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Is the market about to crash?
On social media, investing is all the hype but when I open Reddit, I’m not so sure anymore. On one hand, the average S&P500 gains in the last 20 years have been great. On the other hand, if you invested just before the 2008 crash you lost a ton of …
Due Diligence for Aura Consolidated Group’s IPO
I used the DDScore because I wanted to see Aura, the company thats marketing heavily in YouTube for their service to remove your data from Data Brokers. I have been very suspicious about the company - many companies that sell heavily with YouTube sponsored content have turned out to be …
The 10K AI Blunder !!!!!!!
Ran a small-cap industrial supplier's 10-Q through AI before earnings instead of reading it myself. Asked about their debt maturity schedule. Got a clean answer: current portion manageable, nothing due soon. Held the position. Two months later, stock dropped 40% on a liquidity crunch. Reread the filing myself. Page 61, …
went 30% cash on tuesday when iran escalated,now i am questioning every decision I made.
I made what felt like a sensible call tuesday evening, moved 30% of my portfolio to cash when I saw US iran strikes breaking and felt validated on wed when the fow dropped 576 points and oil spiked 5%. Well today futures are mixed,the selloff seems to be stabilizing and …
Bluechip vs SP500 which wins
Hi guys, so i had a chat with a friend of mine about stocks etc who is an ex banker. I explained i wanted go put a large sum and now continue to invest in to the SP500. He agreed that its a good idea and should invest in to …
Starting to invest as a 16 year old
So, my dad recently helped me open an investment account, and I’d love to hear your advice and experiences. What helped you the most when you started investing, or what do you wish you’d done differently? I have about $550 saved up that I’m planning to invest. Thanks for your …
Daily General Discussion and Advice Thread - July 09, 2026
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ETF’s VS. individual stocks
Buy VOO and touch grass yes! Totally get it…… DCA is a great investment strategy, but does it really outperform choosing the right stocks year after year? How do I balance my long term and my short term stock picking? At this point, put majority of my money into index’s …
Accidentally enrolled in DRIP during company blackout period
I was looking around in my ESPP portal and stupidly clicked to reinvest dividends. I am not c-suite but I have access to MNPI as a designated associate and am subject to blackout periods. Does this need to be reported internally? I am seeing conflicting answers. I work for a …
I've been playing around with a few portfolio ideas on TestFol.io and ended up with five different versions that combine Fama-French Small Cap Value, leveraged ETFs, and trend following. They're all backtested from 1988-2025, and I'd love to hear what people think.
I've been playing around with a few portfolio ideas on [TestFol.io](http://TestFol.io) and ended up with five different versions that combine Fama-French Small Cap Value, leveraged ETFs, and trend following. They're all backtested from 1988-2025, and I'd love to hear what people think. **Test:** [https://testfol.io/?s=biOKMnuGve0](https://testfol.io/?s=biOKMnuGve0) # The idea The goal wasn't …