Investing Thread

[TSmith34, Inc.]

The whales know

Sure, you've got the insiders illegally trading on inside information about when and what the bloviating fool is going to bleat, but why does the rest of the market then react as if what this pedophile dementia patient says is remotely true??

[Uncle Rico]

Sure, you've got the insiders illegally trading on inside information about when and what the bloviating fool is going to bleat, but why does the rest of the market then react as if what this pedophile dementia patient says is remotely true??

I know the market is international, but let me remind you, Americans are largely stupid.

[tower912]

I asked this before, buy WHY? Why would the market, after 10+ years of observing the tsunami of lies originating from this person, ever take what he says as truth?

It doesn't have to be true.  It has to move the market.

[jesmu84]

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/22/tesla-earnings-dont-really-matter-to-the-stock-anymore-what-wall-street-is-watching-for.html

The stock market is vibes. Nothing matters. It's all a casino. Smoke and mirrors.

[TSmith34, Inc.]

It doesn't have to be true.  It has to move the market.

The point is that it SHOULDN'T move the market because none of it is factual.

[Uncle Rico]

If you're worried about competent people in the federal government and markets, don't be.

https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mk46fsguks2g

[Uncle Rico]

Also, we're bailing out Spirit Airlines.  Ugh.  I hate socialism.

[tower912]

Also, we're bailing out Spirit Airlines.  Ugh.  I hate socialism.

Sky high jet fuel prices are cutting  in to the Spirit of their re-org.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

If you're worried about competent people in the federal government and markets, don't be.

https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mk46fsguks2g

More winning.

[Uncle Rico]

https://bsky.app/profile/normative.bsky.social/post/3mk4ogsvxec2z

Why what happened?

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

[Uncle Rico]

About numbers coming from this administration...

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-rfk-jr-math/

[MU82]

There's less than 800% chance that account is accurate.

[rocky_warrior]

About numbers coming from this administration...

Ick, terrible link.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/us/politics/rfk-jr-trump-impossible-drug-discounts.html?unlocked_article_code=1.dVA.uQ3U.Vr398H5hzEtz&smid=url-share

[TallTitan34]

https://x.com/acyn/status/2047449664904192366?s=46

[cheebs09]

https://x.com/acyn/status/2047449664904192366?s=46

Great. He really is going to bankrupt us.

[rocky_warrior]

Great. He really is going to bankrupt us.

Even with long term investments, I've been making my money. Hopefully that holds.

[Skatastrophy]

If this is a gambling thread instead of an investing thread...

Something I've been told, but I'm unwilling to make money off of, is Iran troops on the ground by June 1st.

I only ever invested long term, but also now I only invest long term. Short term is so manipulated it's crazy. Have fun losing all your money in Polymarket, you degenerates.

[rocky_warrior]

Something I've been told, but I'm unwilling to make money off of, is Iran troops on the ground by June 1st.

This would be a disastrous decision.  Then again, the whole thing has been disastrous.

I only ever invested long term, but also now I only invest long term.

But what about the short term!

[Skatastrophy]

But what about the short term!

I think about what bets I would make, and I'm wrong an incredibly high percentage of the time.

[wadesworld]

I don't even try to play the stock market at all, have no idea what I'd be doing and just let our financial planner take care of investing money for us.  We've been very happy with the results.

I have a former coworker who has been following Bloom Energy (BE) and continues to tell me that he had his eye on them a while before he did pull the trigger and regrets not having invested earlier, but tells me how much they're skyrocketing.  They just released their earnings yesterday and their stock is skyrocketing, but he's convinced it'll continue to go up as they provide power solutions to AI data farms.

Would opening a Fidelity account just to invest in BE while they've already been skyrocketing be incredibly dumb at this point?  Like I said, I don't follow it at all but he gives me basically monthly updates on how much their stock is up.

[TSmith34, Inc.]

You certainly could, Fidelity and the other major brokerages have no or nearly no transaction fees these days, it would just be a matter of filling out the paperwork and funding the account.

Alternatively, you could have your financial planner invest whatever amount you want directly--I would just check to see if they are going to charge you any transaction fees.

[MU82]

I don't even try to play the stock market at all, have no idea what I'd be doing and just let our financial planner take care of investing money for us.  We've been very happy with the results.

I have a former coworker who has been following Bloom Energy (BE) and continues to tell me that he had his eye on them a while before he did pull the trigger and regrets not having invested earlier, but tells me how much they're skyrocketing.  They just released their earnings yesterday and their stock is skyrocketing, but he's convinced it'll continue to go up as they provide power solutions to AI data farms.

Would opening a Fidelity account just to invest in BE while they've already been skyrocketing be incredibly dumb at this point?  Like I said, I don't follow it at all but he gives me basically monthly updates on how much their stock is up.

Ideally, a person who invests in individual stocks should understand how the company works, what its history is, what its long-term goals and outlook are, etc. An informed investor should be able to describe how the company operates easily and concisely in a 1-minute conversation with a friend.

I have some friends and acquaintances who are quite investing savvy, but I would never just accept their advice to put my money into a stock without doing considerable due diligence myself.

You seem to be at least a little concerned about BE's valuation after its meteoric rise (up nearly 1400% over the last year, giving it a forward P/E ratio of about 140). It's a valid concern because stocks that rise like a rocket do often fall like a stone when sentiment reverses. Having said that, the strong often do get stronger. In other words, there is absolutely no way of knowing today what BE's stock price will look like tomorrow or next month or next year. Nobody rings a bell to alert investors to sell.

But it is your money, and if you completely trust your friend and basically just want to throw in with him, yes, it is very easy to open an account at Fidelity or one of the other major brokerages. It would probably take you 5 minutes or less. There's no down side to doing so, unless one considers the temptation to speculate on stocks to be a "down side."

I wish you good fortune.

[Shaka Shart]

I'm only invested in black rifle coffee

[Shaka Shart]

I don't even try to play the stock market at all, have no idea what I'd be doing and just let our financial planner take care of investing money for us.  We've been very happy with the results.

I have a former coworker who has been following Bloom Energy (BE) and continues to tell me that he had his eye on them a while before he did pull the trigger and regrets not having invested earlier, but tells me how much they're skyrocketing.  They just released their earnings yesterday and their stock is skyrocketing, but he's convinced it'll continue to go up as they provide power solutions to AI data farms.

Would opening a Fidelity account just to invest in BE while they've already been skyrocketing be incredibly dumb at this point?  Like I said, I don't follow it at all but he gives me basically monthly updates on how much their stock is up.

Look at intersect power as an example (acquired by Google recently), tech companies are moving behind the meter for power solutions. But you're banking on the data center forecasts to pan out. However there's still a power demand issue even without them so if they fall through that powers likely used anyway (many will be Ercot).

Happy to share thoughts with anyone on it