Daily advice thread. All questions about your personal situation should be asked here Investing

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• Daily advice thread. All questions about your personal situation should be asked here
• SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son says he offered Jeff Bezos $100M for a 30 percent stake in Amazon during its early years -- Son notes he says he was unable to secure the deal because Bezos wanted $130M
• Billion-dollar startup Zoom filed to go public — and shares of a totally unrelated company also called called Zoom shot up 1,100% (Business Insider)
• Buffett on the economy: 'It looks like things have slowed down'
• Left my old job and I think the company will tank (not because I left, but because of their strategy). Am I allowed to take a position against the company, given that I worked for them (and thus know a lot about their strategy)?
• Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan retiring, shares jump
• Anyone into agriculture or aquaculture stocks or funds ?
• In light of political developments, is healthcare at a significant risk going into the 2020 presidency?
• The national bank of Belgium (BNB) offers a divividend of 6% Which is extraordinary in these TINA times. But what is the catch (flipside?)
• Question about bond ETFs
• The African continent is projected to experience an explosive population growth over the next 30 years. Which companies are best positioned to meet the needs of this new, stabilizing population? How would you invest in Africa's future?
• Mutual funds with stakes in companies pre-IPO or in hedge funds
• Interactive Brokers web UI: is it not working only for me?
• Why has a Vietnam ETF like VNM done so poorly over the last few years while vietnam's economy has been growing well?
• Taxes
• When to cut loss?
• S&P: Top 25 and Bottom 25 of the S&P 500 since the equities crash of '09
• Why is the DOW still relevant?
• Does anyone know the tax rule on capital gains if you reinvest repeatedly over the year?
• New Jersey jury clears J&J of liability in latest talc cancer trial
• Is it a bad idea to hold dividend ETFs like SCHD in a taxable account?
• My Lyft shares are locked up for 6 month
• Call spread with 0 risk? pls help me understand
• Utilities and Healthcare
• Easy profit call spread?

Daily advice thread. All questions about your personal situation should be asked here Posted: 28 Mar 2019 05:13 AM PDT If your question is "I have $10,000, what do I do?" or other "advice for my personal situation" questions. If you are going to ask how to invest you should include relevant information, such as the following: How old are you? Are you employed/making income? How much? What are your objectives with this money? (buy a house? Retirement savings?) What is your risk tolerance? (Do you mind risking it at blackjack or do you need to know its 100% safe?) What are you current holdings? (Do you already have exposure to specific funds and sectors?) Any other assets? House paid off? Cars? Expensive significant other? What is your time horizon? Do you need this money next month? Next 20yrs? Any big debts? Any other relevant financial information will be useful to give you a proper answer. Be aware that these answers are just opinions of Redditors and should be used as a starting point for your research. You should strongly consider seeing a registered financial rep before making any financial decisions! submitted by /u/AutoModerator [link] [comments]

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son says he offered Jeff Bezos $100M for a 30 percent stake in Amazon during its early years -- Son notes he says he was unable to secure the deal because Bezos wanted $130M Posted: 29 Mar 2019 02:40 AM PDT previous good investments by SoftBank: SoftBank's $100 million investment in Alibaba mushroomed to almost $132 billion. Its $70 million stake in Yahoo Japan grew into an $8 billion holding. submitted by /u/jingyan4 [link] [comments]

Billion-dollar startup Zoom filed to go public — and shares of a totally unrelated company also called called Zoom shot up 1,100% (Business Insider) Posted: 28 Mar 2019 06:19 AM PDT Zoom Video Communications, a $1 billion startup, filed for its much-anticipated IPO on Friday. Zoom Technologies, a completely unrelated company, saw its shares spike 1,100% in the aftermath. That company trades under the ticker symbol "Zoom," which likely led to some confusion by trigger-happy investors. Zoom Technologies appears to be a mostly-defunct telecommunications company that hasn't reported earnings since 2011, and trades as an over-the-counter stock. SOurce https://www.businessinsider.com/zoom-ipo-otc-stock-flying-2019-3 submitted by /u/markyu007 [link] [comments]

