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How to deal with the money that was contributed to traditional IRA post tax?
Hello everyone, I have contributed to the traditional IRA with post tax money for several years that has been documented with form 8606. Now I am in retirement and like to take it out or maybe convert to Roth IRA? However, this portion of money was in the same traditional …
The Case for Lululemon - A Deep Dive
Hey, have gotten some good feedback on a few previous posts, figured I would post this as well. Also, it is written for substack so charts/pictures are mostly missing, sorry :( Waiting for the person who comes every time and accuses me of using AI. Enjoy! Most consumer brands are …
As we approach $30 VIX, is your volatility hedging strategy evolving? Do you have a cyclical or opportunistic plan?
Feels like volatility has been creeping back into the conversation lately, and I’m trying to get a read on how people are actually playing it. Are you building put ladders across different expirations just to give yourself more flexibility on timing? Or trying to catch downside with inverse leveraged funds, …
I built a free macro intelligence dashboard
I’ve been building a side project called Macro Staq. A cross asset macro dashboard that pulls together what’s happening across markets in real time. The idea is to make it easier to understand the bigger picture without bouncing between a dozen sources. **What it does:** • Macro regime detection It …
Private Credit Crisis and Bonds
So let’s say the private credit debacle crashes the stock market by a large %, what happens to bonds and treasuries? Are they still safe? If they print money and then inflation gets worse is it still safe to be in treasuries/bonds? I’m new to this topic. Thanks.
I recently got contacted with an 'opportunity' to get into SpaceX IPO shares at 12EUR.
Hi guys, I'm an amateur trader so I don't have any deep knowledge about trading platforms or brokers but I'd like to run some things by you guys in hopes that you can maybe educate me a bit about what is happening here. I got a call from a company …
What study of past 8 oil shocks telling us
i have studied last 8 oil shocks and in every one of them gold sold of first with higher six months after the shock. 6 of them were supply shock, 1973 oil embargo etc and 2 of them demand shock 2008 and covid. in the supply shock gold recovery is …
Multiple ISA Accounts/Providers or Just 1?
I am getting into investing and have deposited before the end of this tax year. From next month, I wish to DCA from my salary monthly for both my medium-long term goals, but want a seperate pot for my retirement fund, which I will add to monthly a fixed amount …
Wash sale question- selling the full lot
Hi- Any answers are much appreciated. February 1- Buy 100 units of stock at 10 dollars February 8- Buy 100 units of stock at 8 dollars. February 15- Sell 200 units of stock (all of it) at 7 dollars. Will this trigger a wash sale? My understanding is that it …
Investing with Vanguard for Retirement
Currently I'm 35 years old, and starting a Roth IRA brokerage fund with Vanguard. Im essentially starting from scratch ($1500), and will be maxing out the account well before year end (limit is $7500). All of my money is in VTI at this time. Take home is around 5k-6k per …