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Here's a reality check from Empower on 90 day returns: Foreign bonds +8.51%, US stock -10.08%
Yeah, so there's currently a >18.5% gap in 90 day returns between foreign bonds (represented by VEU) and US stocks (as represented by VTI). Foreign bonds have sucked since forever, but this suggests to me that there has been a fundamental change in the investment climate. I'm not suggesting we …
Can we help PTN Avoid Delisting? Check them Out
Palatin Technologies (NYSE American: PTN) is a biopharmaceutical company based in Cranbury, New Jersey, specializing in the development of first-in-class medicines that modulate the melanocortin receptor system. This system plays a crucial role in inflammation, immune responses, metabolism, and sexual function. Palatin has established itself as a leader in this …
BlackRock’s Larry Fink says U.S. is very close to a recession and may be in one now
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink told CNBC on Friday that he thinks the U.S. economy has weakened to the point of growth possibly turning negative. “I think we’re very close, if not in, a recession now,” Fink said on “Squawk on the Street.” Fears of an economic slowdown have risen sharply …
SGOV yielding more than FLOT? Meaning TBills yielding more than short-term investment grade corporate bonds. Confused...
Anyone have any insight? I typically store my cash reserves (when waiting for deals to arise) in FLOT, as it generally yields a touch more than TBills with minimal additional risk. For the past handful of months FLOT has underperformed TBills majorly. Can anyone provide reasoning? Will it continue this …
Not financial advice but would like opinions
I have 2 shares of NVDA 143 PFE 2 VTI 2 QQQ 3 SPY 1 V 1 VOO 2 AMZN 1 BLK I have just started out, am I making bad moves in your opinion and any suggestions to help diversify? I looked at BLK because it’s described as “more …
Investing for dummy’s…. Pls help 🤣
I’m looking to start investing…. I’m so confused by all the lingo. I have $10k in willing to put into it. Looking for low risk options, and maybe $500-1k of that I would be willing to “risk”. I’m so ignorant when it comes to this stuff. But I recently inherited …
This is my first investment cycle. Question on Resilience
This is my my first cycle where I am taking active investing seriously. And it's got me feeling like I'm mentally restarted. I can only see the moves in retrospect. For the experienced investors with a few cycles under your belt, how many times did it take before you considered …
Formerly Stable US Treasuries Are Trading Like Risky Assets; 2008-esque in Warning to Trump, US Dollar tanks MASSIVELY
***Data sourced via Bloomberg:*** When the US does something truly self-defeating and stupid, the natural response of currency traders is to seek an Alpine sanctuary. The Swiss franc is regarded as the safest of havens. So it’s significant that the dollar just endured its worst day compared to the Swiss …
The fallacy that the Smoot-Hawley tariffs caused the Great Depression
Here's Paul Krugman (March 2016) debunking the myth that Smoot-Hawley tariffs caused the Great Depression: [https://archive.nytimes.com/krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/the-mitt-hawley-fallacy/](https://archive.nytimes.com/krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/the-mitt-hawley-fallacy/) Also, here's a good analysis from one of my favorite channels on the inflated negative view of the tariffs: [https://youtu.be/vn8uCHgTqX4?si=HPOB9\_kVwBxqa0he](https://youtu.be/vn8uCHgTqX4?si=HPOB9_kVwBxqa0he) And finally, a thoughtful analysis from Tanvi Ratna on how tariffs MIGHT work. To …
Trying to get educated on bond funds
If I buy BND, (or any long-term bond fund) should the goal be to hold +7 years. And is the Fidelity version FBNDX as good as BND. I read this on another post- "There is evidence of manager skill being an edge on the bonds side, so I'll pick a …