Buffett on the economy: 'It looks like things have slowed down' Posted: 28 Mar 2019 10:59 AM PDT https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/28/buffett-on-the-economy-it-looks-like-things-have-slowed-down.html "It does look like the pace of increase in the economy has slowed down," Warren Buffett tells CNBC's Becky Quick. "I'd call it somewhere close to noticeably, but I wouldn't go beyond that." Buffett noted that a slowdown in BNSF, the railroad company owned by Berkshire, is flashing a signal of slower growth, but added that some of the data may be distorted by seasonal factors, such as the weather. His comments come as fears of an economic slowdown have driven Treasury yields down sharply. submitted by /u/coolcomfort123 [link] [comments]

Left my old job and I think the company will tank (not because I left, but because of their strategy). Am I allowed to take a position against the company, given that I worked for them (and thus know a lot about their strategy)? Posted: 29 Mar 2019 03:00 AM PDT submitted by /u/europe-fire [link] [comments]

Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan retiring, shares jump Posted: 28 Mar 2019 01:13 PM PDT https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/28/wells-fargo-ceo-tim-sloan-retiring.html Edit: Wells Fargo shares jumped 2.6 percent in extended trading Thursday following the announcement submitted by /u/pipsdontsqueak [link] [comments]

Anyone into agriculture or aquaculture stocks or funds ? Posted: 29 Mar 2019 04:27 AM PDT submitted by /u/IS_JOKE_COMRADE [link] [comments]

In light of political developments, is healthcare at a significant risk going into the 2020 presidency? Posted: 28 Mar 2019 09:17 PM PDT One party is running on the platform of medicare for all, which as far as I can tell, will not benefit the healthcare insurance industry, or the sector as a whole, from a shareholder standpoint. What is your opinion? submitted by /u/missedthecue [link] [comments]

The national bank of Belgium (BNB) offers a divividend of 6% Which is extraordinary in these TINA times. But what is the catch (flipside?) Posted: 29 Mar 2019 01:52 AM PDT Extra: what is the business model (I assumed a national bank to be non-profit). ​ Thanks! submitted by /u/avantit [link] [comments]

Question about bond ETFs Posted: 29 Mar 2019 04:08 AM PDT I am a self described "r/investing lazy investor (tm)" and I want to start increasing my bond allocation from 0% to something%. ​ Is it advisable to use BND as my only bond holdings? submitted by /u/lemongrenade [link] [comments]

The African continent is projected to experience an explosive population growth over the next 30 years. Which companies are best positioned to meet the needs of this new, stabilizing population? How would you invest in Africa's future? Posted: 28 Mar 2019 07:32 AM PDT From Wikipedia: By 2070, the bulk of the world's population growth is predicted to take place in Africa: of the additional 2.4 billion people projected between 2015 and 2050, 1.3 billion will be added in Africa, 0.9 billion in Asia and only 0.2 billion in the rest of the world. Africa's share of global population is projected to grow from 16% in 2015 to 25% in 2050 and 39% by 2100, while the share of Asia will fall from 60% in 2015 to 54% in 2050 and 44% in 2100. The strong growth of the African population will happen regardless of the rate of decrease of fertility, because of the exceptional proportion of young people already living today. For example, the UN projects that the population of Nigeria will surpass that of the United States by 2050. The population of the more developed regions is slated to remain mostly unchanged, at 1.2 billion, as international migrations from high-growth regions compensate the fertility deficit of richer countries. ​ submitted by /u/lampreylarvae [link] [comments]

Mutual funds with stakes in companies pre-IPO or in hedge funds Posted: 28 Mar 2019 09:31 PM PDT Anyone know of any funds with substantial positions in these types of investments? Looking for other funds along the lines of FBGRX which holds JUUL, Uber, SpaceX, Topgolf, etc., or, RPGAX with it's substantial exposure to the Blackstone Offshore Hedge Fund. submitted by /u/gypsea_style [link] [comments]

Interactive Brokers web UI: is it not working only for me? Posted: 28 Mar 2019 11:37 PM PDT I've been using IB since January, and their web client UI behaves like crap ever since. Today when I'm logged in I can't see neither my portolio, my balances, not even my watchlists. ​ Why could people recommend them, if they unreliable to such extent? submitted by /u/poin1234 [link] [comments]

Why has a Vietnam ETF like VNM done so poorly over the last few years while vietnam's economy has been growing well? Posted: 28 Mar 2019 10:30 AM PDT submitted by /u/obfuscate [link] [comments]

