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Investing is the process of buying assets such as securities, real estate and other items of value that will hopefully increase in value over time, providing a return in the form of income payments or capital gains.
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Could some of the other funds have done what Reddit did with Gamestop?
Of course they could have. In fact, they are probably already participating, and the price movement is more due to the funds than to individual investors on Reddit. Just check out GME's statistics.
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Why is the foundation of a passive portfolio better than active?
Otherwise active investing can be better.
Is there a scenario where passive investing could become the riskier choice?
Riskier than what? … If on the other hand you're asking if passive investing could become riskier than active investing, then the answer is broadly "no". …
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Why don't we call value investing "timing the market"?
However, it's also widely suggested that value investing (aka "buy great companies at fair prices") works. … I am wondering what the fundamental difference is, if there is one, between value investing* and timing the market. …
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How can there exist a profession consisting of investing others' money?
You can be pretty damn sure they're already investing their own money. They don't need yours. … By investing someone else's money, they are presumably paying you. That means you have a stable income stream. …
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What should I do to stay updated on my investment after buying a stock?
Subscribe to the stock ticker on various finance websites. For example, here's the Intel (INTC) page on Finviz. You can see if you scroll down that there are daily news items of interest to Intel shar …
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Is it possible for a company to dilute my shares to the point they are insignificant
The company’s valuation does not increase, and my share is only worth $1 now.
Not quite ...
Before the share issuance
The valuation of the company is $100. You own 25% of it, so your one share is wo …
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How can I offset the risk of a market crash when making a retirement plan?
This might be a bit too active for you, but an option is to hedge.
The idea is this: suppose you decide to buy Microsoft (MSFT) shares. Currently they are $165.13 each. You are worried that a potenti …
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Why isn't everybody rich?
To add to Leon's answer, you need several things to "get rich" even with the wonders of the stock market in your favour:
Financial literacy. If you aren't aware of how compound interest works or how …
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Why are cryptocurrencies not considered proper investments?
Imagine a doomsday scenario and consider: what is stopping the value of the investment from going to zero? You mentioned four investments:
Real estate: if everyone suddenly decided your house is wort …
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Scenarios for a 25 yo finishing a PhD staying in Academia, but hope to invest her $100 K USD
Buy an index fund.
This ticks both the boxes. You don't need to pay much attention to it, because it's an index fund, and historically the rate of return is likely to be better than saving all the mo …