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I’m a convicted felon but I’ve served my time. I’m trying to open an international bank and brokerage account
Hey everyone, looking for some real-world advice here. I made mistakes in my past, served my time, and paid my debt to society. Now I'm trying to move on and invest, but I've discovered my name is sitting on World-Check under "Adverse Media (Special Interest Categories)" due to past public …
Oil rises as Iran’s draft plan sees U.S. and Israel banned from Strait of Hormuz
Doesn’t look like this mess will be tidied up anytime soon... * Worries over oil supply disruptions continue to linger after Iran published a restrictive draft plan for the Strait of Hormuz. * According to the apparent draft plan published by Iran, the country would ban U.S. and Israeli ships …
Daily General Discussion and Advice Thread - August 07, 2026
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Morgan Stanley Self-Directed Brokerage Account for Amex Platinum
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Workers are getting a smaller share of GDP while productivity keeps rising. Good for stocks?
Productivity rose again in Q2, but labor’s share of GDP just fell to the lowest level in the data going back to 1947. That seems pretty good for corporate profits in the short term. Companies are getting more output without labor costs taking the same share. What I’m less sure …
For those who studied Nicholas Darvas and the box theory
How do you deal with the volume requirement on breakout day? The breakout must be on big volume. How do you by the breakout if the bigger volume may not be until the end of the day or the price may be way to extended from the box top. Thanks …
T. Rowe Price has really changed its tune
TLDR Probably because of fee revenue, T. Rowe Price has reversed its “slow and steady wins the race” to fast and “outperforming” ETF’s. The latest T. Rowe Price commercial shows that they’ve done a 180 in the last 25 years or so. In college, I remember a commercial that shows …
What happens when index funds stop being diversified?
"Normal people" have always been told to just invest in the indices--they're sufficiently diversified, winners naturally cycle in and losers naturally cycle out. It's been sold as the low-risk, low-reward way to invest in equities. What happens when diversification stops being intrinsic? We're approaching (if not already there) historic sector …
Does anyone else feel like investing has made them overthink every purchase?
I started investing because I wanted to build a better future. But over time, I noticed something unexpected. Now, whenever I spend money on something that's not essential, a small voice in my head says, That money could have been invested instead. I'm not saying it's a bad thing, but …