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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.
M21 with 100k, want to get to 1 million by the time I‘m 30
I’m M21 and live in Switzerland. I‘ve worked for 6 years already (different system in Switzerland) and was able to put aside 115k CHF (~125k USD). I‘m invested in a few stocks I personally like (f.e. Airbnb, Disney, Uber, BMW etc). Now I already made 25k last year with a …
What to do with "leftover money"
I recently left my banks mutual funds. And I am investing myself now. But the Brokerage I have wont allow me to purchase fractional shares. Its not a lot, but I have 4-10$ in my registered accounts RRSP, FHSA, TFSA. And am unsure of what exactly I am supposed to …
Risky investing for dividends
Is it worth it to buy stocks of a company if the stock price is usually stable and no significant price growth can be expected within 5 years? Yes, the trends is for the price to grow, but it may take 5 years to go, for example, from $50 to …
January Retail Sales Drop, Pointing to Possible Economic Slowdown
January saw a sharp pullback in consumer spending, suggesting a potential slowdown in economic growth, according to a Commerce Department report released Friday. Retail sales dropped 0.9% for the month, following an upwardly revised 0.7% gain in December.. Much worse than the expected 0.2% dip. These figures are adjusted for …
How would you protect against a recession/marker down turn?
Hello - i am not great at managing “risk”. I’m 47 and i would like to retire in less than 10 years… 55 is my goal. I’m about 85% equity and 15% bonds…. Note equity included S&P, commodity, gold, bitcoin, stocks. How would you protect against a downturn and manage …