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Why a volatility spike can force funds to sell after prices have already fallen
I’ve been learning about volatility-targeting strategies, and this part feels counterintuitive: a fund can cut exposure after a market fall even if its long-term view hasn’t changed. A simplified rule is: exposure ≈ target volatility ÷ estimated volatility If a strategy targets 10% volatility: \- 10% estimated volatility → about …
Whats your split between etfs and individual stocks?
I started investing during university, but since I never really had a stable source of income, I would only invest in individual companies from time to time which I had pretty good success with. I've now got a full time job and I still want to occasionally invest in some …
Inherited IRA question.....
My wife inherited a traditional IRA, subject to RMD's and account being drained in 10 years, its not a ton of money like 27K and we really dont need it, we are both 55 and my question was I have it invested in 60 percent VOO 30 percent SCHG and …
What’s an investing mistake you’re actually glad you made early on?
I’ve been thinking about how much of investing you can learn from books, podcasts, and other people, but there are probably some lessons that only really stick after you make the mistake yourself. I’m not looking for stock picks (because I’ve been there) or asking what I should buy. I’m …
Energy Sector renewed focus by TBG
What is your take on David Bahnsen being strongly bullish and long-term on the energy sector? He sees energy as a foundational pillar of human existence and economic growth rather than a short-term trade. Are all in on energy despite the prospect on flowing oil?
Investing and Trading Scam Reminder
For those new to Reddit and to investing and trading - please be aware that social media platform like Reddit, Discord, etc. can be a vector for scams and fraud. This includes review sites such as Trustpilot and similar reputation sites. Offers to DM should be viewed as suspicious. Social …
Robinhood rolling out Agentic AI for its ~29 Million Members
* Robinhood is currently the largest public trading platform using Agentic AI and Tokenization. * Powered by OpenAI and Anthropic. OpenAI's Luna model is free through the end of 2026. * Agents AI agents operate through a separate, dedicated agentic trading account using only transferred funds. * Manual trade approval …
Is AI spending becoming too important to ignore?
I keep seeing bigger and bigger numbers around AI spending and it got me wondering where this starts becoming a concern companies are pouring money into GPUs data centres and infrastructure, while the energy and environmental costs of building all this capacity are also becoming harder to ignore we’re still …
Where to get historical monthly performance data for MSCI World factor indexes (Momentum, Quality, Value)?
Hi everyone, For a backtest (calculating downside beta), I am looking for historical monthly performance data for the following indexes: MSCI World Momentum Index MSCI World Sector Neutral Quality Index MSCI World Enhanced Value Index Does anyone know where to get these time series as Excel for free? Any tips …
Daily General Discussion and Advice Thread - October 01, 2026
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