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My 401k contributions through Fidelity go to the FID 500 INDEX. I have personal investments in SPY. Today was a good rally for SPY, but FID 500 INDEX showing -4%. Am I missing something?
I changed my 401k contributions to the FID 500 Index about 8 years ago assuming it was the closest I could get to an S&P 500 Index. Today I checked my account just because today was a rally, and they don't even match closely at all. Am I missing something?
85/15 VTI & VXUS in brokerage, 85/15 FZROX & FZILX in roth ira
i’m 20F been investing since December 2025 trying to figure out all this investing stuff out… experimenting and coming up with a plan in december and stabilizing my plan through january 2026 and onwards. i have 85/15 VTI & VXUS in brokerage because it give me a broad market, its …
Market direction pre-war and now
This is not just a "why is the market up despite the war" question. Between the first of the year and the Feb 27th, the S&P500 index was relatively flat, only showing a 0.3% increase over the two months time. Now we are up 3.8% YTD. Even though things are …
Value in Hedge Fund Investing?
I have the ability to become an accredited investor which would give me access to investing in hedge funds. I feel like I have a good grasp on the risks inherent to investing in standard index funds in a standard brokerage account but I am much less clear on the …
Trump says Hormuz is permanently open. Crude isn't convinced.
Trump said yesterday the Strait of Hormuz is ‘permanently open’ and that China agreed to stop arming Iran. If true, that’s a meaningful de-escalation of the Gulf situation that had crude elevated for months. Oil sold off on the news, but only about 1%. WTI is still sitting above $91, …
Figma falls 7.7% as Anthropic introduces Claude Design
https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-design-anthropic-labs This is a warning to those who think SaaSpocalypse is over and SaaS stocks look like value play. This release proves 2 things: * Given a few experts controlling an AI, you can build a competitor very quickly. Anthropic just did. You do not need hundreds of engineers and …
I’m a portfolio manager with a side hustle
I stole the title from a tweet that really encapsulates my feelings. My portfolio has reached a point where the gains are multiples of my day job. My job feels like a way to pass the time. I don’t have anything profound just that I’m struggling with this realization. This …
The second engine is starting to show up
The report does not just show fuel delivery growth. It also includes the first long-term energy infrastructure agreements and a smart microgrid pipeline spread across healthcare facilities, municipalities, manufacturing, amusement parks, and logistics sites. NextNRG (NXXT) reported FY2025 revenue of $81.8M, with Q4 around $23M coming from mobile fuel delivery. …
Why are LMT and NOC sliding
We re literally at war rn despite the contemporary ceasefire. LMT and NOC, two of the largest US defence companies, both just secured new contracts from the US military, whereas their market prices keep going down when other A&D companies re up today, with LMT below 600. I dont understand.
How are you all tracking competitive signals for portfolio companies? Looking to compare notes on research process
Curious what workflows people here use for ongoing competitive monitoring, specifically for fintech I've been building out a system that pulls from SEC filings, job posting changes, and app store sentiment automatically. The job posting angle has been surprisingly useful, hiring surges in specific departments often signal strategic shifts 6-9 …