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2025 Investment Thread

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A lazy unemployed ex coworker that I haven’t seen in years contacted me today to ask if was interested in an “AI managed investment fund” he was starting. No evidence or track record whatsoever he has a clue about anything and not the least bit ashamed of asking such a dumb question. Last time I saw him he was attempting to build a crypto mining machine. Guess that didn’t work out.
Anyhow if anyone is interested I could pass along his contact :whistle:
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Everyone and his mother is pitching that scam on Instagram.

Ex-coworker of mine invited me to lunch on the premise of "just catching up", only to hear him prattle on and on about how well he was doing as an independent Amway rep. He gave me his business card, which had some kind of made-up name like "Platinum Associates LTD"
 
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I remember my now deceased friend Barry extoling the advantages of leverage to build his RE holdings and scoffed at my use of cash with no mortgage.

That was before the 2008 RE crash.

RIP Barry.
 
I mentioned it before, but the Fidelity Basket portfolio rebalance is really nice.

I just rebalanced a "Basket" of 50 stocks.
 
I have been buying coins at spot and bars at Costco at spot equivalent (4% discount) for a few years combined now as a hobby. It is not by any means a major part of my portfolio; I have stated once or twice that I simply wanted to physically hold some of the metal. In no way does it negatively impact my portfolio. I have a few very nice looking coins and bars, some of which are supposedly collectible (for what that is worth); they appeal to me aesthetically. I would have no problem melting any of them down to net one troy oz of 99.999% gold. Fun stuff indeed.
 
ORCL up 36% today on missed earnings but "lots of future contracts signed". Single biggest stock value increase in a single day in history.
 
cheez said:
ORCL up 36% today on missed earnings but "lots of future contracts signed". Single biggest stock value increase in a single day in history.
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that is, pretty f-n strange

is it time to buy ORCL? I don't think so , but...
 
Reli said:
Stagflation ahead. Inflation is still higher than the Fed wants, but high unemployment will force them to lower rates anyway, which will make inflation even worse
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What inflation? We have been told there is none. :unsure:
 
Market resilience right now is nuts. I think berto was saying that it may be that too many people are too close to being upside down in their investments, basically keep throwing money at stuff instead of letting off the gas and realizing losses. You buy into btc at 110k, you gotta keep going.
 
Not literally of course,, but otherwise is, because excess speculation comes from "good times". When things are truly tight, it goes to core needs and everything else gets cuts.
 
900ss said:
I have been buying coins at spot and bars at Costco at spot equivalent (4% discount) for a few years combined now as a hobby. It is not by any means a major part of my portfolio; I have stated once or twice that I simply wanted to physically hold some of the metal. In no way does it negatively impact my portfolio. I have a few very nice looking coins and bars, some of which are supposedly collectible (for what that is worth); they appeal to me aesthetically. I would have no problem melting any of them down to net one troy oz of 99.999% gold. Fun stuff indeed.
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I sold all my coins and bars a decade ago which was the wrong time but I put that into stocks that went up just as much or more.

I wouldn’t mind having a few coins but it was awkward the last time holding physical. Having to rent safely deposit boxes and physically having to carry it somewhere to buy or sell. Plus now with current prices you’d be dealing with small coins that are worth $thousands each doesn’t leave you with many options when you want to unload.

Few months back I bought into the GLD, trades like a stock. I can get in or out whenever I want and not have to physically store anything.
 
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