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Investing in small private businesses as a silent partner?
I'm not talking about joining a business to help run it or manage operations, but rather investing purely from a capital standpoint—buying a stake in the business and staying hands-off in day-to-day activities. Specifically * **How did the opportunity come about?** Did you approach the business owner, or did they …
Treasury Sec. Bessent says China, U.S. have ‘opportunity for a big deal’ on trade
[https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/23/bessent-china-tariffs-trade-trump.html](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/23/bessent-china-tariffs-trade-trump.html) * Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that “there is an opportunity for a big deal here” on trade issues between the United States and China. * “If they want to rebalance, let’s do it together,” Bessent said during an appearance at the Institute of International Trade and Finance in …
ETF's causes baby's to be thrown out with the bathwater. it's a stockpickers market right now.
its funny because people who believe in the market efficiency theory tend to only buy ETF's without really knowing all the stocks the ETF holds which in turn undermines the market effeciency theory. >seriously; the most tarif robust companies have been sinking just as hard as the rest of them. …
Informational Strategy - 3x and -3x
I am looking at 3x and -3x instruments. What is a general guideline on how to position myself to benefit from both? I have heard others on other subs say they use (-)2x to hedge themsleves on rise and falls. they dont talk too much beyond that. I am curious …
Meta/Facebook expected to lose up to $7b USD in ad-revenue from Chinese companies like Temu and Shein in Beijing's latest tariff retaliation
I didn't know that Chinese retailers bought Meta ads, but guess that makes sense since it includes Facebook but also Instagram. The research note said that Chinese companies paid Meta/Facebook $18 billion in 2024 for ad revenue, which was 11% of Meta's total ad-revenue. The note mentions that Beijing can …
Why stay invested in the United States?
Today seems like a good day to exit. I put all my money in funds outside of the US. 60/40 of VFWAX and VTABX. Now I can sleep again knowing all the random orange tweets have little effect on me. US has also had the world’s highest valuations for a …
The feeling of playing catch up...anyone else?
I am 34 and I started investing beginning of February 2025. It has always been dauting and I always taught it was for the rich. I recently decided to educate myself and dived into to. I am doing £100 a week on some ETFs to set and forget kinda think, …
Thoughts on BRKU as a long-termish play?
Im my case about 5 years when I probably have to start selling off a bit to access funds. I know there have been other posts on this ETF lately, but I did not find quite the answer I’ve sought after I read a comment by another poster (and have …
Selling two resorts in Mozambique
Hello all. I am selling two resorts as going concerns in Mozambique. Not wanting to get agents involved as it's family owned, so would prefer a private sale. Priced accordingly. One is at Inhambane, and the other is north of Inhambane. If you know of someone who might be interested, …
How would you manage your 401k at your 30?
I’m 30, having $40k in my John Hancock 401k at Target Date Fund 2065. But thinking maybe it’s too conservative and I should be more agressive at my age? (Especially with current market) Someone recommend me to split it between: Fidelity International Index Fund, Vangard Toral Stock Market Index Fund, …