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Inflation is falling and unemployment remains low. What will the future trend be?
🧐 Recently, some key data about the US economy have sparked widespread discussion. Inflation has shown a downward trend, but can the Fed's policy continue to effectively control price increases? At the same time, the unemployment rate remains near its historical low, which means that the labor market remains strong. …
Are my investments diversified enough?
I’m 40 years old and have a 401k (TDF 2050) and Roth IRA (FSKAX and FTIHX). My thoughts are to just change TDF 2050 to FXAIX (SP500). Would this be an okay investment change? Overall, I’d think I’d still be diversified. Though, not that much growth with SP500.
Allocation Advice - 24 from UK
Hi all, I have managed to save up just under £70k from jobs that I've had since around 19, and I am looking to start investing. I had started investing when i was about 19, and I had put money into crypto and index funds, as well as a few …
Outset Medical - Is there a prospect?
Introduction and declaration This is an interesting stock to talk about. Here I will try my best to report facts rather than opinion, and try to come up with a relatively objective summary of this company – Outset Medical (OM) Background End-stage renal failure patients, they will require dialysis in …
Advice on allocating a modest windfall of cash from college to investing
**Should I park a recent windfall of cash into a 529 to pay for my college age son over the next 4 years?** Received a fair amount of cash that I would like to use to pay for the unsubsidized portions of my son's college. There's enough to pay for …
Where do I even start? No idea about investing
I’d like to start investing money into my pension, I’m nearly 38 and don’t have anything saved yet (I know 😬) I’ve been listing to a few podcasts and looking through posts here but still have no idea on where to start, can anyone point me in the right direction …
The Traditional framework of Diversification is Broken
The problem I have is how diversification occurs in practice. If I were to tell you I have the following companies in my portfolio: Social media, cloud infrastructure, e-commerce/cloud infrastructure, entertainment, electronic products, search YouTube might review this portfolio and say: 2 infrastructure plays may add some concentration or ad …
Best SBLOC rates right now?
US Bank says SOFR plus 2.5 percent. That drops to 1 percent if they are actively managing, but I want to keep with self managed accounts. Fidelity has as low as SOFR plus 1.9 percent, but needs to be a $3M line of credit. Any other places to recommend with …
UK bond trading best brokers?
I’ve been using IBKR as my broker and they are completely fine for ETFs, but my experience with them trading bonds has been horrible. When I put my limit order above offer levels, I still don’t get filled for hours. The levels they show are often frozen (bid/offer). I see …
What companies would benefit from the potential US - Ukraine minerals deal.
With the US potentially getting 500B worth of rare minerals, as mentioned in articles like this [https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/16/us-ukraine-could-still-secure-positive-minerals-deal-officials-say.html](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/16/us-ukraine-could-still-secure-positive-minerals-deal-officials-say.html) . What companies would stand to benefit the most. i.e. which companies will be setting up mining/processing operations on these minerals? The article says "US and European companies." I mean i know of …