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Where do I start to learn about investing, and when is it a good time?
Im 21 and im about to start my 2nd year in my plumbing apprenticeship. While plumbing will be a reliable career in the future for me, I can't help but feel like I should strive for bigger better things. I feel investing is a good place to start, so where …
Should I build wealth or buy land?
I’m a 39 year-old male, at the moment I have about 120 shares of SPYI, seven shares of VOO, nine shares of SCHD, 30 g of fine gold, and 25 ounces of fine silver. And about 27,000 cash. My original plan was to buy a little bit of land with …
My portfolio is bleeding from the SaaS selloff. I spent a week researching whether this is a buying opportunity or a value trap. What I discovered shocked me!
# SaaS stocks just had their worst plunge since 2008. But the earnings reports tell a completely different story If you are like me, my portfolio is getting BURNED from the tech SaaS sell-off. The IGV hit a 52-week low of $73.93, roughly 37% below its recent peak of $117.99. …
The $25k Pattern Day Trader rule is being removed
Found this resource explaining the SEC’s move to remove the $25k Pattern Day Trader requirement. It outlines the current rule, the reasoning behind the change, and the potential shift toward a risk-based intraday margin system. https://www.myleadfin.com/articles/sec-overturns-25k-rule-pattern-day-trader-mandate-ends.html
Distribution From Brokerage Account Confusion
Confused About Distribution From Brokerage Account I have stock in a brokerage account and say it pays a 5k dividend that stays in the account as cash, not reinvested. At the end of the year I know I will get a 1099 DIV and it will count as 5k income …
Netflix Stock Plunges 9% After Hours
[https://www.ebc.com/forex/netflix-stock-plunges-9-after-hours-why-the-wbd-fee-didnt-matter](https://www.ebc.com/forex/netflix-stock-plunges-9-after-hours-why-the-wbd-fee-didnt-matter) Netflix dropped about 9% after hours, and what stood out wasn’t the numbers themselves but how the market reacted to them. On the surface, the quarter didn’t look weak. There was even a roughly $2.8B termination fee supporting reported earnings. But the market largely ignored it, which usually tells …
How much weight do you actually give to management quality when picking a stock, and how do you even evaluate it?
Every serious investor I follow on socials say management quality is one of the most important factors, and Warren Buffett talks about it constantly. Though when I sit down to actually assess a management team, I have almost no idea what I am looking for. I read the CEO letters, …
$CLDX at $35 just got raised to $45 by Barclays for successful Phase 3 results
This is gonna pump so hard, bought so many Barclays cited increased conviction for successful Phase 3 results in chronic spontaneous urticaria and positive implications for prurigo nodularis. Barclays had previously held reservations about the value of barzolvolimab in CSU due to safety concerns and risks related to dosing-schedule changes, …
Stocks are pushing higher like uncertainty is fading, but bonds aren’t really buying it.
Yields are still elevated, and expectations around rate cuts are getting less clear, which usually isn’t what you see in a clean risk-on environment. This week should give a bit more clarity with U.S. retail sales, PMI data, and inflation prints coming out. Those will matter more than the headlines …
PEP (39% upside on a Dividend Aristocrat)
Pepsico's revenue stagnation over the past few years has been misread. Compare Pepsico to it's peers in the consumer staples sector. They all had peek revenue during the COVID supply chain crisis and they have been contracting ever since. Pepsico has not been contracting. Revenue isn't stagnant. It's consolidating at …