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rasbury · April 29

I'm looking at my raymond James statements and it shows as an available cash of 16 grand- is that interest etc not applied?

Willhound · April 30

Cash is cash. It will include any interest accrued up until the statement date. Usually "cash" is held in an interest bearing account or a cash equivalent like a money market account that is easily convertible to cash. Most brokers will always keep some cash aside in case a buying opportunity comes up, or as a readily available source of extra cash if you need it, or as a cushion in case of market declines. Sometimes they will sell investments that have gained and keep that in cash, it preserves the gain.

rasbury · April 30

Thanks for that explanation @Willhound. I assumed as much- that same amount has been on my statement for several months. Perhaps they will take advantages of some of these deals on the dip but over my knowledge to play with.

Willhound · April 30

If the amount hasn't changed, then it is indeed cash. If it was in some kind of interest bearing account or money market you'd see a bit of growth. If your broker thinks there are opportunities in the market it would have to be with your knowledge and consent and even if you don't understand it all they should be explaining what the investment is, the pros and cons and how it works before investing your cash.

J3ff · May 1

rasbury said:

I'd be very happy to be back where I was before the first of the year.

same, but I'd be happy to be where I was on Jan 19th

J3ff · May 1

Formulaben said:

I want your investment strategy.

https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/fund/qcgrrx

Dream_Inn · July 28

I'll bring the thread back up for you @rasbury . Market has definitely been climbing. I just need it to continue to get my early retirement!

I still have a ton of shares in NIO, which I sure hope continues to climb. I've bought and sold some here and there, but still have a bunch that I'm keeping long term.

PickleRick · July 28

If you were to invest right now what three stocks would you recommend buying today?

We're talking about weekend beer money amounts. Something fun to play with. Going to buy my kid 100 bucks in some stocks to play with. Nothing long term but something he can sell and maybe make a few dollars off of and if he loses it oh well.

Dream_Inn · July 28

Rick, one of those three would be KO (coke). It is not an exciting one though, but if you left it in at least long enough to also learn about dividends, it is a good one ( V - Visa is kind of the same). My second choice, the riskiest, would be NIO. It has high volatility, watch it for a bit and buy at a lower than average price (earnings report and monthly sales should be coming, could lower it more or raise it - buy half before and half after?). The third should be something your kid gets into. For example, if he got into computers, believe it or not, IBM has gotten pretty hot. But, I guess that may be too old tech. I'm sure some would say Gold or Crypto?

rasbury · July 28

Every one of my coke experiences were always exciting. You're dealing with the wrong broker. Mine have been doing OK and recently started drawing my ss. The money I had invested was to obviously help fund a retirement- which now basically I'm hoping to grow for my disabled kid. Hopefully I can squeeze a little income out it while keeping it growing also. At 66 the plan was the 270 on the intracoastal- current plan is now raising two great grandchildren, my disabled one and her mother (still raising her apprently). You make plans and God laughs. As long as the stock market does not puke I should make it to the finish line...

PickleRick · July 28

I currently have NIO and all it's done is tank ever since. I think today is at the lowest it's been since I bought in but I suppose buying now could be a good idea if it's kept a modest amount.

I'll check out the rest, thank you for the insight. I hope he enjoys it and can track it better and then I can. The idea is getting him to invest time and effort into something small for now.

For his graduation I figured I'd give him a few hundred in crypto and a few hundred in Tesla, maybe if left alone, in 20 years it would be worth a fortune. If only my dad had some that for me with Tesla, Bitcoin, Apple or Amazon.

I'll also be accepting recommendations for long term investments for him if Tesla and or Bitcoin isn't how you'd go.

J3ff · July 29

Had a pretty crazy week last week... it'sbeen a little rough since T got into office and kept talking about T'S... finally got some fun times in starting last Tuesday. I can say that while this isnt the most responsible picture. I felt like captain of the Enterprise, doing 80mph watching Kohl's run more than 100% (I was in at the blue line) on I75 West on the way to vacation, pushing "sell" over and over while the car was handling the driving (Full self driving in a tesla is out of this world).

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Need to take vacation more often.. Was a great week for multiple reasons!!

Don't worry, long term stuff did great too.

J3ff · July 29

PickleRick said:

I currently have NIO and all it's done is tank ever since. I think today is at the lowest it's been since I bought in but I suppose buying now could be a good idea if it's kept a modest amount.

I'll check out the rest, thank you for the insight. I hope he enjoys it and can track it better and then I can. The idea is getting him to invest time and effort into something small for now.

For his graduation I figured I'd give him a few hundred in crypto and a few hundred in Tesla, maybe if left alone, in 20 years it would be worth a fortune. If only my dad had some that for me with Tesla, Bitcoin, Apple or Amazon.

I'll also be accepting recommendations for long term investments for him if Tesla and or Bitcoin isn't how you'd go.

CONY, TSLY, NVDY...

I sold XRP last week for a bit.. at this point in my journey - I'm looking more at dividends and it doesnt get any better than Yieldmax. Buy as much as you can for him and just let the div's accumulate.. seriously.

Dream_Inn · July 29

Dividends are great if they are in a tax sheltered account (ie, retirement account such as 401k). Otherwise the taxes on them really ruin it (if you are working). Rick, I hear you on NIO. Only reason I offered it up is that it is down right now and has a lot going for it the next 6 months. But, it is a high risk too. AMAT, HD, & WMT are all good long term ones.

