Posts
Value of carryover capital loss.... does it go down with positive stock returns & inflation
I have a large capital loss from the dot com bubble. Almost 25 years ago!! Whenever I sell stocks at a gain, I offset it against the carryover loss. I have a couple of stocks in my portfolio with enough gain to wipeout the carryover loss. TBH, I've been holding …
Copy wealthfront in a personal account? Any real reason not to?
I have a wealtfront automated investing account. They take 0.25%. The thing is, I can see what's in it. At my risk level (8.0) I see: VTI, VEA, VWO, LQD, SCHP, VIG. Any reason I couldn't lower my investment here and move some of this money over to a personal …
Preserving value - invest in gold?
Hello everyone, We are looking to preserve value of our cash savings for the next 6-12 months. The savings are in USD. We would need to convert part of the savings into euros in about 4-5 months and are worried about dollar losing value against euro drastically. Would buying a …
I pulled out of the markets today.
Well, almost entirely. I left a tiny bit in consumer staples ETFs and not my retirement accounts. I just don’t see much upside over the summer months and I am able to get a gauranteed 4.5% on cash. Some rationale: - We are not going to get a bump from …
Question for someone who worked as an Options Market Maker
I have a serious question for someone who has worked at market making firm before. Speculation I suppose is welcome, but I’d really prefer an answer from someone who has worked at a trading desk and knows this answer with some certainty. It’s clear to me after trading options for …
Can you time when a long rising stock will fall?
I wanna start off with yes I know time in the market is better than timing the market. I specifically wanted to ask about stocks that have steadily been going up at a good rate for a couple months. Is it better to buy them now or wait until they …
Thoughts on Buying Shares: SPLG vs. SPY
I'm having decision fatigue on whether I should start off with buying shares of SPLG first or SPY. - I'm thinking towards SPLG right now because it's both way cheaper and has a lower expense ratio to SPY, hence, attainable to own more shares. ... On the flip side I …
Any good Non-Fossil Fuel/Tobacco/Weapons Mutual funds?
For the last 17 years, I've been investing in individual stocks. I've done all right, but I've come to realize that it's a lot of work to even try to beat a S&P 500 fund. The S&P 500 delivered a 13.3% annualized return over the last 10 years. Using the …
Paying Quarterly Taxes on Stock Sales
What's the easiest way to pay quarterly taxes on stock sales? I'm used to trading in my Roth, but saving up for a big purchase and using stocks/dividends to reach my goals faster. I have the IRS2Go app, but didn't see any obvious way to tag payments for stock sales. …
What was your biggest investing loss and what did you learn from it?
What’s your worst investment been in the market? For me, it was INTC, I lost nearly 55% on it. The lesson was to focus more on future growth potential and expectation and not current market position. Also, to focus more on ETFs and have less money allocated to picking stocks.