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Has anyone heard of smartlab. International. My Dad just invested a sizeable amount into it. Did he just lose his money?
Like the comment says. My Dad is going to Europe and said he needs to update his financial documents he gave me in case he passes as he made a sizeable investment in smartlab.international. He is retired, has a pension so will be okay but he could pay off my …
AMAZON: P/E obscures underlying profitability
Amazon is not undervalued because of weakness—it’s undervalued because of vision. Its capital expenditures aren’t costs; they’re cornerstones. They’re foundational. What you see today is not a company stretching itself thin, but one laying the steel rails of a technological railroad. AI demand is just the beginning. And like coal …
Is investing in stocks already heavily favored by ETFs smart? Furthermore, is 100% stock portfolios worth the risk?
I left a comment elsewhere which after posting it made me curious about making it a post. Forgive me if I spell something incorrectly, English is not my first language. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4590406 So I read this paper about 100% Stock portfolios after watching a YouTube video on it (multiple out there). …
My loan repayment plan for education
Hi guys, I just completed the first year of University, and I’ve been using funds saved for me by my parents. Thing is, I will eventually run out, and by that time I’ll have to take out loans OR use my money that I’ll be making from summer jobs. For …
Creating a small dividend portfolio
I'm curious as to what high-yield dividend ETFs that I should look into. Per subject title, I have about $20k of cash and I'm looking to create a small dividend portfolio that can generate between $500 - $1k a month (If reasonable or achievable) to help pay for essential monthly …
101 Level Employer Match Question
Howdy everyone! I’ve been with my current employer for a little over two years and I’m finally starting to think about my retirement. I’m a little behind the curve at 29 but I’m trying to make sense of what my employer can match. Is this okay? What should my best …
ALL these scammers, with their nonsense.
Just put your money in an ETF that tracks the S&P. My wife's uncle (who is in Finance), has a son who's a senior in high school (brilliant kid, and following his father into the world of finance). He just did a major project or theosis, about the best place …
Book order to get into investing
Got a trip and have two books on my Kindle: - The Intelligent Investor, 3rd Ed.: The Definitive Book on Value Investing - A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Best Investment Guide That Money Can Buy 13th Edition In which order do you recommend to read them or does …
Has anyone used "Request for Quote" (RFQ) orders to invest?
As titled. Do you have any experience about RFQ? I use "Request for Quote" (RFQ) orders to buy/sell bonds and illiquid instruments recently. However I encountered issues and errors 9 out of 10 times. I only got my order filled via RFQ system very few times. I'm not sure if …
31M pay off house or Invest
I currently owe 109k on my house 4.1% interest rate. Household income 105k a year. I invest 14k a year into my 401k/Roth. I have 110k in T-bill paying 4.2%. Should I pay my house off or keep my money in T-bills and use the interest to pay down my …