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For those investing in S&P 500 ETFs (VOO/SPY/IVV), how have your returns been?
Looking at S&P 500 ETFs such as SPY, VOO, and IVV, the long-term average returns seem to be around 10–12% annually. ​ Given that many investors aim for higher returns, what makes these ETFs so popular? Is it mainly the lower risk, diversification, consistency, or something else? ​ Interested in …
Commenting period is open for SEC rule S7-2026-15 to change quarterly reporting to half-year.
You can go to the SEC.gov website or simply Google "SEC rule S7-2026-15" to show a link to click on to post your comment to the SEC concerning this. My own opinion is that the burden for large companies to submit quarterly reports is low because they already have software …
How much should i invest into my 401k/457b as a 32f with 130k salary?
Additional info that is important: Due to other life factors I am getting started late with saving for retirement. I have a massive pile of graduate loans from two degrees that I am currently working towards pslf in 10 years (healthcare worker for hospital System). I am on income based …
Chip stocks discounted with recent pullback. Buy, Sell or Hold?
It takes a very little to spook the tech sector these days. For example, yesterday Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang touted Marvel as the next trillion dollar company which sent the stock spiraling upwards. Simultaneously, Broadcom announced its quarterly earnings (completely coming in with estimates) but the stock dropped precipitously low. …
Aswath Damodaran: The Numbers are in: A Post-Prospectus SpaceX Valuation!
[The Numbers are in: A Post-Prospectus SpaceX Valuation!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQKIJU7TmTc) Aswath Damodaran valued SpaceX a few weeks ago, using piecemeal information and entirely on narrative, and promised to return to the valuation when the prospectus was public. The prospectus has now been filed, and the offering price set, and he revisits SpaceX, …
270k cash incoming, what would you do?
Hi all, I just sold a home and got 270k usd cash. Im invested fullly on the narket since 13 years in 90%VT 10%btc (plan on reducing it to 5% when it rebunds). I'm 36yo, from europe and living in a no capital gains tax country (Switzerland). My total nw …
Daily General Discussion and Advice Thread - June 05, 2026
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What if the 2008 collapse, SVB, and GLD's April drop all had the same structural signal weeks before price moved?
I've been tracking a structural coherence metric on financial assets - it measures the internal coherence of an asset rather than price direction. Outputs a number from 0-1 and a regime depends on that: stable, transition or breakdown. When score drops into transition/breakdown while price hasn't moved yet that's where …
Will Selling Marginable ETFs After Shorting a Put Trigger a Margin Call?
Vanguard gives you 50% margin cash based on your marginable assets. Lets say I have $100,000 invested in an ETF, and $50,000 in margin cash on Vanguard. I short a put for $500 strike, using 100% of my margin balance. Then I liquidate $20,000 of my ETF into cash. Will …
Why is international value doing so well recently?
While everyone is chasing AI, international value has kept pace with QQQ since 2024. I know there's some currency moves in there for USD investors, but I otherwise can't really explain why the sleepy sectors of the sleepy geographies have woken up. Don't get me wrong, I like it. I …