCHD, GOOG, MSFT, AMZN, NVO, IBIT, TGT, ULTA, ASML, TSM…. Which leads me to the question!!! Should I go buying today!
Wondering what my other investment options are. Will the S&P 500 crash?
Hi everyone, i have to preface this that I don’t know anything about investing and i feel like there is so much information out there that is overwhelming and hard to understand. For context I am only 25 and I have 25k sitting in an S&P 500. Its been invested …
Looking for advice at this point
I am 65 and plan to keep working until 70 if possible, or at least 67. No debt and own my house so no rent or mortgage. I have not started collecting Social Security benefits yet. I have an approximately $250,000 portfolio (was $254k at peak until the recent drops). …
Inherited Brokerage Account
My Mother in Law recently passed away and her two kids are inheriting her accounts from Edward Jones. The process that Edward Jones has is to create temporary accounts for beneficiaries, purchase funds, and let them sit until the beneficiaries request the funds through their brokerage. I transferred the non-retirement …
Taking Short Term Capital Gains
Hi. I am curious how others handle their capital gains? If a stock is up 80%, would you go ahead and take the ST cap gains hit or hold and pray? The stock has been and does have the potential to go higher, but past performance and all that. I …
How long will the Trump put work?
Just wondering in experience how long it works to "short" the incoming president. From when the Biden took office, the market went down pretty dramatically the year after he started, from December 2021 and it lasted about a year and a half until it finally started recovering in September 2022. …
401K Contribution Limited to 10%
I recently received a letter from my employer about how I’m now limited to contributing 10% to my 401K in the form of pre-tax, after-tax, or Roth contributions because I am now classified as a Highly Compensated Employee (first world problems I know) My question is how can I continue …
Buying Under The Trump Dip: Recession-Proof or Growth-Focused?
As I’m sure everyone’s aware, all major indices are trading under their 200 day moving averages, and sidelined cash is ready to get involved. The mag7 has taken a significant hit, and recession worries have hit the headlines. My question to you all is whether you think it’s time to …
Employee stock purchase programs
My employer is a Fortune 50 offering a 10% discount on stock via an employee stock purchase program. I had maxed this out a few years ago and accumulated quite a few shares that have since increased in value. I paused using this program after the price increased a lot …