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$70k Investment: Moving from interest savings accounts to ETFs, bad time?
I have had my money in regular interest savings accounts and buying property for a few years. I am looking to put $50-70k into 80% Vanguard All-world ETF and 20% into EM and All world Tech ETFs. I know timing the market is not as important as time in the …
Continue purchasing FCNTX vs. other funds
Hello, My FA opened up a new brokerage account has been buying the Fidelity Contrafund bi-weekly for the past almost two years. However, I wonder if this is the best move still since it's very tech heavy and not performing well over the past year like other funds. I told …
This NXXT update may be an operating leverage story hiding inside an AI headline
Federal contracting can destroy efficiency for smaller infrastructure companies. The opportunity pool is huge, but the chase itself eats time, people, and money. Bid discovery, vendor outreach, compliance review, document assembly, and submission management all add overhead before a dollar of revenue shows up. That is why the most interesting …
Trump’s Iran endgame is stalling as the Gulf keeps charging for risk
The sharpest signal in the Iran saga is not a battlefield headline or a presidential boast, but the fact that Washington has now sent a 15-point ceasefire proposal through Pakistan even as more U.S. troops move into the Middle East and the White House keeps insisting that “great progress” is …
What's one investing principle you wish you understood earlier?
I have been reading a lot about investing lately and notice that most people's advice boils down to a few key principles, but everyone seems to have one specific lesson that really changed how they approach the market. For those who have been investing for a while: what's one concept, …
What is the best way to bet on oil prices continuing to rise?
I always have invested in simple mutual funds but have some extra cash to gamble with and strongly believe oil prices will continue to rise. What’s the best way to get this money in the market for a high return in the next few months? High risk strategy? Medium risk? …
The U.S. Is Building Toward 400 GW of Nuclear - This Looks Like a Multi-Decade Energy Shift
I’ve been going through the recent DOE announcements and honestly, this feels much bigger than a typical policy cycle. The U.S. is targeting an expansion from around 100 GW of nuclear capacity today to roughly 400 GW by 2050. That’s a 4x increase, and the funding already being deployed suggests …
Am I buying the dip? NO! The war in Iran is not close to being resolved and, even when eventually it is resolved, the consequences will be negative for a long time.
Is the war close to being resolved because the U.S. has asked Pakistan to give a 15-point point ultimatum to Iran? Well, consider the statement from Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesperson for the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters (Iran's main military command) said yesterday: "Has the level of your inner struggle reached the …
Robinhood Announces $1.5 Billion Share Buyback Program as Stock Slides 39%
Source: [https://beincrypto.com/robinhood-buyback-hood-stock-decline-2026/](https://beincrypto.com/robinhood-buyback-hood-stock-decline-2026/) HOOD tripled in 2025 then lost 39% year-to-date in 2026, closing at a yearly low of $69.08, down over 54% from its October all-time high of $152.46. Robinhood's board responded by approving a $1.5 billion share repurchase program to be executed over three years, adding $1.1 billion in …
DRIP - yes or no and why? Plan to invest the dividends, but should I reinvest versus buy underweights?
I have a preferred allocation of the few funds in my portfolio. Every month, when I get my paycheck, I add an equal amount to my portfolio. When I do so, I look at what's underweighted and buy that, so every month I try to rebalance. I do this only …