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My investment strategy’s for 2025 onward
Wanna tell you all about my strategy for now. My hopes are the looming debt crisis in Amerika won’t affect Europe as much so I as a new investor have been putting money towards specifically to the Deutsche stock market. And so far it’s worked. Rheinmetall being my biggest asset …
Experienced trader looking for advice on tools
I'm a longtime trader who recently caught a sizeable windfall in the markets which has motivated me to do something I've been meaning to do for a long time: Consolidate my various accounts, move to a DMA broker, upgrade my toolsets and services, and hone my skills so I can …
How does this portfolio sound?
20 years old, thought it would be time to get into investing…I want to go for a 60/40 split S&P 500 index fund and the 40% into growth stocks. The four stocks I am thinking of is: BYD - leading EV company, went public this year and USA China trade …
Is it better to hold taxable stocks or sell to pay off 7% mortgage?
I just received 200k cash from the sell of my last home and have 200k in VTI in my taxable brokerage (\~40k is long term capital gains, so taxes would need to be paid). My current home is a 580k mortgage with 7% interest. I was planning to put most …
U.S. stocks in focus next week: technical, macro and sector rotation nuances
U.S. stocks looked relatively flat on the surface this week, but on closer inspection, subtle changes have begun to emerge in the market's internal dynamics. I'm focusing on three main signals: Technical changes: Some small and mid-cap stocks and defensive sectors have seen a bottom-building pattern, and the volume structure …
Moody's downgrades U.S. credit rating, pushes it out of elite 'AAA' club citing rising debt
"May 16 (Reuters) - Moody's on Friday downgraded its credit rating of the United States by a notch to 'Aa1' from 'Aaa', citing rising debt and interest 'that are significantly higher than similarly rated sovereigns'. 'Successive US administrations and Congress have failed to agree on measures to reverse the trend …
US loses its last AAA credit rating with downgrade by Moody’s
https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/moodys-downgrades-us-aa1-rating-2025-05-16/ Moody’s had the US on negative outlook for a while. S&P has maintained a AA rating for several years. Does anyone consider this a catalyst for reducing US risk? Have seen a lot of posts discussing investing in non-US companies recently. Wondering if this news accelerates a shift out …
Moody’s downgrades United States credit rating on increase in government debt
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/16/moodys-downgrades-united-states-credit-rating-on-increase-in-government-debt.html Moody’s Ratings slashed the United State’s credit rating down a notch to Aa1 from the highest triple A on Friday, citing the budgetary burden the government faces amid high interest rates. “This one-notch downgrade on our 21-notch rating scale reflects the increase over more than a decade in government …