Taxes Posted: 29 Mar 2019 02:13 AM PDT So i live in Belgium, and the income tax is around 50 - 60 %. Does that apply to trading as well? submitted by /u/-Jephph [link] [comments]

When to cut loss? Posted: 29 Mar 2019 02:07 AM PDT How to know when to cut loss? Made major losses because I wasn't willing to sell at a loss Edit: lost 9% on hello fresh and 6% on rolls Royce. submitted by /u/hr1999 [link] [comments]

S&P: Top 25 and Bottom 25 of the S&P 500 since the equities crash of '09 Posted: 28 Mar 2019 08:44 AM PDT Pretty interesting look at how the current constituents of the S&P 500 have performed since the crash of '09. -Oil stocks dominated the Bottom 25. -NVIDIA is the only semiconductor to make the Top 25. -Netflix - wow! >>The ranking is based on total return (which includes the effects of dividend/share buy backs etc) not Mkt Cap. ​ https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/trending/wSJu7yGT3KwOm6J6a87VrA2 submitted by /u/XMoreRightX [link] [comments]

Why is the DOW still relevant? Posted: 28 Mar 2019 07:35 AM PDT It fails to capture an index of the market as it ignores multiple hundred billion+ tech companies. The SP500 is significantly more reflective of market performance. So why is DOW still popular? submitted by /u/socialjusticereddit [link] [comments]

Does anyone know the tax rule on capital gains if you reinvest repeatedly over the year? Posted: 28 Mar 2019 05:06 PM PDT if i increase my total each time is my final outcome taxed at the rate or is it every gain inbetween? submitted by /u/Electrical_Surround [link] [comments]

New Jersey jury clears J&J of liability in latest talc cancer trial Posted: 28 Mar 2019 10:14 AM PDT https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/27/new-jersey-jury-clears-jj-of-liability-in-latest-talc-cancer-trial.html A New Jersey jury on Wednesday cleared Johnson & Johnson of liability in a lawsuit by a man who alleged asbestos in the company's talc-based products, including baby powder, caused his mesothelioma. I've posted on here before about this issue. The scientific evidence of talc powder causing cancer seems to be pretty mixed and in favor of talc not causing cancer (based on the aggregated research I've seen posted on this sub). No matter what, trial lawyers have a lower burden of proof in civil court relative to criminal court. In these instances, it's about convincing a jury of laymen about the science of talc powder research - not a scientific or regulatory body. As such, I still think J&J will face at least the liability of having to constantly defend against attacks by trial lawyers looking for settlement money. J&J and Microsoft remain the only companies to have a AAA credit rating - that's a better credit rating than the USA itself. submitted by /u/OutdoorJimmyRustler [link] [comments]

Is it a bad idea to hold dividend ETFs like SCHD in a taxable account? Posted: 28 Mar 2019 07:59 PM PDT submitted by /u/tingas [link] [comments]

My Lyft shares are locked up for 6 month Posted: 28 Mar 2019 10:57 AM PDT I own Lyft shares, which I bought a bit more than two years ago. Those shares are having a holding period of 6 month post IPO. I wonder whether I should somehow secure my holding at the price levels currently expected after IPO and how I best do that. Will there be put options available on the market? submitted by /u/PresidentSpanky [link] [comments]

Call spread with 0 risk? pls help me understand Posted: 28 Mar 2019 10:09 PM PDT so looking around at some options i see 2 options where the difference between the premium is 1,01$ and the difference in strike is 1$ so if i sell 1 options and buy the other , i get imposible loss? and possible profit? ​ chart: http://opcalc.com/GOv0 submitted by /u/kirri008 [link] [comments]

Utilities and Healthcare Posted: 28 Mar 2019 06:09 PM PDT How does this sub feel about the Utilities and Healthcare sectors in the coming 5 to 10 years? People will always need electricity and water as they will need medicine and healthcare services. Where do you see these services as either side progressing to in terms of investment vehicles. submitted by /u/Drewcrew12 [link] [comments]

Easy profit call spread? Posted: 28 Mar 2019 09:33 PM PDT So i was messing around learning and playing with options and this call spread strategy seems verry legit, i just look for options with more upside difference in premium paid compared to the value in price between strike prices. for example here 2,50$ difference in strike price, but 2,52$ difference in premium paid ​ please help me understand if this is a good way to go? ​ link to the chart: http://opcalc.com/GOkt submitted by /u/kirri008 [link] [comments]

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