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Modern finance feels divorced from its original purpose
Over the past couple of years, I started learning about investment and securities. Before then, I saw everything related to this space as a black box that I would never be able to understand. However, the deeper I go, the more angry and disillusioned I feel. What started as “invest …
Is the stock market a legal pyramid scheme?
Don’t get me wrong I love the stock market and I’m invested. But just think about it. It relies on continuous new buyers and inflows to push prices up, which makes it feel like a system that needs perpetual participation. And those who sell at the top, exit the scheme …
Advice on diversification for my holdsings.
I'm an Egyptian in Egypt (so non resident for uncle sam). Currently, I have all my money in VOO and cash in IBKR (around 60k USD in total), I'm moving it to either SPYL or VUAA I also want to diversify, I'm worried about how heavy nvidia is, about USA …
My portfolio finally reached 100,000$ after two years of investing
Hey! I'm 21, and as the title says I've finally reached 100,000$ (actually around 110,000$ when writing this) after two years of saving and investing. During these years, I've had a 72% return on my money, and 90% of the money that I have used to invest with has been …
36M, portfolio feedback needed
Looking for feedback on my portfolio and overall approach. Background: - 36, European, living in Switzerland - No capital gains tax, high dividend taxes - Investing ~13 years Goal: financial independence (ability to stop working, take time off, travel, or relocate if I lose my job/dont want a new one …
Investing with Prosper Finance?
Does anyone have any experience with investing with Prosper Finance? I’m a high net worth individual, and an accredited investor. The overwhelming majority of my portfolio is professionally managed, and I’m pleased with the results. I carry a large cash cushion, and I’ve been exploring my options to invest my …
Shiller PE ratio vs long-term equity growth
I'm trying to get my head around two signals that seem to be in conflict. On the one hand, we have one of the highest Shiller PE ratios in history (you know, other than October 1999) and an index like FTSE All-world says we're up 24.32% in the last year. …
Possible World War III between U.S. , Greenland, and Denmark? Stock market crash? Caused by Trump
I just saw this news, We are already scared of a AI bubble crash but if Trump sparks World War III he will have been the first president to directly cause a stock market crash and also spark a world war. I'm not even joking, if we all go to …
How do you stay updated with business news ?
I've been looking into a few apps and platforms to stay updated with Stock or general business news. I'm currently using Google News, which isn't too bad for a free option, I had no idea you could track specific keywords which is pretty cool. I'm currently also lookin into a …
Should investment strategy change during retirement?
I'm reaching retirement age and beginning to wonder what changes if any I should make to my investment portfolio. I've heard some say to move into safe bonds and hysa but I don't want to lose out on growth potentials. I'm currently heavily invested in tech stocks and funds. What …