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Anyone using AI tools for investing?
As someone who is excited about what chapgpt and gemini can do, I'm intrigued by the promise of an AI platform that knows my investments, risk tolerance, philosophy, etc. Perplexity has tried to get me excited about their "[finance](https://www.zdnet.com/article/perplexity-ais-new-tool-makes-researching-the-stock-market-delightful-heres-how/)" product, and I'm not terribly excited about it. [Magnifi](https://magnifi.com/) sounds like …
Vanguard Brokerage Portfolio Watch
Hey all, To those of you who use Vanguard for your primary retirement investment brokerage - are you having issues with portfolio watch? I was trying to look at the pie charts and breakdowns it used to have for international/domestic, large/mid/small cap, etc. Right now I just get a screen …
Should I invest in private equity?
I (28M) am considering putting $40k into a semi-liquid private equity fund. It has an 18-month lock-up period, then allows 5% redemptions quarterly. The fees are 2% annually + 12.5% performance fee. My total net worth is around $150k, $60k of that is in cash, and the rest is in …
Reddit can't be a serious business model.
Everywhere I go, my posts are deleted or I'm banned from sub reddits because I miss their micro rules. r/investing deleted my original post because it wasn't long enough. How is reddit only 10% shorted. This place should be north of 50% shorted. They instantly obstruct people from posting. In …
Misbehaving in a Volatile Market
I wish I had known about all of these biases at the beginning of my investing journey, as I have suffered from almost all of them: * recency bias * loss aversion * confirmation bias * anchoring * hindsight bias * endowment bias * gambler's fallacy * illusion of control …
What's your investment analysis flow?
What is the flow you guys have when looking up a new investment opportunity? Mine is: 1. General information - basic financial criteria 2. Products and services 3. Competition and industry analysis 4. Deep dive into financial statements 5. Growth estimation 6. Valuation 7. Risks analysis 8. Management analysis 9. …
What happens to the price of gold if the US Govt converts it into crypto?
Wild idea, you say? Here is the article where I first learned about the Mar-A-Lago Accord and Stephen Miran's plan to deflate away our national debt, while turning America into a protection racket. Wild stuff - but it all has receipts. [https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/the-mar-a-lago-accord-explained-trump-s-ultimate-plan-to-reshape-the-dollar-and-america-s-debt/ar-AA1zUMQ2](https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/the-mar-a-lago-accord-explained-trump-s-ultimate-plan-to-reshape-the-dollar-and-america-s-debt/ar-AA1zUMQ2) Now, this article also mentions something else: >The …
Thoughts on SD Bullion gold for first-time physical buyers?
I’ve been quietly watching the economy do its thing (aka spiral into weirdness), and I’ve finally decided I want to hold a little gold—not a massive stack or anything, just enough to feel like I’ve got something real backing part of my savings. SD Bullion came up a lot during …
Is the best place to buy gold actually local?
I’ve been doing research for a couple weeks now trying to find the best place to buy gold. I figured online would be the obvious answer, but the more I read, the more people say local coin shops can be better. I live in a medium-sized city and there are …
Besides gold, what are some of the best "liquid hedges" against something like a collapse of the US Dollar available to the average American?
I'm mainly keen to learn about realistic and legal measures by which to move some liquid USD funds into a different currency or asset that *aren't* under the purview of American banks, financial organizations, and/or governmental organs. Here to learn! Many thanks.