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Why free trades aren't going to make you wealthy
Zero-commission trading sounds like a great idea. No fees, no barriers, just pure opportunity. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: free trades are not helping you build wealth. They’re just making it easier to act, not smarter to invest. 1. Free trades are not a strategy, they’re just an execution advantage …
34 years old. What kind of investing would it take to retire in my 40s?
Turning 34 next month and I can't get excited about the traditional retirement timeline. Every piece of advice seems to be "max your 401k, keep buying index funds, retire at 65." Maybe that's fine for some people, but the idea of waiting another 30 years before I can really enjoy …
TIL Warren Buffett made his first Billion at the age of 56!
So Warren Buffett became a Millionaire at the age of 32 but it took him 24 years to go from 1 million to 1 Billion. Compare that to Tech billionaires and especially the top 10-20 richest people, like Bill Gates, Zuck, google founders, Musk, Bezos etc. this seems very slow …
Best sources for digging into ETF trading/mechanics - institutional perspective
I work in asset allocation and have started helping PMs review tactical ETF exposures and possible substitutes. At first there was some really low hanging fruit but now approaching the need for more under the hood of the trading/implementation side - volume, bid/ask spreads, underlying liquidity, creation/redemption, market makers/APs, basket …
How much of the U.S.–Iran news is already priced into oil?
Earlier today I was discussing with a friend how oil could react if a U.S.–Iran ceasefire or broader deal started looking more likely. A few hours later, reports emerged suggesting that a tentative agreement may be under discussion, pending approval from President Trump. As the news spread, oil prices began …
Need investment vehicle suggestion for a private club
I am the treasurer of a small ski club. We are a registered non-profit organization. We charge annual dues, and then also lodging fees when people stay at the house we own in Vermont. Over the years the club has amassed about $50K in our zero interest savings account. I'm …
I invest only in largest cap companies
Hey everyone, just wanted to share my view on investing. I'm a professional trader, so I am kind of supposed to be a risk-taker, but when it comes to investing, I only stick to the largest-cap companies because I see each one of thm as a portfolio of well-protected startups …
Is investing always this noisy, or am I just noticing it now that I have skin in the game?
I have no formal finance background, but I've been trying to learn more since I started investing seriously. Most of my savings are currently invested in an RBC high-risk portfolio and it's been performing really well. That said, I'm not 100% equities. I also keep roughly 10% in cash, have …
Shorting AAPL due to rising inflation and shrinking margins
Inflation is booming, consumer buying power is deteriorating and people might hold on to older iphones and macbooks for longer. Majority of AAPL earnings is coming from this segment. On the other hand rising RAM prices and semis crisis is eating into the margins heavily and pricier electronics during booming …
How I'm investing in oil, coal, fertilizer and infrastructure.
Hi r/investing, I want to share my investment portfolio and get your input on a strategy that rotates completely out of tech and global index funds in favor of real assets. The core of the portfolio is my exposure to offshore drilling, which doesn't own the oil in the ground …