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7 growth KPIs from Q1 earnings
Just checked Q1 earnings and everyone's sleeping on these crazy metrics while freaking out about tariffs! Look at these KPIs (from [valuesense.io](https://valuesense.io/)): 1. **$META** \- 3.4B daily users and STILL accelerating growth! Half the planet using their apps daily. Insane. 2. **$MSFT** \- $160B cloud revenue growing 20%+ despite the …
Fractional Reserve Banking... good or bad?
In the U.S., the Federal Reserve kept interest rates near zero for over a decade, which encouraged massive borrowing and risk-taking—especially in real estate and stocks. Investors, banks, and even regular homebuyers took on cheap debt, inflating asset prices. When inflation surged, the Fed hiked rates fast, and suddenly the …
Am I the only one who thinks Janet Yellen deserves more credit?
Honestly, look at what she's accomplished as Treasury Secretary during unprecedented times. She steered us through the post pandemic economic recovery, managed the debt ceiling standoff that could have crashed the economy, and is navigating inflation without creating a recession all while market pundits were predicting disaster at every turn. …
Is Qcom still Considered a Good Hold??
Many people consider qcom as a strong buy because of its potential in the AI sector, however, I feel like they have been lagging behind AMD and other chip companies for a while now. One of Qcom's biggest customers is also Apple, and Apple is notorious for switching to in …
Roth IRA - opinions, thoughts?!?
recently lost my job and had to take my Roth 401k out of old account to move to fidelity roth. I have 3 funds in that account, if it was your $ how would you allocate it. FXAIX, FOCPX, FBIFX. Right now this account is weighted about 50% on FXAiX …
Putting money in SNSXX vs CD account
I've been going back and forth on these two options. I have around $150k to put in either a CD or SNSXX and don't need the money anytime soon. I already have a fully funded emergency account, maxed out retirement contributions, and no debt. The reason I'm hesitant to put …
New 100% Trump Tariff on Foreign-made Movies
Trump just announced via social media that he is requesting a 100% tariff on foreign made movies. I'm wondering which companies this will affect most? Those that sell movies such as Amazon, or those that produce movies? Also, it seems like a strong indication that the tariff game is here …
What are your thoughts on mid-cap investing?
TLDR: What are your thoughts on mid-cap investing? I’ve recently become interested in investing and am trying to set up my 401k. I’ve heard people say to invest in funds that follow the S&P 500, so I’m looking into those. When comparing returns of the various funds offered, I see …
Berkshire Hathaway‘s Future
I think most people in this sub are aware that Buffett has stepped down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. Personally, I’ve never invested in Berkshire—mostly because I never really took the time to look at their financials or charts. But today I had a quick look, and I was honestly …
Meme stocks had always baffled my mind!
Would someone please explain to me how a company/stock becomes a "meme" stock! How do they attract investors to dump tons of money in a them, when clearly it's an imaginary investment. Best example is Tilray, if you look at the graph of this company, you'll see it was above …