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    Daily Advice Thread - All basic help or advice questions must be posted here. Investing

    Daily Advice Thread - All basic help or advice questions must be posted here. Investing


    Daily Advice Thread - All basic help or advice questions must be posted here.

    Posted: 25 Jan 2020 04:09 AM PST

    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:

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    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!

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    What just happened to the stock market today from 11:45am to 12:45pm . There is a series of similar spikes on all major stocks? Is stop limit buying and selling or something else?

    Posted: 24 Jan 2020 11:24 AM PST

    Is Disney obligated to say what sort of subscriptions they have in their ER?

    Posted: 24 Jan 2020 10:28 AM PST

    For instance what if they report 30-40 million Disney+ subscriptions, and most of them are bundled while losing money on them.

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    Coronavirus market pullback

    Posted: 24 Jan 2020 02:57 PM PST

    Here is an interesting article about scientific modelling of the outbreak

    https://www.marketwatch.com/story/scientist-who-simulated-the-global-impact-of-a-coronavirus-outbreak-says-the-cats-already-out-of-the-bag-and-chinas-efforts-to-contain-the-disease-unlikely-to-be-effective-2020-01-24

    I definitely agree with the author that the cat's out of the bag already considering that China usually underreports bad news and when they officially report 800 people sick, it means > 5000.

    I believe it's only the beginning of the market pullback, though it should affect any investors with with long term horizon. The fundamentals of the market are still good and this outbreak will be contained.

    How long this pullback will last heavily depends on the incubation period of the virus, which currently estimated to be between 2 and 14 days. Unless somebody screws up really bad I expect the outbreak will be over by the end of March if not earlier.

    Meanwhile the pullback will cool off overbought stocks and provide a good buying opportunity.

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    Is there a difference for men and women when it comes to investing?

    Posted: 24 Jan 2020 04:09 PM PST

    Last year, where I used to work, they offered health classes. These would be things like relaxation, yoga, how to deal with stress, running groups, but one of them that really stood out to me for how absurd it sounded was "Investing for Women"... Do women invest differently than men? This seems like something that can't be an issue. The only thing I can think of is that they did this specifically to attract more women to attend, but there was no alternative class of "investing" or "investing for men" to give similar information to men. Is there a legitimate reason women should be given a separate class? As far as I am aware, almost no one I know invests, so I can't imagine that this is something that should be regarded as a gender issue, but this information should be available to everyone.

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    A couple of reasons to be bullish on Facebook the next few years

    Posted: 24 Jan 2020 06:25 AM PST

    The ongoing rollout of AI-based tools is expected to allow Facebook to bring on more small businesses with local ad budgets. Such small businesses will have a growing number of options to source leads directly from Facebook (as well as Google). This means the gap between the number of Facebook's business profiles (currently ~140m) and actual advertisers (currently only ~7m) should begin to narrow dramatically. Analysts estimate the number of advertisers on Facebook will increase as much as 10 folds. Which would also mean Facebook should see a period of sustained ad revenue growth as a result of this significant TAM expansion. The Street also continues to underestimate the long-term monetization potential of billion-user products like Messenger and WhatsApp. Looking nearer term to earnings results next week, advertiser checks by analysts suggest no deceleration in the US and some recovery in the UK.

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    How should I take advantage of a Bloomberg terminal?

    Posted: 25 Jan 2020 12:23 AM PST

    I have Bloomberg terminals at my university that are free for students to use, and I'm just wondering how I can best utilize them. Are there functions or pages on the Bloomberg system that gives the user an advantage over an average trader using common resources? Are there features that would be otherwise costly to have access to, such as level 2 charts or something alike?

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    Tell me how you hunt for swing trades!

    Posted: 24 Jan 2020 01:21 PM PST

    After a year of momentum daytrading off TA i'm starting to get into swings more — anything from holding for a couple days to a few weeks.

    I'm green on the very few swings i've taken in the last 6 months or so which is nice but the way I find them is kind of scattered (random news, tips on reddit and of course the chart has to look good to me).

    Anyway, just curious how other traders find their swings? Looking for something easy and accessible like an app? Any tips would be appreciated!

    Edit: please only respond with serious answers. I know the basics and don't need any fundamental tips like "buy low, sell high" etc. etc. thank you!

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    What newsletters do you follow?

    Posted: 25 Jan 2020 01:07 AM PST

    I would like to get some newsletters into my inbox.

    What do you recommend?

