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ETFs
Posted on 5/16/25 at 11:12 am
Posted on 5/16/25 at 11:12 am
What is the best ETF. When they say "cheap" like $500 or $25?
TIA
TIA
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Posted on 5/16/25 at 11:16 am to 7even Costanza
The price per share has not much to do with anything.
What the etf represents (what is in it’s portfolio) is the only thing that matters, along with how it performs percentage wise of course.
What the etf represents (what is in it’s portfolio) is the only thing that matters, along with how it performs percentage wise of course.
Posted on 5/16/25 at 11:20 am to 7even Costanza
Buy fractional shares if you need to, but it will increase by the same %. So just save up and buy VOO or QQQM 1 share at a time when you can.
Posted on 5/16/25 at 11:33 am to 7even Costanza
Buying 'cheap' based on share price alone is dumb. Like grocery shopping based on price alone and not what's in the container or even size.
Finding value can be based on a variety of metrics such as P/E, EPS, EBITDA etc.
Just buy an index etf with a low expense ratio unless you want to learn a lot more first and truly think you have some insight to beat market and professionals (very unlikely.)
Finding value can be based on a variety of metrics such as P/E, EPS, EBITDA etc.
Just buy an index etf with a low expense ratio unless you want to learn a lot more first and truly think you have some insight to beat market and professionals (very unlikely.)
Posted on 5/16/25 at 11:35 am to 7even Costanza
read the stickied thread at the top. you sound like you have no clue what you are doing newbie.
educate yourself first.
educate yourself first.
Posted on 5/16/25 at 11:39 am to The Scofflaw
quote:Right. Let's take a look at an example:
Buy fractional shares if you need to, but it will increase by the same %. So just save up and buy VOO or QQQM 1 share at a time when you can.
You could have put $100 into all of these five years ago.
with QQQ you would have made $133 for a balance of $233
with SCHB you would have made $103 for a balance of $203
with VYM you'd have made $73 for a balance of $173
You could have done the same thing with a million dollars or one dollar.
The price per "share" is not relevant, only relative to what it was or what it will be (rate of return).
The only thing that matter is the amount invested and the percentage you make or lose on your investment.
Posted on 5/16/25 at 11:51 am to 7even Costanza
quote:This is a relative term based on valuation, or what the stock/etf is worth. This is the whole game--buy a stock that's undervalued, make money. Buy a stock that's overvalued, lose money. News and catalysts are always changing valuations. See UNH recently.
cheap
I'd argue that NBIS is actually cheap at a 7bn dollar market cap which translates ~$35 price per share if there are 200 million shares outstanding.
Well, what if they issued 800 million new shares seeking a total valuation of 20 billion dollars.
Now it's only $20 per share, but not nearly as "cheap" as it was at $35 per share with a 7 billion dollar market cap.
When I look at an investment, I'm only thinking in terms of total market cap.
Read and study until this makes sense.
This post was edited on 5/16/25 at 12:52 pm
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