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If These Tariffs Continue, Congress May Finally Act - Here's Why I Think It's a Bloodbath for the GOP
If these tariffs keep coming until summer, I believe Congress will be forced to act—not out of political ideology, but simply for their own safety. The longer these tariffs drag on, the more they harm not just our economy but also the political standing of those in power. At some …
Why did Affirm take a huge downturn today?
Can anyone explain? I’m a novice investor and was thinking BNPL stocks might be good to invest in during an economic downturn. I know the entire stock market is not doing well today and recently but AFRM is down almost 20 percent. Way more than most. Any ideas why?
Where are we in the emotional stock market cycle (not today, but overall)?
If you're a strict "buy-and-hold" or DCA investor, please disregard the following because it probably doesn't apply to you, but I long ago saw (don't recall where) a model for how investors respond ***emotionally*** (as opposed to *rationally*) to the market cycle. Setting aside any objective views of whether we …
Should I max out my Roth IRA contribution as early as possible?
My thought was that maxing out my Roth RIA contribution as soon as possible would give me the highest yield on average if I maxed it out as soon as possible. Last year worked out pretty well. Last year I maxed it out at about summertime and saw pretty good …
American CPG CEOs issue dire warning that the Canadian market which imported $350b from the US in 2024 is disappearing after Canadian consumers boycott American products - Canadian retailers have begun halting, pausing, or turning away US products
Canada imported $350 billion of products from the US in 2024, making it its largest trading partner. US CEOs are mentioning that their Canadian retailers are pausing or no longer taking their orders due to consumer behaviour changes in Canada where consumers buy Canadian made goods or EU/International goods over …
GORO: Gold prices surge as Trump’s global tariffs shake markets: what traders should know
In a shocking move last night, former President Donald Trump announced a new round of taxes on goods from around the world. This caused gold prices to skyrocket as investors rushed to buy safe assets. The news caused more instability in the financial markets, which were already tense because of …
Is today a good day to buy? Or will it likely drop more?
Of course nobody has a crystal ball, but I just threw a large sum in last Friday and now another large sum in today. Trying to DCA but also buy the dips whenever I can. With the new tariff announcement, of course the markets are dipping hard now. Do we …
Private investing question - code vetting
For those who invest institutionally in private technology companies, is there a firm you trust for vetting code and related infrastructure? I’m looking for a shop that can review a codebase in Python in an environment and associated scripts, etc. that involve Amazon EC2, S3, and VPC, docker, and bash …
Good time to move some out of bonds into S&P Index Fund?
I’m planning to retire early in the next few months, at or just after 59-1/2. I will be getting a $4k/month pension and have a retirement 401k through my union at just over $1M. I plan to take SS at 62, about $2700/month when I do. My 401k is about …
Stocks to buy in times like these?
Pretty general question, I know, but those of you with cash on hand, are you buying now that the market is down 1500 points? If so, what are you buying? If not, are you waiting for market to go down more? Especially curious about companies people think have been clobbered …