Ras, I didn't mean Coke wasn't doing well, it is doing great. But for some, they may call it boring cause it is like the tortoise, slow and steady

. I've got mixed feelings about Tesla stock. I guess if you're gonna buy, let it go down some more first. To me, it is just way over valued.

@J3ff great music!

rasbury · July 29

Thanks- sounds like things are going ok.

PickleRick · July 30

NIO has fallen about 3% since Monday....how low will she go????

The only tax shelter I have is tax evasion...it's a lifetime commitment.

Dream_Inn · July 31

With deliveries starting of their new Onvo L90 today, I'd expect it to climb. Pre-market is up almost 5%. It is going to be volatile until they get a quarter that has profit. I had a buy in at $4.50 yesterday, missed by a penny.

PickleRick · July 31

I'm watching it closely, I bought a few more bucks worth and set an alert. Fingers crossed

Dream_Inn · July 31

I unfortunately missed buying more NIO this morning. I was going to put the same buy as yesterday at $4.50 but work got in the way

. It's approaching $5 today already! Oh well, I guess I have plenty of shares to be happy with it going up. I had sold some last week at $4.98 and was waiting for the 50 cent drop to buy them back. If things go right, I won't have that chance again.

J3ff · August 2

Dream_Inn said:

I unfortunately missed buying more NIO this morning. I was going to put the same buy as yesterday at $4.50 but work got in the way . It's approaching $5 today already! Oh well, I guess I have plenty of shares to be happy with it going up. I had sold some last week at $4.98 and was waiting for the 50 cent drop to buy them back. If things go right, I won't have that chance again.

Will have to remember to add this the next time I've got cash and want to buy something..

Lake_Bum · August 4

J3ff said:

Had a pretty crazy week last week... it's been a little rough since T got into office and kept talking about T'S... finally got some fun times in starting last Tuesday.

So.....not to start a Political debate, but........ On November 5th (election day), at 5am, Bitcoin was just above $68k. Within 24 hours of Trump winning, it jumped to just over $76K. It recently hit an all time high of just under $120K. Bitcoin, and ALL of crypto will always be volatile. I hope you didn't sell ALL of your XRP. Someday it will be insanely high. I took profits once it got over $3.50, then bought back at $2.82 and increased shares. I normally don't do that with the solid ones like XRP, because someday it's going to skyrocket way WAYYYY up.

aero3113 · August 5

@J3ff if/when XRP goes up, do you hold or pull out. Do you think it will explode like Bitcoin? I bought a bunch of XRP a little while back.

J3ff · August 5

aero3113 said:

@J3ff if/when XRP goes up, do you hold or pull out. Do you think it will explode like Bitcoin? I bought a bunch of XRP a little while back.

I'd ask @Lake_Bum. He's def the crypto guy here. I recently did sell mine on the push up.. but it was more that I was tired of my crypto broker.. looking to re-enter sometime soon. Sold at 3.35.. would hope of a drop to 2.50 or less and then get back in.

May try to get $ back into crypto.com

aero3113 · August 5

My bad , I thought you wrote that! @Lake_Bum , what do you think?

aero3113 · August 5

I bought some at $2.03 and then again at $2.51.

PickleRick · August 5

What do you guys think of BRBR stock? Earnings look good but stock dropped over 30% this week due to tarrifs, operation costs and market predictions. Is this a buy now?

J3ff · August 6

PickleRick said:

What do you guys think of BRBR stock? Earnings look good but stock dropped over 30% this week due to tarrifs, operation costs and market predictions. Is this a buy now?

I think it's way too early to buy at the moment.. Was on a downward slope for a long time before the drop..

I've been in and out of this one a few times and just went in again today.. notice the different look in the charts?

Gotta wait for the sign that it's actually reversing.. otherwise you might get stuck in... using kohls as an example.

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PickleRick · August 6

So a stock like MP (MP materials) would be something I would have been wise to invest in back in may/June?

rasbury · August 6

PickleRick said:

So a stock like MP (MP materials) would be something I would have been wise to invest in back in may/June?

Hindsight is a wonderful thing isn't it.

J3ff · August 6

PickleRick said:

So a stock like MP (MP materials) would be something I would have been wise to invest in back in may/June?

Sure, but I can rattle 15 examples off the top of my head that are the same. Here's a real world example that I was kicking myself over this morning when I was looking at some charts.

I bought OKLO at 20.94 last year, right around where the green arrow is pointing.. I sold it at the "top" right after the green arrow, which is about 28 dollars a share.. I then bought it again right around 20.94 when it dipped and then crossed again, and I sold it at 30.50 a share. At that point I thought I was pushing my luck.. and just stopped looking at it. Just saw this morning that the thing is at 80/share now.. We call this hindsight capital, it's the most profitable company out there.. I haven't gotten lucky enough to buy something like this and forget about it till it would have been a NICE RETURN (for me) (I had 5k in at 20.94) but it is what it is. I knew Trump was going to boost nuclear, I was also in SMR.. but who knew this was going to run like this.. I'd guess just a bunch of fat cats who can buy things and forget about them.

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