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The Yen carry trade, buckle up boys and girls
First time I feel genuinely scared and I'm not prepared to this (stock heavy portfolio) When you think about the sheer amount of Yen out there on loan and how it’s all starting to flood back to Japan.. and seeing gold react like that (4% up in a day)? That’s …
530 Accounts for people under 18
I'm learning a little bit more about the newly announced 530 accounts. also being called Trump accounts for kids. it's being touted by our local Congress person as an automatic $1,000 gift to my children. it turns out there's quite a few more caveats involved and the $1,000 gift is …
My investing history as a 16yr old
Not sure if this breaks the rules, sorry in advance **My investing history as a 16yr old** **2019:** Spent 200$ on paydirt, ended up with about a gram of gold which was 60$ at the time. Contemplated buying a ounce of gold but never went through with it. (should have …
Wow! Almost 15% Dip. Thoughts?
Is $PLTR dipping due to the extended rally we saw last year? I know many investors are nervous about valuation of the stock to be cautious before Q4 earnings next week. I came across this post on Blossom and I always thought Palantir was overvalued. I’d rather own Micron than …
Rookie seekingadvice on stocks vs crypto
Hello, I thought I would make 2026 my year for investing. I am tackling it 3 ways. 1. Back in May of 2024 I took advantage of a Schwab deal to match $100 when creating a new account and depositing $100. Not sure if I chose it or not, but …
Increasing the risk of my TFSA in my 30s
I'm a 33yo Male with roughly $5500 in my TFSA with RBC bank at a low-medium risk. I'm a late starter obviously, but I'm committed to contributing $200 biweekly for now until my salary increases, or household costs come down. I was playing around for a while with another TFSA …
Why are the price movements of gold & silver so concentrated outside of US market hours?
Almost everyday I check, if gold or silver are up 5%+, the upward movement has occurred overnight before US markets open. Does this mean the major players moving the price are in Asia/Europe? Curious as to the reasoning for this. Additionally, how can I as a US investor access these …
MASSIVE bet on light beams
MASSIVE bet on light beams AI is hitting a physical limit. Models are getting huge. To train them, you need thousands of chips working as one. But connecting them with copper wires creates heat and traffic jams. Marvell (MRVL fixes the plumbing. Marvell is profitable and growing earnings at 25%. …
I'm thinking about buying UGL (leveraged gold) right now because I think we're in a paradigm shift. What do you think?
I think US treasuries and US dollars aren't respected or valued like they were a decade ago. I think gold will continue to eat at the market share that US treasuries and dollars currently have. I think gold has a lot of room to run. I'm going to take a …
How are you using AI in investing?
I have been using AI at work, I’m in engineering. But recently I started using it in investing, it has helped to pull the latest news, future catalysts, average price targets, supports and resistances. It hasn’t given me trades, buts its helping with research. Curious to know how others are …