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Do stock markets have an obsession with future growth?
*"In July 2010, Microsoft announced record fourth-quarter revenue of more than $16 billion. Quarterly earnings totaled $4.5 billion - a third again as much as Apple, more than twice as much as Google. Yet the company's stock price remained flat, as it has for years. With a price-to-earnings ratio of …
Gold as part of an overall portfolio
I've seen a few posts asking about gold, so here is some data about it that one might want to consider. |Metric|Years (1-1972-3/2025)|LMBA Gold Index|S&P 500| |:-|:-|:-|:-| |Average|53 3/12|8.34% +/- 21.26%|10.88% +/- 16.59%| |Rolling 12-Month Average|628|10.22%|12.28%| |Up Markets|502|9.50%|18.58%| |Down Markets|126|13.07%|\-12.81%| |Return to Risk Ratio||0.39|0.66| |Return to Inflation Ratio||0.31|0.50| |Sharpe Ratio||0.28|0.47| …
I was hoping to buy a condo in a year
But I'm worried that my down payment won't be enough now. I want to move it into a HYSA. I understand the logic of waiting but the maniac in chief isn't going anywhere anytime soon. What are people doing who do need their $ a bit sooner rather than later?
What are everyones favorite under 10 wheel options?
What are everyones favorite under 20 dollar option tickers? I am currently running wheel strategy sofi...gme...AMC... BBAI... So they seem to be generating some pretty nice returns for me. Just checking to see what other stocks people are enjoying. I am just putting this out there looking for some ideas …
Why the stock market isn’t as “guaranteed” over time as people claim — even over 100 years.
PLEASE FACT CHECK ME!! Everyone says “just hold for the long run” and you’ll be fine. But here’s the problem: the market doesn’t wait for you to recover before hitting you again. Let’s say you invested $1,000 in the S&P 500 in 1928 and followed the exact historical returns, including …
Does anyone else currently have a price in mind at which they will sell?
For me it's **VOO at $570.00** This is slightly above the ATH, but well below what I had in mind earlier. But I refuse to continue playing this game. This was supposed to be a safety pillow that I don't have to sweat over every night. So I made a …
How come SPY has greater returns over 5 years than VOO.
If you go on google rn (13/04/25) it shows that spy return over 5 years was 86.28%. While voo was 86.09%. Ive heard that VOO has lower expense ration of 0.03% (to spy 0.09%) which is why ppl choose it over spy for long term holding but how come spy …
Rules for trading foreign currency.
Is there a good resource for learning about the tax implications of moving money into foreign bank accounts and back? If I trade $100k from USD into Australia $ and after things stabilize bring it back, if I make money on that move do I treat it like a stock …
Work on weekends and investing
Im writing this peak again cuz i didnt have many replies earlier so basicly im working a normal 9-5 5times a week as a plumber but i feel like i can give more so i'm thinking ab starting another job on weekends probably as a tile guy or some other …
Volatility & emotion trading
I see a lot of social media posts urging people to invest into SP500 to make quick and fast money. Now reddit and other places are full of people who want to do that but dont even know what an investment account is. The implications this will have on the …