Talking stocks, trading, and investing in general

[brokencycle]

What are you guys buying? I just checked an account not complicated by contributions, and I'm up 9.3% YTD. Small cap continues to be a dog at 1.7% vs large cap at 13%.

 

[Piobaire]

SPY, VBTLX for my new 401(k) and lots of Fidelity's mid-term investment grade bond fund.

 

[jbarwick]

401k contributions are split mostly between International and S&P. Will rebalance out of REITs in a few months into whatever new mix I decide. Likely more International.

 

[PhilKenSebben]

I am only down 3.2% in my 401k. I will take it.

Also, good news everyone....

Money CAN buy happiness

 

[jbarwick]

It can buy a WaPo subscription too and I don't have one...

 

[PhilKenSebben]

It can buy a WaPo subscription too and I don't have one...

Same-ish article in the Post Because I care

 

[lawyerdad]

No love for our grand PonQi scheme. ?
Also, slightly amusing that CNN editors haven’t mastered the “accept all changes and save” function.
Screenshot so that last comment still makes sense if they eventually fix it.

Cash is slowly dying. These are the companies replacing it

It's no longer all about the Benjamins. Or Jacksons, Lincolns and Washingtons for that matter. The demise of cash is great news for Square and PayPal.

www.cnn.com

 

[patrickBOOTH]

I had Novavax stock when it was $2.

 

[patrickBOOTH]

Sold at $3 and felt like Warren Buffet.

 

[lawyerdad]

Sold at $3 and felt like Warren Buffet.

You have better hair, though.

 

[patrickBOOTH]

He could probably afford better hair if he wanted.

 

[lawyerdad]

He could probably afford better hair if he wanted.

Of course — just look at Trump.

 

[patrickBOOTH]

Come on, you know he went cheap.

 

[Piobaire]

Eurozone recession 'will be deeper than forecast'

France, Italy and Spain will be hit particularly hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, the EC says

www.bbc.com

 

[brokencycle]

Based on this xkcd, I'm triple leveraging my house to buy oil.

Oily House Index

xkcd.com