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Re: Stocks
« Reply #7340 on: November 10, 2022, 01:52:25 PM »
You can agree or disagree with what the Feds are doing but they have been clear on what they are doing.
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Re: Stocks
« Reply #7341 on: November 17, 2022, 04:38:10 PM »
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Re: Stocks
« Reply #7342 on: November 24, 2022, 11:19:40 AM »
I'm looking to invest some money in a steady investment with decent returns using Robinhood, Whats a good option?
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Re: Stocks
« Reply #7343 on: November 24, 2022, 11:40:40 AM »
I'm looking to invest some money in a steady investment with decent returns using Robinhood, Whats a good option?

"Past performance is no guarantee of future results"

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Re: Stocks
« Reply #7344 on: November 24, 2022, 12:22:52 PM »
I'm looking to invest some money in a steady investment with decent returns using Robinhood, Whats a good option?

Have you looked at an S&P 500 fund?

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Re: Stocks
« Reply #7345 on: November 24, 2022, 12:24:42 PM »
I'm looking to invest some money in a steady investment with decent returns using Robinhood, Whats a good option?

IDK if Robinhood offers, but a CD ladder or a Treasury ladder are both safe with decent returns (especially in a ROTH IRA)
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Re: Stocks
« Reply #7346 on: November 24, 2022, 03:00:34 PM »
IDK if Robinhood offers, but a CD ladder or a Treasury ladder are both safe with decent returns (especially in a ROTH IRA)
Robinhood doesn’t offer IRAs or Roth IRAs yet.

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Re: Stocks
« Reply #7347 on: November 24, 2022, 04:25:30 PM »
Robinhood doesn’t offer IRAs or Roth IRAs yet.

Is there any reason to use Robinhood over Fidelity, Schwab, or TDAmeritrade (owned by Schwab but currently a totally different platform)?

IBKR is IMHO in a league of its own, with certain advantages and disadvantages.
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Re: Stocks
« Reply #7348 on: November 24, 2022, 04:43:46 PM »
IDK if Robinhood offers, but a CD ladder or a Treasury ladder are both safe with decent returns (especially in a ROTH IRA)
wouldn't doing treasury ladders in a Roth lose the tax advantage?

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Re: Stocks
« Reply #7349 on: November 24, 2022, 08:17:28 PM »
wouldn't doing treasury ladders in a Roth lose the tax advantage?

That's almost like saying "wouldn't living in Florida lose the tax advantage of a Roth".
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Re: Stocks
« Reply #7350 on: November 25, 2022, 01:51:51 PM »
That's almost like saying "wouldn't living in Florida lose the tax advantage of a Roth".

Well... Yes. Living in Florida would definitely lower the incentive to invest in a Roth account. Roths  come with limitations and the benefits are meant to offset those.

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Re: Stocks
« Reply #7351 on: November 26, 2022, 08:22:52 PM »
Well... Yes. Living in Florida would definitely lower the incentive to invest in a Roth account. Roths  come with limitations and the benefits are meant to offset those.

So help me understand: it's better to hold an investment in a fully taxable account than to hold the same investment in one that isn't subject to US Income Tax?
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Re: Stocks
« Reply #7352 on: November 29, 2022, 12:35:56 AM »
Have you looked at an S&P 500 fund?
Can someone explain in short and simple whats the difference between SPY and VOO? And which is better to buy?

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Re: Stocks
« Reply #7353 on: November 29, 2022, 08:05:15 AM »
Can someone explain in short and simple whats the difference between SPY and VOO? And which is better to buy?

https://thefrugalexpat.com/spy-vs-voo/

Seems like VOO has a slight performance edge due to lower cost, while SPY is more popular with more options and liquidity.
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Re: Stocks
« Reply #7354 on: November 29, 2022, 08:30:36 AM »
Can someone explain in short and simple whats the difference between SPY and VOO?

They are essentially the same thing being sold by two different companies.

The only real difference is that SPY takes a (tiny) bit more of a cut as a payment for their services.

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Re: Stocks
« Reply #7355 on: December 01, 2022, 11:26:10 AM »
Any opinions on the meme stock craze that’s apparently brewing today? I bought a few shares of AMC, GME and BBBY when really low and I’m prob going to sell half/most at some point today.

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Re: Stocks
« Reply #7356 on: December 01, 2022, 03:02:05 PM »
Any opinions on the meme stock craze that’s apparently brewing today? I bought a few shares of AMC, GME and BBBY when really low and I’m prob going to sell half/most at some point today.

Here's an opinion. You never know what's going to happen with those, the entire price movement is senseless. So if it were me I'd try to avoid holding, and take whatever gains come along in the short term (or get out quickly when the rally goes south)

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Re: Stocks
« Reply #7357 on: December 02, 2022, 02:16:56 PM »
BLUE hasben on a tear lately. People anticipating a buyout?  :o

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Re: Stocks
« Reply #7358 on: December 03, 2022, 08:05:02 PM »
I do not expect a buyout anytime soon due to the hiring they recently did. They seem to actually want to be the ones to commercialize.

The recent runup is probably because they sold some rights for $100M. Companies like these struggle to keep cash flows positive and often resort to selling more shares, which hurts existing shareholders. Not diluting shares makes them more valuable

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Re: Stocks
« Reply #7359 on: December 04, 2022, 12:44:39 AM »
Not sure if this is the right place to ask this or not, but I can't think of where else I should ask (except maybe here) so here goes...

I'm trying to figure out which of my appreciated stocks to donate to my Donor Advised Fund.

Stock A - ~$10k in unrealized gains, ~336% gain, current value - ~$13k
Stock B - ~$10k in unrealized gains, ~87% gain, current value - ~$19.6k

Is there an advantage of donating one over the other (other than the obvious benefit of stock B giving me a bigger deduction)?

I feel like there should be something about the unrealized gains I'm giving up, but I can't wrap my head around exactly what.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

ETA: I plan on replenishing whichever one I donate, so there's no issue of a position I want to exit.
« Last Edit: December 04, 2022, 01:43:36 AM by dpk4588 »
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