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Should I use JP Morgan or Fidelity?
I currently bank with Chase and I'm torn between having a brokerage with JP Morgan or Fidelity. What I like about JP Morgan is that I can have my banking needs and my brokerage in the same place, although I hear Fidelity mentioned a lot as a suggested brokerage. If …
Alibaba Q2 Revenue Beats Estimates as AI-Driven Cloud Growth Surges 34%, Offsetting Profit Decline
Alibaba Group reported second-quarter fiscal 2026 results that exceeded revenue expectations but missed earnings forecasts, with shares rising on strong AI and cloud momentum. Revenue reached RMB 247.8 billion ($34.8 billion), topping estimates of RMB 245.2 billion, while adjusted earnings per ADS of RMB 4.36 yuan fell short of the …
Confession: I have QQQ Voting PTSD
I’ve been receiving constant emails, calls, text messages, postal mail asking me to vote in the QQQ Proxy. It’s gotten to the point where I’m afraid to open certain doors or and cupboards in my house because I’m worried a midget with a clipboard will pop out asking me to …
(TOPC) iShares S&P 500 3% Capped ETF
New fund launched in April. Basically, caps largest company exposure to 3%, otherwise it's just the S&P 500. Currently cuts total tech sector exposure by 10%. Pretty interesting core ETF for building more conservative portfolios. Anyone have an idea how this would have performed over the past few decades?
📓 The Fed Will End Quantitative Tightening on Monday
The Fed’s October rate cut was fully priced in, but the other important development from the last FOMC Meeting: **Quantitative Tightening will officially end on December 1**. After more than two years of shrinking its balance sheet, the Fed will stop draining liquidity and begin reinvesting maturing securities rather than …
They bet everything on Palantir and became millionaires. Inside the market’s ultimate cult stock.
[https://www.marketwatch.com/story/they-bet-everything-on-palantir-and-became-millionaires-inside-the-markets-ultimate-cult-stock-9e6ebb91](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/they-bet-everything-on-palantir-and-became-millionaires-inside-the-markets-ultimate-cult-stock-9e6ebb91)
Daughter's Roth management
Hello again, I have a managed portfolio with a fiduciary. I've had some really interesting discussions about that decision on this forum but this post is not about my accounts, it's about my daughter's Roth, which is managed as part of the package deal. I've been with this firm since …