If I own stock in a company that's now on the verge of bankruptcy, and they are acquired by another company in a total stock-for-stock transaction, then is this a taxable event that allows me to take a capital loss to reduce my taxable income? Or is it not a taxable event because it's a stock-for-stock swap? submitted by /u/HelpfulFit [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I have $40,000 to invest in a new portfolio and I’m thinking about doing this $10,000-Apple $10,000- Texas Roadhouse $5,000- Bank of America $15,000- QQQ And I plan to invest $600 per month every month into this and maybe add companies in the future here and there for the next 15 years. What y’all think? submitted by /u/Mysterious-Side-4188 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

STLD earnings shot up in 2020/2021 when the price of steel went way up. Does this mean its price is bound to fall or will the price of steel always remain at these levels? I just started looking at the company and don’t have an extensive knowledge of the steel industry. Any response would help. submitted by /u/GoodMoriningVeitnam [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Apple said on Monday that it has stopped issuing loans through Apple Pay Later, its buy-now-pay-later program that launched last year. The move comes after Apple said it would start allowing installment loans later this year in its Apple Pay checkout process through third-party companies, such as Affirm, and credit and debit cards from issuers, such as Citigroup. Apple said it would no longer issue Apple Pay Later loans, which enabled customers to buy products online and pay in four interest-free installments, at prices up to $1,000. The discontinuation is a sign that not every new fintech fe ..read more

Opening New Positions in the Following Stocks: McDonald's (MCD) - 15% UnitedHealth Group (UNH) - 15% Pfizer (PFE) - 13% Nike (NKE) - 15% PepsiCo (PEP) - 15% CVS Health (CVS) - 13% Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) - 14% My Investment Thesis: The current market is experiencing significant growth, primarily driven by a few tech stocks. However, I've noticed that the stocks listed above haven't been performing as well recently. Given this scenario, I believe one of two things could happen: The entire market could correct, with tech stocks facing a significant drop. The prices of tech stocks could s ..read more

I’m a little confused about 30 day yields/dividends. If a company has a 5% 30 day yield, assuming the stock stays at a constant price, will my $100 increase 80% and turn into $180 after just 12 months? For example, the vanguard total bond market ETF has a 30 day yield of about 5%, and the stock price does not change very much over time, so how/why is it not a guaranteed profit? submitted by /u/Jackalssss [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Berkshire Hathaway is known for doing large acquisitions/stakes in companies. At their core, they are an insurance business. However, their portfolio is extremely diversified to make up for the cyclicality of insurance. Shareholders have been well rewarded since their inception, with BRK outperforming the SP500 due to outstanding investments in AAPL, AXP, and KO. However, the simple reality is Berkshire is not good at M&A and has yielded poor returns on their deals. Had Berkshire simply forgone their large acquisitions and invested in the SP500, they would have delivered significantly gre ..read more

Elon musk, love him or hate him but he's been preaching AI long before anyone in silicon valley even cared. Thats why i find it ironic his stock is the last to rally and it should be the mother of all come backs. List of things going for TSLA into the second half of the year. -pay package approved, now incorporated in TX, a massive hurdle out of the way -Optimus robot. Wouldn't be surprised if there was a Iron man suit in the works (probably a top secret project?) -License approved to test FSD is China -FSD 12.4.1 release soon. -Robo taxi announcement less than two month away(August 8th). RIP ..read more

Is there one place that has every research firms analysis and price targets. Every article I read there another firm I never heard of and new angles to look at so What's the best place to go to learn about a company. Also if you had to say what is the one best rating firm submitted by /u/frevi19 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

-Has their foot in the door in both AI computing and consumer graphics processing -Established player in both consumer and commercial central processing units -Near their 10-year low, down immensely from both historic and recent highs -AMD and Nvidia are its main competitors, and they both rely on TSMC. Intel chips are manufactured in the US. As conflict escalates in Taiwan, Intel seems (to me) to be a safer and higher growth-potential option than the aforementioned two. Thoughts? submitted by /u/Superb-Ad6139 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more