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"There was no tariff 'exception' announced on Friday." Donald Trump
What the actual fuck? How is anyone supposed to do business under this administration? Literally in under 3 days we went from exceptions announced for smartphones, laptop computers, hard drives and computer processors to having that pulled back because of one schizophrenic TruthSocial post? https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114332337028519855
Danish and Canadian pension funds allegedly considering majour offloads in US public equities, does this impact market tracking ETFs VOO?
[https://www.ft.com/content/6eea2278-556a-4395-9f6a-42cf2c6c2363](https://www.ft.com/content/6eea2278-556a-4395-9f6a-42cf2c6c2363) CPPIB Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board has $500 billion+ USD in assets and Denmark's retirement funds are considering selling their USA holdings apparently. Article mentioned a few of Denmark's retirement funds like Anders Schelde which has $20 billion USD. It was saying that they are considering reducing USA exposure …
Retirement investing, 401k, Roth IRA, HSA
Hello, I’m trying to max out my employers Roth 401k as well as my Roth IRA this year. Do you contribute to mainly Roth or some pre-tax also? I know it just depends on when you want to pay taxes. Was thinking maybe contributing more to pre-tax would be beneficial …
Is it required to max pre-tax 401{k} contributions before making any post-tax contributions when doing mega backdoor Roth?
My new employer offers mega backdoor Roth, and because I've never used it an an investment before, I have some questions on how it works in practice... I know that the limit on pre-tax 401(k) contributions is $23,500 and the limit on pre-tax plus post-tax 401(k) contributions is $70,000. I …
Is it really worth waiting for SCHD to drop a few cents?
This is partially hypothetical because I’m the king of DCA — I’m in it every week like clockwork. But sometimes, I do like to catch a decent dip when I can. Here’s my question for y’all: Let’s say SCHD is bouncing between $25 and $26 (which it has been), and …
China will not meet the US because Trump ambushed Zelensky
There's been a lot of optimism towards the market because of the suspension of certain tariffs towards China and how Trump is calling for a meeting with Xi. There will be no meeting between Xi and Trump because Trump has shown the US cannot be trusted and he will use …
Can someone help me understand US Treasury yields and the basis trade?
Hey all, I’ve recently started learning about the basis trade and how closely markets watch US Treasury yields as a sign of what’s happening under the hood in the financial system. It made me realize that I should probably be paying more attention to this side of the market, not …
Do you regularly look at some macroeconomic stats? If yes, where (which newspaper / website / app)?
Do you regularly look at some macroeconomic stats? If yes, where (which newspaper / website / app)? I am looking for a nice dashboard for macro-economic data. I would want to use a dashboard where I could easily edit data shown. Preferably with free tier or trial so that I …
What would happen if Warren Buffett went all in on Equities with his cash?
Warren Buffett is currently holding roughly $350 billion in cash and equivalents. Typical average daily trading volume across all US stock exchanges is $400-$500 billion. What would happen if Buffett decided to put almost an entire days worth of trading volume into US equities all at once?
How To Hedge Against USD Drop
If I need to hedge my portfolio against a potential drop in the US dollar vs other currencies, what is a good option or similar high-risk, high-reward choice? I’m envisioning something costing maybe 5% of my portfolio but would gain 500% in the event of a 20% drop in the …