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    Principal Guaranteed investment opportunity with eToro: Where is the catch?

    Posted: 25 Jan 2020 03:00 AM PST

    Hello all, hope this is the right sub..

    I have been investing (loosing) through eToro for a couple of years, and now they have offered me the possibility of making a PE ("Principal Guaranteed") investment. Seems that I can either win or not loose, so a very generous offer... suspiciously generous.

    I read through the terms and conditions and all seems fine... below a I copy/pasted a bit which might require clarifying. My question is: has any one experience with eToro? And with their PE offer? Can I trust them? Is there a catch?

    Tank you :)

    (here is the bit from terms and conditions)

    Termination; Special Circumstances, Extraordinary Events. eToro may terminate and/or shorten, at its sole discretion,
    the Promotion, at any time prior to the Expiration Date. Should eToro elect to do so, it shall apply the Principal Guarantee
    Protection up to and until the effective date of termination of this Promotion. eToro may elect to extend the Promotion
    following the lapse of the Term. You understand and agree that there is the possibility of the occurrence of a market
    disruption or other event beyond our reasonable control which has or will have a material adverse effect on our ability to
    manage the related risk, or to otherwise perform our obligations under these Special Conditions. If such an event occurs,
    we may, acting reasonably, take such action as we deem necessary, including (without limitation) adjusting, advancing or
    delaying the calculation or payment of the Refund Amount

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    Article comparing value vs growth, large vs mid vs small-cap funds

    Posted: 24 Jan 2020 07:40 AM PST

    This is a slightly dated but helpful article on value versus growth investing: https://www.fidelity.com/learning-center/trading-investing/trading/value-investing-vs-growth-investing

    The article compares value versus growth portfolios in different asset classes from 1990-2015. As a relatively inexperienced investor, it has always felt like growth funds were the way to go and that it was a waste to put money into value funds. That article shows that value funds performed noticeably better than growth funds over that period. As I said, the article is about 5 years old, so I suspect the results would slightly favor growth funds if rewritten today. Ironically, the article states that perhaps you should tilt toward value funds, which would be poor advice for the last five years!

    Some takeaways from someone who is still learning a lot:

    1. While growth funds may seem like the way to go now, value funds frequently outperform growth funds. So unsurprisingly, it's a good idea to have a blend that captures the overall performance of the market.
    2. The volatility (fluctuations in price) are dramatically greater for growth funds, so you probably need to be a bit more comfortable with big changes to focus on growth funds.
    3. The volatility of mid-cap and small-cap funds tends to be higher than their large-cap counterparts.
    4. Mid-cap and small-cap funds often outperform their large-cap counterparts. (This is surprising to me because we talk so much about companies like Apple, Microsoft, Google, Facebook, etc.) However, large-caps seem to have dominated overall the past 5 years or so.

    I'm sure this is all pretty basic stuff for the experienced investor, but it was refreshing for me as a novice to see some real data confirming the statements that are frequently made in r/investing.

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    Starbucks shuts shops, suspends delivery in China's Hubei amid virus outbreak

    Posted: 25 Jan 2020 03:46 AM PST

    Is there any data on how well branded homes do in comparison to non-branded homes?

    Posted: 25 Jan 2020 03:39 AM PST

    I live in the UK where soon a Trump/Fendi/Versace branded apartment building will be complete in Nine Elms.

    Are these kind of properties common? And do they tend to sell well?

    Edit link to what I'm talking about: https://www.damacproperties.com/en/projects/damac-tower-nine-elms-london/

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    Asset allocation - anyone build a portfolio based on Ray Dalio's 'All Weather prtfolio'

    Posted: 24 Jan 2020 01:30 PM PST

    My history for 25 year of investing was to dollar cost average into index funds - heavily weighted in S&P500. I really haven't paid much attention to it until recently. Recently, I've been reading and learning a bit. I'm intrigued if anyone has a built a portfolio based on Ray Dalio's 'All weather portfolio.' If so....what did you pick and what have your returns been?

    For others....what allocation strategies and picks have you used?

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    How are shale companies like PXD and EOG worth so much and barely affected by cheap oil prices while offshore drillers and poor ol' CHK are struggling? Is it really just a difference of debt financing?

    Posted: 24 Jan 2020 11:54 AM PST

    disclosure: I have no positions in any of these companies, just curious by the huuuge disparity. I guess one reason is that the cost to frack for shale has come down significantly and these people are able to turn profits at lower prices? but then why is CHK dying so fast?

