Category: stocks
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Taking advantage of declining interest rates
What are your thoughts on which sectors or funds will take advantage of declining interest rates most? I see posts here already about rotating into small caps. I'm thinking real estate should do well in general as well. If you had to choose the three areas that will do best from these declining interest rates…
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Microsoft and Intel relationship?
I am reviewing my senior parent's holdings and they own 64 shares of Microsoft and 46 shares of Intel. They don't recall buying either bc basically I help them with investing. Previously held at TDAmeritrade, now held at Schwab. There is no cost basis information, even looking 10 yrs back at TDAmeritrade statements. Unless my…
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“The time has come” to cut Fed interest rates.
Powell said “the time has come” signaling that rate cuts could soon lower borrowing costs for American consumers and businesses. This will also lower mortgage rate and boost the housing market. The weakening in the labor market with slowdown in hiring and the increasing unemployment rate. Combine with progress made in lowering inflation signaled the…
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r/Stocks Weekly Thread on Meme Stocks Saturday – Aug 24, 2024
The meme stock scheduled posts will now run weekly and post Saturday afternoon and won't be a sticky; you're probably seeing this because automod sent you here! Full list of meme stocks here. This will be updated every once in a while. Welcome traders who just can't help them selves discuss the same exact stock…
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AI in advertising – can it justify the cost?
Here’s a question: Gen AI costs a lot. It will inevitably change the world, but the question is how much money it will be able to generate. Back then when internet came and reformed the world, it has opened a completely new market. Let’s talk big here – advertising. Of course AI is opening a…
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google vs Amazon which is a better buy at this point?
Both seems at the bottom of mag 7. Amazon missed revenue despite AWS growth and google waiting Justice Department antitrust. google q2 report : “The company reported second-quarter revenue of $84.74 billion, up 14% year-over-year, and above analysts' estimates compiled by Visible Alpha. Net income of $23.62 billion or $1.89 per share rose from $18.37…
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Do you also have these “mental traps”?
I've been investing for one year, so I consider myself a newbie. I completed a 3-month course on investing and decided to go all in. So far, I’m up 20% on my trial-and-error portfolio. What I’ve noticed through this process is that I'm extremely irrational—yeah, I said it out loud… It's hard for me to…
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DELL – should I invest.
Dell is currently sitting at 112 mark off a yearly high of 179. They have struggled to make and hold the gains that other companies riding th AI tail winds. As a company they have a PE of 22 and EPS of 4.8 Bar the debt from the acquisition of EMC, which they pay down…
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An interesting fact. Do you know which stock has been the best performing since 1925 in the US stock market?
It is Altria, a tobacco company founded in 1925, which has achieved a compound annual return of 16.3% from 1925 to 2023. Every $1 invested in Altria in 1925 would have grown to $2.7 million by 2023. This is the magic of compounding.
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What Are Some Under-the-Radar Stocks with Strong Growth Potential Over the Next 5 Years?
Looking for stock ideas that could grow big over the next five years. Not interested in the obvious picks like S&P500, Apple, Microsoft, Google, etc. I’m more curious about stocks that might be flying under the radar.