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Question about brokerages and ITIN NUMBER.
Asking for a friend My friend is trying to start investing but the plot twist is that he does not hold a SSN. But he does hold an ITIN number. Plus he has a pretty big plumbing company. Basically we are looking for brokers that allow him to open a …
Duolingo Gonna Rip. Recent growth in china 🇨🇳
Duolingo gonna rip especially after its recent news china news. Duolingo English Test (DET) is seeing significant growth in China. Also a growing number of students are seeking to study abroad, and the DET is increasingly accepted by institutions as a valid proficiency test. It is as good as Ielts …
SPT Sprout Social - No one talks about it, and i dont know why
Here’s everything you need to know about SPT - Sprout Social. If you still believe the company is not undervalued after reading this, I can’t help you. 1. In the era of AI, data plays a crucial role. Sprout Social connects to over 30 social networks and processes more than …
Opening a Roth IRA W/ Webull Vs. Big 3, and ETFS to invest in?
I’ve been wanting to open a Roth for awhile and am just getting around too it, I’m 23, been in contact with a friend getting into the financial advisor side of the world who works with Northwest mutual. Was getting ready to set some stuff up with them but after …
Young adult looking to start
Hi everyone, I just started my first year in university, but based off my RESP, I have over 70k (8k per semester I receive). Where should I start with investing and when is the best time to jump in. I was planning on taking a large bulk of my money …
The impact of declining ETF Inflows on annual index returns
As time goes on, the retail investors will focus more and more on individual stocks and therefore, percentage-wise, less and less funds will flow into ETFs. Plus, an increasing number of long-term ETF investors are close to retirement and they will withdraw funds. Index returns are driven by the performance …
S&P's PE ratio hits 30 - timing the market vs. historical behavior
[https://finance.yahoo.com/news/surprisingly-excellent-run-stocks-exactly-090000014.html](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/surprisingly-excellent-run-stocks-exactly-090000014.html) Still learning about this, but the story says that when the PE gets *this* high it usually drops off fast and take years to recover. My positions since April are doing great, but if PE is really such an indicator of overvalue, what should be the red flag that …
Why do we insist on CRP when there is none?
Let me use Turkey as an example. There’s this idea that investors should require an extra risk premium when they invest outside the US. Sure, we can debate the whole “US exceptionalism” thing, but leaving that aside… According to CAPM, you shouldn’t get compensated for risks you can diversify away. …
Analysis of 145 post-2008 IPOs shows firms that failed during 2008-11 and then went public had the best 3-year returns (CAGR); pre-packaged bankruptcies performed the worst.
[http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract\_id=5424354](http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5424354) Over the past 15 years, we’ve looked at all 145 public companies that came out after the 2008 financial crisis and found some interesting trends: Companies that came out after pre-packaged bankruptcies did much worse than the average. • For three years after the crisis, the financials sector didn’t …
Is Auto-Investing in P2P lending a viable option?
I’ve been exploring ways to diversify my investment strategy and read about the concept of auto-investing in peer-to-peer (P2P) lending on [https://lendermarket.com/lendermarket-risk-rating/](https://lendermarket.com/lendermarket-risk-rating/) . Essentially, P2P platforms allow you to automatically invest in consumer loans based on predefined criteria such as loan terms, interest rates, and risk ratings. One of the …