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re: Invest $3500 for my 10 year old....

Posted on 2/2/21 at 10:10 pm to
Posted by el Gaucho
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Posted on 2/2/21 at 10:10 pm to
buy 3500 worth of bullets and a gun for him
Posted by CE Tiger
Metairie
Member since Jan 2008
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Posted on 2/2/21 at 10:11 pm to
Turn that kid into a link marine and get him some Chainlink
Posted by el Gaucho
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Posted on 2/2/21 at 10:13 pm to
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digital sports card of his favorite player

why would you pay money for a free gif off google?


ETA: if thats a glorified nba funko pop type deal

cringe dude
This post was edited on 2/2/21 at 10:17 pm
Posted by TMDawg
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 2/2/21 at 10:17 pm to
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Talk to him, teach him, give him learning assignments, make him read, and then let him pick what he wants to invest in. Build the foundation. (And yes, VTSAX)
^this. Never too early to start teaching them.
Posted by slater
Member since Dec 2020
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Posted on 2/2/21 at 10:25 pm to
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I would think about putting it in an SP500 etf or a total market index etf.

Its not as sexy as buying some individual stocks but it works to get broad diversification. I read some Warren Buffett advice and he said most retail investors should mainly invest in these type of funds.

I followed his advice on my portfolio.

vstax is a total market index mutual & the VTI is a total market etf .
Doing my own research I dont think ill really be utilizing the possible benefits of an etf over a mutual, this will be a long hold.
Unless im missing something...
This post was edited on 2/2/21 at 11:02 pm
Posted by EarlyCuyler3
Appalachia
Member since Nov 2017
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Posted on 2/3/21 at 2:24 am to
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read some Warren Buffett advice and he said most retail investors should mainly invest in these type of funds.


Unless you're a genius AND lucky or privy to insider trading, you're better off in the long run just putting it into low cost mutual funds and letting it sit there. Low cost being the key. That is what my 401k and 457b are doing.

That said, I am starting to invest with my brokerage account with some AT picks and seeing if I can make bank with cash as well.
Posted by lsu777
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Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 2/3/21 at 8:12 am to
honestly if you are just setting and forgetting....bitcoin. Tell him he cant touch it until college. I wouldnt expect it to continue down the path it has but 500% growth in that time frame is almost a certain. Not many other things can say the same.
Posted by HTOWNTIGER1
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Posted on 2/3/21 at 8:33 am to
ATVI
Posted by lsu777
Lake Charles
Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 2/3/21 at 8:36 am to
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Turn that kid into a link marine and get him some Chainlink


Another good option. Prolly higher upside than even BTC.

OP if this is college money, the play is in Crypto.
Posted by bluebarracuda
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 2/3/21 at 8:43 am to
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why would you pay money for a free gif off google?


ETA: if thats a glorified nba funko pop type deal

cringe dude


Even as a crypto guy, this digital card shite is so dumb

Physical cards will always be a bigger deal, especially non-modern cards.
Posted by ghost2most
Member since Mar 2012
7736 posts
Posted on 2/3/21 at 8:47 am to
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Buy Coca Cola, set dividends to reinvest. Tell him not to look at it until he's 50.



Terrible idea. KO hasn't been a good investment in years.

SPY & QQQ trounce it if you want passive investments.
Posted by rocket31
Member since Jan 2008
41887 posts
Posted on 2/21/21 at 3:33 pm to
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bitcoin and a digital sports card of his favorite player

this zion williamson block is selling for $1285LINK


in a shocking development im right once again

that Zion card is now $5750

Bitcoin is also up $20k since this post
This post was edited on 2/21/21 at 3:39 pm
Posted by rocket31
Member since Jan 2008
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Posted on 2/21/21 at 3:44 pm to
hey op if you still wanna buy it, it'll be over $10k by April

Posted by Powerman
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Posted on 2/21/21 at 4:16 pm to
Ancient, when you say GL in your posts do you mean good luck or go long?
Posted by cmlsu
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Member since Aug 2011
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Posted on 2/21/21 at 5:53 pm to
Following this thread
Posted by moock blackjack
Member since Apr 2008
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Posted on 2/21/21 at 10:13 pm to
If you’d have put $3500 in DELL in 1990, by 2000 it would have been about $350,000.
Posted by wizard1183
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Member since Jan 2021
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Posted on 2/22/21 at 4:30 am to
GL is ALWAYS good luck
Posted by xxTIMMYxx
Member since Aug 2019
17562 posts
Posted on 2/22/21 at 4:42 am to
I could see coke and other sodas under attack in our future given how bad they are for you, but it’s got nothing on alcohol
Posted by makersmark1
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Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 2/22/21 at 6:41 am to
If he truly is investing for a lifetime, a good, broad low cost index fund will do the job.

Fidelity has 3 completely “free” funds.

Posted by Me Bite
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Member since Oct 2007
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Posted on 2/22/21 at 7:36 am to
Fidelity Select Technology - FSPTX
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