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Investment advice - 75% S&P500, 5% Individual Equities, 20% Cash. No international exposure.
I (41M) have a sizable portion of my portfolio in cash and want to reduce the cash part of my portfolio. I am heavily invested in Large Blend sector of the US stock market. Given the current political and economic climate in the US, here are the options I’m considering. …
why nobody ever seems to cash out of options early
with the latest roller coaster charts for spy, we see a lot of options which are one DTE worth four, five $600 per contract, and by the second half of the zero DT day, we buy them back for $20 to $40 each, so we can make new covered options …
Will this pie will be enough for a decade?
Im currently young (15M) and based on some research i made a oortfolio. Im planning to invest long term (10+ years). Since i think that USA will keep outperforming international (just like the past 15 years) and because a lot of USA companies are already worldwide (apple, tesla, ect.). I …
If I have $300-500 that I want to use for ETFs, is there a hot ETF / Index fund I should choose?
Hi- I barely know what I’m doing but I just got a bonus and I want to invest $300-500 in my brokerage. I have a 401k, Roth, and HYS- as well as a brokerage account in the S&P 500. I am thinking of doing the Bogelhead 3 fund portfolio but …
How does investing in SCHD fare for a 31y/o M.
For some context, I have a retirement account I max out each year (about 6,500 in Roth contributions and 17,000 pre tax). Also have 85k in mag 7 stocks. I am starting the journey into ETF investments. I have monthly contributions into my taxable brokerage of 1,300 and have weekly …
Atlanta GDP Model Was Broken
For GDP Forecasters, Some Gold Doesn't Glitter https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/gdp-forecasters-some-gold-doesnt-glitter-atlantafed-fxb2e?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&utm_campaign=share_via Gold transfers to the US confused the trade deficit data (which should not have been included in the model). Per the creator of GDPNow - this mistake cost the model 2% GDP growth. Latest forecast for today would put GDP estimate at …
Long-term investing in the VUAA - Best Broker for a 30+ year hold?
Hey everyone, I’m planning to start investing monthly in the **VUAA ETF** as a long-term strategy. Since I’ll be making regular contributions **(monthly)**, I’m looking for a **broker with low maintenance costs** (low or no custody fees, inactivity fees, and reasonable trading costs). Im from Portugal, btw. Does anyone have …
Selling at loss, tax harvesting, and wash sale.
I’m looking to sell some shared that I have in a mutual fund that tracks the S&P 500 to diversify my investing account. Ideally I would sell all of it and move it into some etfs. I’m currently down 700$. Would selling it at loss allow me to deduct the …
Is there any flaw to this ESIP strategy?
Numbers simplified for easy math. My company offers an employee stock investment plan (ESIP). Twice a year I can purchase company stock for a 15% discount. I can buy up to $15k of stock per year. The stock currently trades at $20, meaning I can buy it at a price …
Why do so many people say that gold is a bad investment, while the returns are consistent and sometimes better then the S&P 500?
Im planning to make 10% of my portfolio gold, but a lot of people told me that its a asset with 0 value, and that its not a smart investment. But for the past 10 years, gold has consistent returns. So can someone explain to me why gold is a …