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38M – $1.1M invested, aiming for $15k/month after-tax by 59 – portfolio review & allocation advice?
**Retirement accounts (403b) Mix of Roth and traditional 403b** **18k per year contribution from employer with match so about 42k total after maxing my portion plus the match** **Total 460k** * 50% VIIIX * 30% VEXAX * 5% International **Rollover IRA---120k in FDEEX** **Roth IRA----20k in FSKAX(not contributing due to …
Why are there no options available to buy/sell for Allbirds ($BIRD) stock?
As we're all aware at this point, AllBirds has decided to pivot from a shoe company to an AI hardware company ([news](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-04-20/allbirds-pivot-to-ai-stirs-memory-of-dot-com-boom-and-bust)) This has been described as a hail mary of a market move. Hail Mary implies risk, and option traders would love to be on either end of it …
Close to retiring! Need feedback on retirement breakdown
I am probably 1-2 year from retirement, and am pretty aligned with Target Date Funds, Boglehead concepts, and getting more conservative financially for obvious reasons. I just did an audit of my 401K and Investment account and Roth IRA. \[While I do understand there is some redundancy here with TDF …
Broker Trades Market, is it ok?
Hi everyone, I’d like to ask if anyone here has experience with a broker called Trades Market. I recently came across it and I’m trying to understand whether it’s reliable and trustworthy. Have you used their platform before? How are the spreads, withdrawals, and customer support? Any feedback, positive or …
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 …