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Rate the investments I just made
Rate my investments I just made I am a senior in high school and just made my first investments. In total, it was around $750 but I have no clue if they are good choices or not. Someone please let me know what you think! Thanks! 1 share of VTI …
So, are there any safe investments?
I’m not confident in any of the usual places to keep my money. The stock market roller coaster seems like it’s being gamed and mostly downward. Bonds would normally be a nice alternative but those look shaky. My cash account has been plugging away at 4% which is far better …
What happens if we lose the trade war?
This has been a point I'm seeing discussed more and more in articles, and I'm curious to get people's take on it. While there are no guarantees we lose this trade war, especially if Trump is willing to lose face and just drop it, there is a world where China …
Pershing Square and Hertz
Not sure if this question belongs in the sub. If it does not, please let me know. How did Pershing Square report the 2024 Q4 Hertz holding so late on their 13F? These are due 45 days after the quarter ends. Their initial filing did not have the Hertz acquisition …
Help choosing starting fund for my 21 y/o sister in Roth
My sister started working this year and I want her to get into investing early so she can retire early without stress. For Roth I want to keep it as simple as possible but also it should be on the aggressive side since she has so much time ahead of …
What to do with I bonds purchased middle of last year?
I bought a $10k Series I savings bond in June of last year. Not sure what to do with it. It's only gained $250 even though it had a composite rate of 4.28%. Not sure why that's not mathing out. Anyway I would like to pull it out and use …
Investing in European companies stocks from US vs. from Europe
Let's say that I have some amount of cache to invest and I want to do so on companies that have their business primarily in Europe and can also be traded on the US stock market (e.g. Novo-Nordisk \[NVO\]). Let's also say that you have dual citizenship and you can …
DId the S&P500 feel 'uninvestable' during the late 2000s?
When you look at china's SSE or hang seng, they look uninvestable due to many factors but a big one is the lack of real gains. This isn't unique to china, the U.S' S&P500 had a 0% return from 2000 to 2013. During the late 2000s and even early 2010s, …
Project 2025 plan: "the Federal Reserve would be fully eliminated"
It seems like the Project 2025 (Heritage Foundation) plan is being rapidly implemented on all fronts by the current administration, as many expected. Since this blueprint is out there, and has been analyzed extensively, I went to check what the plans are for the Federal Reserve. [Here is an article …
Diversification away from Dollar
Have diversified as much as possible with stocks, short term bonds, CDO, rental property physical not REIT, art and wine. My concern is it’s all valued in dollars. What is the best investment away from the dollar? Treasuries from Japan in Yen? Or follow the oligarchs and buy real estate …