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Will Market Makers make more money on market orders rather than limit?
Say a stock’s bid and ask is 100.00 and 100.10. If I put a market buy order in and then somebody else puts a market sell order in. Will the market maker just take that 10 cents? (I bought for 100.10, seller sells for 100.00, market maker takes 10 cents.) …
If I sell and reinvest 401k into infrastructure assets, am I making the wrong call?
Worried about inflation and devaluing dollar and want to reallocate away from total market index fund where 100% of my holdings are and reinvest the same into infrastructure assets which will hopefully help hedge the inflation risk. I always hear I shouldn’t “time the market”. Is this considered the same …
MarketWatch.com: details of insider Buy transactions?
Hi, can you please explain - some insider "purchase" actions are marked with the additional "Acquisition" specifier, and some are not? **What's the difference?** In example below [screenshots](https://imgur.com/a/xqU7gNA), note the difference: [ALB](https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/alb/company-profile): * Nov 7, 2023 Purchase * Kristin M. Coleman EVP, General Counsel * **Acquisition** $121.86 PER SHARE * …
Can we stop with the constant attacks on other investors?
I get that we are in difficult times as far as the market and economy go. But this forum has started to become almost unreadable. Every thread is about how people are stupid for not doing this or not doing that or for doing this or doing that. I have …
Young investor looking to retire a bit early (in 10-15 years) should I be buying SCHD now?
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Calling Out the "Buy the Dip" Crowd – You Were in Cash All Along?
Alright, I’m getting tired of the endless parade of people shouting “BUY THE DIP” like it’s some genius strategy. You know what’s hilarious about this? If you have enough cash sitting around to buy this dip, guess what—you’ve been holding a huge chunk of your portfolio in cash this whole …
Treasuries, Taxation and Long-Term Capital Gains?
As we know, interest payments from treasuries are subject to Federal income tax rate same as ordinary income. Also a zero coupon bond would be subject to an impugned income even without any cash flow. However, what if I bought a Treasury maturing in 13 months paying a coupon rate …
Why tf is CRDO moving up?
This stock has a P/E ratio of 2,826.277 and as far as I can tell Insiders are selling as much as they legally can by any means necessary. Including selling shares to different trusts controlled by high executives and then offloading them. Hedge funds also seem scared away. I get …
Max risk with a 0-3 month treasury ETF?
As the title states, what’s the max risk of a short term treasury ETF (e.g. SGOV)? I’ve always thought of those as absolutely bullet proof. Maybe not high performance, but about as safe as you can get. Lately, I’ve heard people say that this administration wants to convert existing treasuries …
Why Moats Matter (Even More Than Earnings Sometimes)
**What’s a “Moat” in Investing?** A **moat** is a company’s edge — something that protects it from competitors. # Common Moats: * **Brand** – People pay for the name (Apple, Nike). * **Network Effect** – More users = more value (Visa, Meta). * **Switching Costs** – Too hard to leave …