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Investing in infrastructure ETFs
In another forum, I have seen some interest in investing in infra ETFs due to demands for AI and future of commodities shifting to more of electrification themes. So am looking into ELFY and PAVE. I am wondering if there are other thoughts pros or cons on these ETFs.
What’s the best way to draw down from a money market fund?
Hi, I’m at a slight impasse. I’m in my mid 30s. I have $100k in a money market fund. All I have been doing is investing the interest. But I’ve had this $100k since I was 26 years old. I don’t have a house or a mortgage no loans nothing. …
Daily General Discussion and Advice Thread - August 27, 2026
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How do you reason about foreign markets and picking indexes
So most investors, probably me included, should stick to index funds. We all know this. So the usual advice here is to buy the S&P and be done with it. Now the question becomes sort of how to interpret this advice if you're not American, I am swedish so the …
Lump sum vs. DCA for €60k currently sitting in savings
Next to my main investment in ETFs, I have had 60k sitting in a high-yield savings account for quite some time. However, I recently decided that I’d like to invest it in ETFs as well. What would you suggest given today’s market conditions? Lump sum or dollar-cost averaging? I know …
What is the potential impact of Treasury's Trillion Dollar Intervention?
With Bessent's pending long term treasury bond intervention starting in just a few days, what are the possible impact of a trillion dollar injection into the market. As i understand it, the US treasury has about $31T in outstanding debt with a market that has an average daily trading value …
Establishing cash reserves within my 401k
My 401k has reached a certain level that I'm now comfortable selling off some investments to create either an income generating cash investment or just a simple cash reserve. I got here sooner than I planned, so now I'm sorta scrambling to learn everything I can about this action....im currently …
Talk me out of VOO + chill in my brokerage
Quick info: Early 30's, \~60k Roth IRA, \~75k brokerage, \~15k HYCA. Roth is 80% VTI and 20% VXUS. Brokerage started as dividend portfolio, but then I pivoted to growth stocks with dividends, and now I'm wondering why complicate it at all, just dump all my brokerage money into VOO and …
Consumer confidence Expectations Index just hit 68.2, a recession warning?
Anyone following this closely? So the Conference Board's August print came in at 89.4 overall, which is bad enough, but the Expectations component collapsed to 68.2. Below 80 has reliably preceded recessions within 12 months going back decades. Add to that, we have Canada confirmed retaliatory tariffs effective Sept 8, …
The best way to invest in AI is not through AI stocks
\- Why? Because it's nearly impossible to know how quickly AI tech will advance, how strictly it will be regulated, and who will be the winners. The safest way to ensure a good outcome is by investing in the "picks and shovels" that the whole AI buildout relies on. \- …