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    Seth Klarman 2020 Letter

    Posted: 24 Jan 2020 12:58 PM PST

    Anyone have a link for Seth Klarman's most recent letter to investors? Thanks.

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    Which one is a better investing strategy?

    Posted: 25 Jan 2020 02:49 AM PST

    Giving up on a share if its price falls over 10% or sticking to it even if its price falls hoping the price will go back up?

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    Is buying/selling on same day a day trade violation on fidelity?

    Posted: 24 Jan 2020 05:00 PM PST

    On fidelity if I purchase a stock with settled funds, does that requie processing again or can I buy a stock using up all of the money in my account and then sell later on in the same day? If not, could I do it by say if I have $100k I only buy/sell $50k at a time that way there is $50k always sitting in the account ready to cover costs?

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    INTC vs AMD for 2020

    Posted: 24 Jan 2020 07:01 PM PST

    Which is more expensive?

    Cloud Server Chips:

    • In INTC Q4 ER yesterday, their DCG revenue (data center group) rose 19%YoY to 7.2B.

    • AMD is reporting on Tuesday and the estimates for their server chip is 39%YoY rise to 600M. This is the fastest growing chip sector.

    2020 Revenue:

    • INTC guided 1B higher for 2020 full year rev of 73.5B. It's rev growth rate is 2%. INTC forward PE is 15

    • AMD 2020 full year rev estimate is 7-10B. It's rev growth rate would be 10-50%. AMD forward PE is 50.

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    Borrowing money(Loan/LOC) for TFSA or RRSP's

    Posted: 25 Jan 2020 12:59 AM PST

    I'm wondering if it makes sense for me to get a loan of some sort or use my LOC to put money into a TFSA or RRSP's.

    Important facts:

    *I currently have zero funds invested into a TFSA or RRSP's etc...

    *I do have a pension that I pay into through my Union

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    if it is not a completely terrible idea, how much should I put into a TFSA or RRSP's. Also, which would be the better decision for long term savings/benefits?

    Thanks

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    Graduate school advice + getting into finance with a non-finance/business undergraduate major

    Posted: 25 Jan 2020 12:29 AM PST

    I graduated last May with a major in political science, but quickly realized that politics/government work isn't a path I'm interested in going down. After doing some research and small-scale personal investing of my own, I've decided I want to pursue a career in finance (I don't have a specific role in mind yet).

    As as far as graduate school is concerned, I've recently been accepted to Johns Hopkins University SAIS's MA program in Washington DC. The curriculum combines economics and international relations (here's the degree's web page: https://sais.jhu.edu/academics/degree-programs/master-degrees/master-arts-ma). If I end up going, I'd have the option of pursuing a minor in international finance (not recommend for non-finance undergraduate majors) or emerging markets, but I'm not sure if that'll be sufficient to attract employers in the finance industry. With that said, however, I know their employment report lists Goldman Sachs and other financial firms as recent employers.

    What do you recommend I do? Is graduate school a good idea? If so, should I go to Johns Hopkins SAIS and minor in international finance or emerging markets? Or should I apply to other graduate schools?

    Thanks.

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    Are there any good value stocks or did Amazon kill the notion of value?

    Posted: 24 Jan 2020 07:47 PM PST

    Came across this on the interwebs and thought that there was some truth to it.

    "Bezos convinced investors that prioritizing growth and future cash flows is rational Investors bought in & view the world simply as: "if you're not growing, you're dying" Value stocks with low revenue growth but strong EPS growth continue be depressed $AMZN killed value .

    What value stocks with strong earnings growth not being appreciated by the market?

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    Do you have to buy a stock in the currency it is traded in?

    Posted: 24 Jan 2020 05:28 PM PST

    Sorry if this is a very basic question but I couldn't find the answer anywhere else and I'm still learning lol.

    I live in the EU and right now the money in my IB account is in euros. If I was to go buy some US traded stock would I first have to convert my money over to USD?

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    Why use a Roth 401K instead of a Roth IRA?

    Posted: 24 Jan 2020 10:56 PM PST

    My employer offers a Roth 401K. Apart from the employer match, I don't know what would be the benefit of going with an employer's Roth 401K vs. a Roth IRA with a company like Vanguard.

    What factors, apart from the employer match, would you look at to make the decision of which to use? I don't know if there are any other benefits to using the employer's Roth 401k that I should be looking for.

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