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Closest way to mimic a QQQ put without options or leverage?
I generally buy QQQ puts to hedge my tech portfolio, 8-12 months out usually which works very well. Hypothetical question: For whatever reason, options/leveraged short ETFs are not in consideration. What would be the next best mimic to a QQQ put? I understand the daily reset on even a 1x …
Question about interest income and taxes
I expect to make around $2,400 in interest income this year. I messed up my taxes for 2025 because I had myself set as married after a separation and ended up having to pay the IRS underpayment penalty. How can I avoid this underpayment penalty for 2026 and pay taxes …
How recent AI improvements and predictions of possible eradication of white collar jobs impact investing?
Some of the current leaders of AI companies predict that this year or the next one will see eradication of white collar jobs. Let us not argue when this is going to happen, nor shall we argue about the possibility. What if this came true? What happens to stock investing? …
The "Stealth" Cooling: 92,000 jobs lost in February.
While headline numbers often get smoothed out, the industry-level data shows a sharp divergence. Information/Tech is continuing its downward trend (-11k), and Health Care saw a rare drop due to labor actions. If Social Assistance hadn't added 9k jobs, the overall picture would look significantly more recessionary. Is the market …
Stocks not growing since October 2025
Okok where there’s something falling there is also something growin. Not considering the oil companies, most of the stocks didn’t grow since October or they stepped back. I lost the 10% of my portfolio in the last 6 months and everyday they grow a little bit but the day next …
The cracks in the AI bubble are deepening
Context: I'm very active within the AI sphere, I follow all the news, try all the models, i'm an AI-slop boi. Ok, so why is the annoying AI-boi making a post here? Why won't he just fuck off? I'll tell you why I'm worth listening to. So recently Google nerfed …
Should the current market have me(35) rethinking investment strategy of all in on the S&P?
Title says it all. I'm 35 and my entire strategy so far has been completely limited to dumping everything in VOO and the S&P. My entire 401k is VOO and I have another couple hundred thousand in stocks that is 80% VOO and the other 20% other singular tech stocks …
A D.C. energy expert's analysis when the Strait will re-open
Thought this was a great interview between an ex-Milennium PM and an MD of a major energy-specific investment research firm. Struggling to find anything better than MSNBC, CNN or tilted newspaper articles. Found it funny that the guy said the bars he takes politicians to in DC is considered a …
Finally hit a personal milestone
Finally hit a personal milestone of 1k per year dividends. No one else to really tell since I keep this private. My next goal is to see 250k (all accounts). Wanted to thank the community for the wealth of knowledge. I don’t take what I see here as fact but …
Is private credit vibing 2007?
It seems that private credit is hitting the 2007 securitized mortgage loans type "we don't know what is inside there" scrutiny - watch this space carefully and hope there is no contagion into the broader market and the economy. The middle east sovereign funds' investment behavior going forward is unknown …