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The Greenland Rug Pull: Nuking the Markets for a Glacier
If the administration actually gets to a place where Greenland is up for purchase, how do you all think the markets will react? **1)** They will have to finance this thing somehow. Obviously, they can't just issue pure US debt given the political liability around the debt quantum. Bessent has …
Would shorting condoms a good idea ?
Young people are having less and less sex nowadays and those who do have stopped using condoms. that plus the whole scientific debate going on about PFAS & forever chemicals it is possible condoms could become a thing of the past and people would rely on pills / abortions / …
Investment Trusts: is there a better option?
I hold a UK based stocks & shares ISA. I have 4 investment trusts to spread risk. I prefer IT’s because they are low maintenance, virtually guarantee passive income in both good times and bad times, can be traded as easily as individual stocks and often trade below NAV (at …
Is it time to rethink long-term investment strategies?
Warren Buffet is going to knock down my door for even asking this question. Long term investing has been (relatively) easy for the last 100 years or so. Buying the S&P 500 and resisting to urge to sell when things feel uncertain was arguably the only advice an investor needed …
UK petition to Government - Let us own shares under own name post dematerialisation
Title: Let us own shares in UK Plc's in our own name post dematerialisation Words: We wish for the government to seek a solution that allows shareholders to buy sell and hold shares recorded under their own official name instead of having to use nominee facilities post digitisation task force …
Are you choosing investments based on the news or do you pay for investment newsletters etc.?
Hi everyone, I have spent the last two years learning a lot about the different types of investments out there. I have put myself on track for retirement with my IRA, 401k, real estate and high yield savings. I have dabbled a bit in my own little brokerage account and …
Already maxing boring stuff. Where would you park 200/month for 5yr upside without full casino risk?
37M, UK based but trading US equities. For the last 2 months I have been auto investing 500/month into VWRP via ISA and 500/month into a Vanguard pension. That part is locked in and not changing. This post is not about that. I want to allocate an additional 200/month into …
Backdoor Roth Help - Exceeded Income Limit
So I usually make between $130-$150k a year but got promoted mid-year last year and surpassed the income limit for 2025 Roth contributions. I put $7,000 into my Roth IRA in early 2025 when I thought I wouldn’t be above the mark. How do I go about backdooring in this …
100k to invest with, what should I do?
I was thinking VOO looked like a solid option to throw half of it into, but that still leaves about another half to mess around with. I don’t exactly follow specific stocks. And nor do I want to right now, though maybe in the future. I just don’t want this …
Building a STRIPS or TIPS Ladder
I would like to build a 15 year ladder that is self expiring and payes me $30,000 a year. Any suggestions on building the ladder with TIPS or Treasury STRIPS? Not knowing what inflation would be during the 15 year period. I would use [tipsladder.com](http://tipsladder.com) to build the TIPS ladder …