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Bogleheads - An Understanding
What are your thoughts on the Boglehead philosophy? How would you rate the "Buy VT and chill" strategy? As a non-US investor (foreigner) some may face a hard time deciding wich way to go when diversifying internationally. Would be nice to have some insights from more experienced investors.
Max Pain Hypothesis - SPY to $535 April 11?
Max Pain Hypothesis suggests that market makers and whales tries to make the maximum amount of options expire worthless to minimize their losses and maximize profits. At the moment, the Max Pain price for SPY contracts expiring April 11 is $535. With a put call ratio of 2.35. Given of …
Portfolio Rebalancing / Allocation Strategies
Afternoon All, I (56m) rebalanced my company sponsored (Merrill Lynch managed) portfolio in late January. Overall portfolio at the time was a bit heavy with conservative investments (bonds, stable value, etc.) - probably around a 60% conservative / 40% aggressive balance. After rebalancing, I shifted a bit to a more …
USA proceeds with adding additional 50% tariffs on Chinese imports, cumulative 104% import tariffs on Chinese goods set to begin April 9th
Apple seems to be relocating their factories to India out of China Unclear what clothing companies like Nike and VF Corp will be doing - maybe keeping their plants in Vietnam and hoping the countries renegotiate with the US? What would tariffs like these do beyond direct stock implications? For …
House down payment portfolio
Hello. I have finished my Roth contributions for the year and have an emergency fund with no debt. I now want to start saving for a house. I plan on using this money in 6-7 years for a down payment. What do you guys think of 50% SCHD 25% SCHG …
Thoughts on ETFs focusing on the Far East?
So, I have been browsing numerous different ETFs with all sorts of specifics, and when browsing Asian ETFs I realised there are none that quite offer what I would consider intriguing as a small position. Eventually, I stumbled upon a few "Far East" ETFs and thought their composition (or the …
US Justice Dept disbands crypto enforcement team, citing Trump order
[Via Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-justice-dept-disbands-cryptocurrency-enforcement-unit-2025-04-08/) "...The Deputy Attorney General's Monday memo said the Justice Department would stop targeting virtual currency exchanges, offline wallets and services known as mixers and tumblers designed to make crypto transactions anonymous, for "acts of their end users or unwitting violations of regulations". Blanche, one of President Trump’s former …
Where to invest right now to take advantage of the market
Hi all, I currently have around 10k+ (GBP) invested in Vanguard Life Strategy 100. I've been planning on moving this out to Global All Caps anyway, so I'm going to do that soon to take advantage of the current market. I \*could\* also invest a fresh additional 1k somewhere, I'd …
US federal 450 filing and roboinvestors
Hi wondering if anyone has experience with roboadvising, Wealthfront for bonus points, and how you handle 450 filings. Looking into using roboadvising but wondering if Wealthfront is going to buying/selling so many different stocks that it will make 450 filings a nightmare. TIA!
US federal 450 filing and roboinvestors
Hi wondering if anyone has experience with roboadvising, Wealthfront for bonus points, and how you handle 450 filings. Looking into using roboadvising but wondering if Wealthfront is going to buying/selling so many different stocks that it will make 450 filings a nightmare. TIA!