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Is this a good or bad idea?
For my Roth IRA I have been doing 70% FZROX, 20% FZILX, 5% FXNAX (bond fund for safety). Lately I’ve been considering instead of investing in a bond fund that doesn’t increase much, do I invest out that money in say a defensive stock like Coca Cola? Coke pays a …
Smartest/best way to buy land
I came across a lot that is in a good location, zoned for residential, commercial or mixed use. It currently has a small house on it, but it’s a tear down. I have a couple of ideas for the lot. It would be my first investment. I do plan on …
Gauging Interest: Trading Club in Western NY (Buffalo area)
Hey all,I’m gauging interest in starting a small, trading club in buffalo ny The idea is a weekly meetup focused on learning how to think about markets and decision-making. This would include Market, business, & macro news Trading strategies & research Risk management & trading psychology Developing timeless, universal principles …
Friday’s jobs report will be delayed because of the partial government shutdown
Breaking News - The Bureau of Labor Statistics will not be releasing the January jobs report as scheduled Friday due to the government shutdown, a department spokesman confirmed Monday. More news to come… Before any asks how this is related, any news related to jobs report can move the market.
great news, pmi shows manufacturing expansion
U.S. ISM Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), actual 52.6, forecast 48.5, manufacturing stopped contracting. bullish for the economy. [https://www.investing.com/economic-calendar/ism-manufacturing-pmi-173](https://www.investing.com/economic-calendar/ism-manufacturing-pmi-173)
Is technical analysis just boy astrology?
Ever catch yourself rolling your eyes when your girlfriend talks about one of her friends and says, “She’s such a Sagittarius”? How different is that from your buddy saying price is definitely going down because there’s a bear flag, and the Ichimoku Cloud, and MACD, and RSI, and Stochastic all …
Reddit’s opinion on investing in Reddit
Only half serious, but I was scrolling today and, you know, usual Reddit stuff, wholesome, knowledgable, 28 new reasons to question reality, found myself laughing so hard and I realised something. There really is no place like Reddit. Now Twitter’s become a Nazi filled ai undressing cesspool, Facebook is the …
Vanguard cuts fees on 53 funds
[Vanguard Announcement](https://corporate.vanguard.com/content/corporatesite/us/en/corp/who-we-are/pressroom/press-release-vanguard-to-deliver-more-than-half-a-billion-in-expected-savings-to-investors-since-2025-020226.html) [Fund List](https://corporate.vanguard.com/content/dam/corp/articles/pdf/expense_ratio_reduction_jan2026.pdf) Vanguard continues to cut fees. Not on the main funds (VTI, VOO, VXUS, VT) But plenty of other funds.
Investing strategies for UTMA?
Hi all, I (M25) recently opened a UTMA for my two year old daughter to start saving for her future, and plan to do so for any other kids I may have. My question is, what is the best way to invest this account? Is it a bad idea to …
I’m very negative about the future for Mastercard and Visa
Everyone acts like Visa and Mastercard are untouchable, but I genuinely don’t see how this model lasts forever. They take like 2%+ on basically every card payment. That’s not just processing, it’s basically a private tax on the whole economy. Merchants hate it, regulators hate it, and consumers only put …