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Would you buy a S&P index fund today or wait until after results tomorrow?
Posted on 1/28/25 at 9:51 am
Posted on 1/28/25 at 9:51 am
I’ve done very well in my index funds and want to put more in. I was going to today and realized META, Tesla and Microsoft all report tomorrow.
Any predictions on the 3? Would you wait and see if they drop tomorrow or do you think today is the right time?
And this is a long term hold and I know this doesn’t mean much, but this is a matter of 24 hours so I thought I would ask.
Any predictions on the 3? Would you wait and see if they drop tomorrow or do you think today is the right time?
And this is a long term hold and I know this doesn’t mean much, but this is a matter of 24 hours so I thought I would ask.
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Posted on 1/28/25 at 9:54 am to dallastiger55
If it’s long term it probably doesn’t make much of a difference.
Buy half today and half tomorrow and be done with it.
Buy half today and half tomorrow and be done with it.
Posted on 1/28/25 at 9:55 am to dallastiger55
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this is a long term hold and I know this doesn’t mean much
Posted on 1/28/25 at 9:55 am to dallastiger55
Depends on your goals and how soon you expect a return but if they entail buying and holding S&P, you should be fine for the long haul unless you get upset easily over a 5% drop.
Personally, I like limit buys. I love to buy at a good discount. I never buy unless stuff falls hard like yesterday. Tomorrow might be too late to buy. But, you can set a ridiculous limit in case stuff goes south and then buy up.
If it goes up, it will eventually come down.
If it comes down, it will always come back up.
I've found this to be true about everything in life.
Personally, I like limit buys. I love to buy at a good discount. I never buy unless stuff falls hard like yesterday. Tomorrow might be too late to buy. But, you can set a ridiculous limit in case stuff goes south and then buy up.
If it goes up, it will eventually come down.
If it comes down, it will always come back up.
I've found this to be true about everything in life.
This post was edited on 1/28/25 at 9:57 am
Posted on 1/28/25 at 10:25 am to theballguy
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If it goes up, it will eventually come down
Not always. I've gone away from limit orders after they didn't execute a few.times and I eventually bought in at higher point. It wasn't efficient $ or time/effort wise.
Posted on 1/28/25 at 10:36 am to dallastiger55
Sell an at the money put on SPY. If the price drops, you get exercised and get SPY. If it goes up, you keep the option premium minus the taxes. Both outcomes are good for you.
Posted on 1/28/25 at 2:04 pm to TorchtheFlyingTiger
I've never had a problem with them but good to know. Nothing's ever 100%.
This post was edited on 1/28/25 at 2:04 pm
Posted on 1/28/25 at 2:13 pm to CharlesUFarley
quote:Did the OP say he was willing to transfer $60,000 or more? If so, not a bad idea...
Sell an at the money put on SPY. If the price drops, you get exercised and get SPY. If it goes up, you keep the option premium minus the taxes. Both outcomes are good for you.
a 603 that expires friday will bring in about $334 in premium as of right now.
Double that if he committs to selling two puts (~120k).
Posted on 1/28/25 at 3:52 pm to bayoubengals88
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Did the OP say he was willing to transfer $60,000 or more?
No. I just wanted to stimulate discussion.
Posted on 1/28/25 at 7:52 pm to dallastiger55
quote:If anything, the Fed speech on Wednesday matters most. Did you decide?
Would you wait and see if they drop tomorrow or do you think today is the right time?
Posted on 1/28/25 at 7:54 pm to dallastiger55
Retirement account or brokerage?
Posted on 1/28/25 at 10:14 pm to theballguy
quote:
Depends on your goals and how soon you expect a return but if they entail buying and holding S&P, you should be fine for the long haul unless you get upset easily over a 5% drop. Personally, I like limit buys. I love to buy at a good discount. I never buy unless stuff falls hard like yesterday. Tomorrow might be too late to buy. But, you can set a ridiculous limit in case stuff goes south and then buy up. If it goes up, it will eventually come down. If it comes down, it will always come back up. I've found this to be true about everything in life.
I’m new to this investing thing outside of my 401k and some crypto. So right now I’ve got money going to EJ to back door my Roth and another set amount a month auto buy into VGT in my fidelity account. Should I just send the auto buy to cash and buy the dips?
I don’t have any stocks outside of the company I work for and a few bullshite stocks like SLI and meme stocks that I lost my arse on.
This post was edited on 1/28/25 at 11:29 pm
Posted on 1/28/25 at 11:05 pm to Rize
I'd invest on a regular schedule. It's just hard to time the market.
Would keep a few bucks to buy a really steep break in addition to your regular investments.
Would keep a few bucks to buy a really steep break in addition to your regular investments.
Posted on 1/29/25 at 9:54 pm to dallastiger55
I’d recommend the VUG etf. It focuses on the best large growth stocks. Its model makes it especially heavily weighted in tech these days.
t’s outperformed the SPY, and VOO.
t’s outperformed the SPY, and VOO.
Posted on 1/29/25 at 9:57 pm to Rize
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I’ve got money going to EJ
why have you not ran away from EJ by now? go to schwab, E trade, etc.
Posted on 1/31/25 at 9:29 am to bigjoe1
I'd invest on a regular schedule. It's just hard to time the market.
Would keep a few bucks to buy a really steep break in addition to your regular investments.
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Sound logic and generally what I try to do. I have to admit that when I am thinking about a new position that I sometimes wait a few days or a week or so and try to buy a small dip. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
Would keep a few bucks to buy a really steep break in addition to your regular investments.
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Sound logic and generally what I try to do. I have to admit that when I am thinking about a new position that I sometimes wait a few days or a week or so and try to buy a small dip. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
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