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Why shouldn't I buy bonds (3+y) right now?
Obviously I am highly regarded and I don't know what I am doing. At the same time I don't understand why I should not buy bonds now. This is my thesis: \- 10y bonds are paying pretty well, let's say 5% \- the stock market is kept up by AI …
I should just manage this myself, right?
I have a brokerage account that is managed by an advisor that has about 100k. I manage my own 401k, Roth, and some custodial accounts for my daughters. All the accounts I manage have done ok. My roth is up 165% over a 5 year period. Meanwhile my account that …
Starbucks takes $300M charge to close 250 stores and cut 2026 guidance
Starbucks just dropped a regulatory filing announcing they’re shutting down roughly 250 underperforming cafes across North America later this week, representing about 1% of their 18,000 regional footprint. The move triggers an immediate $300 million restructuring charge and follows a separate $1 billion store and roastery restructuring push executed exactly …
Daily General Discussion and Advice Thread - September 24, 2026
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XMMO or XMHQ: Which would be better for a long-term hold?
The strategy would be to pair one of them with SPMO in a Roth IRA with 15 years to retirement. Would all momentum have the best chance to make the most gains in that time span? Or would it be prudent to diversify and combine large cap momentum with mid …
10 year outlook on my IRA
I've been thinking about my stock investing and looked up what's been going on, busy life lol taxpayer lyfe 39 years old...I bought/total cost about 6k worth of shares in 10 years, and it's been hovering around 40k recently 5 line items total, 3 of which I've owned for 8-10 …
ILMN: who couldve guessed
I took a small position in ILMN earlier this year and got out with about a 10% gain. I was reviewing my closed positions just now and took a look at the ticker today. And holy shit! My cost basis was about $140ish and ILMN is at $256 today. My …
Burry is shorting AI's hype but Ackman is betting on them. Who's right?
Ive been thinking about Burry vs. Ackman's thesis lately and i'm leaning more to Burry's stance, not on the entirety of AI but mainly on Palantir. Palantir can be a great business and yet still a terrible stock at the wrong price. It's currently trading around 84x forward earnings and …
How do you decide when to cash out your position?
*UPDATE: first of all, thank you everyone for your insights, I can’t go through the comments and thank all of you individually but it was a very big help in making my decision. I cashed out my original goal and I’m letting the rest run.* I’m in my late-20s, and …
Lot of activity surrounding Metronic (MDT) shares lately
A week ago, I received an exchange offer asking to trade shares of Medtronic for MiniMed (MMED) at a 7% discount. Today, that offer expired but I received a request from my broker to enroll in their share lending program and lend out shares of Medtronic. To lend to short …