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Why Silver's 150% Rally Looks Exactly Like the 1979 Bubble
Okay, so I've been looking at silver prices and... this is getting ridiculous. 150% in one year? I've literally seen this movie before. And it didn't end well. Let me back up. If you asked me at the start of 2025 what the best-performing asset would be, I would've been …
ESOP rollover to Roth IRA
My wife recently received a large ESOP payout after the sale of her company. We rolled the payout into her Roth IRA. I’m having a hard time understanding the intricacies of the tax implication here. The way I’m seeing it, since I rolled the money into a Roth IRA I’m …
How can non-U.S. investors invest in interval funds?
As per my title, I have been struggling and puling my hair trying to find a simple and scalable way to invest in interval funds (like Cliffwater's CCLFX, Blackstone BCRED, etc..) in the U.S.. It seems like you can only do so with a U.S. RIA, which has been a …
how i pick stocks (on paper) vs how i actually pick stocks
how i say i pick stocks: deep research. fundamentals. technicals. long-term thesis. how it actually happens: random reddit comment., someone says “this looks interesting”. i open the chart at my broker agee even shows analyst ratings and reports. i scroll past all of that. but one confident stranger on reddit …
Switch high yield savings account?
Looking for advice! I opened up an HYSA a few years ago with CIT bank when the APY was at around 4.75. It has now gone down to 3.75 and I am looking into switching over to Open Bank by Santander. Is this advisable? I know that Open Bank also …
Roth ira contribution investment for 2026
Hey y'all! I'm transferring the full amount allowed per year into one of my ira's from a 529. I have an annuity, multiple pensions and a few other ira's. The ira I'm transferring into is in the building stage. Last year, i put it all to VONG. This year I'm …
Trump's Iran tariff threat risks reopening China rift
Sources - https://www.reuters.com/world/china/trumps-iran-tariff-threat-risks-reopening-china-rift-2026-01-13/ Donald Trump's threat to slap a 25% tariff on countries that trade with Iran risks reopening old wounds with Beijing, Tehran's top partner, challenging Chinese leader Xi Jinping's global image and resolve to defend China's commercial interests. Iran became a major flashpoint in U.S.-China ties during Trump's …
Prediction Markets Kalshi & Poly - next Coinbase, Binance?
Hi there, what do you think of prediction markets? Are they like Coinbase or Binance were 5 years ago? I see a lot of similarities to the early days of crypto or Wirecard back in 2005 (just kidding). I think the investors at Kalshi (a16z, Sequoia) and at Poly (Intercontinental …
my watchlist is just a museum of stocks i never bought
i remember adding this stock to my watchlist at *120. didn't buy. told myself i'll wait for a dip. be disciplined. be smart. it never dipped. it went to ₹180. then ₹240. now it's around ₹340. it's still sitting in my watchlist. i'm still "tracking" it like that means something. …