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After trying several portfolio trackers, I still couldn't find one that benchmarked performance properly
I've been investing for a few years across ETFs, stocks, and some crypto, and one thing I kept struggling with was tracking performance properly across different currencies. Most portfolio trackers I tried were either very US-focused, didn't handle EUR/USD well, or relied heavily on broker syncing, which I personally prefer …
Why invest in jewelry when gold can be traded digitally? Worth it ba?
Many Filipinos treat gold jewelry as a form of savings, but liquidating it is slow, inconvenient, and worst, often below market value. Imagine, there are 7,000+ pawnshops in the PH, yet selling jewelry still requires appraisal, negotiation, and discounts. Babaratin ka pa all the time. Digital gold, on the …
Bond fund payout percentages.
I am in two bond funds, FTBFX and FXNAX. They each list a 30 day yield of 4.27% and 4.03%. Yet the distributions are more like 3% and 2.72% (averaged over the last three months). The fees on these are low, .45% and .025%, so that does not account for …
Company that is going to BK?
This company laid off people who had decades of experience in the auto industry. If they don't change their VPs and other executives who came from retail stores, who don't understand the auto business, it would be considered suicidal for this company's business. My PT on GPC is $75 as …
How do global all cap index funds differ and how to choose?
I want to just put money in a global all cap index. I note there are quite a few, such as the ones listed below. Are they literally identical (slight difference in regional/sector coverage split suggests not quite) and if not, how do these kind of funds differ in the …
Retail leads, Institutions Reduce Exposure
Wall Street appears to be distributing gold and silver to retail investors. Since Q2 2025, retail investors have poured over $ 70 billion into gold ETFs, with inflows more than tripling in the past six months. In contrast, institutional investors have been net sellers, offloading around $1 billion , with …
Possible invasion USA - CUBA. Where to invest?
Given the possibility of a U.S. invasion of Cuba (whether peaceful or not), I’ve been thinking it might be a good idea to invest in an American company with interests there. Oil? Tourism? Construction? Telecommunications? Any suggestions for interesting companies?
Why do global index funds grow (beyond inflation) to reliably?
I'm intending to just start parking my money on a world index fund but want to understand the risk/reward I'm exposing myself. I understand the risk point: it's low risk as it's (1) market and secor agnostic and (2) the world's biggest companies who on average are more likely to …
Fundrise VCX is live on the NYSE today. Is this the best way to own OpenAI and Anduril?
If you’re like me and you’re tired of every legacy tech company slapping "AI" on their earnings call to juice the stock, you should look at the Fundrise Innovation Fund (VCX) launch today. If you didn't know already, it’s a fund that holds actual pre-IPO positions in OpenAI, Anthropic, Databricks, …
Time to go digital na ba all in?
Most of us esp those coming from trad families treat gold jewelry as a form of savings, but liquidating it is slow, inconvenient, and worst, often below market value. Imagine, sa dami ng pawnshops sa pinas, ang hirap mag liquidate. Babaratin ka pa all the time. Digital gold, on the …