Hi All, As the title suggests, I am trying to avoid breaching the PFIC regulation while continuing to invest. Once tax season rolls around I normally max out my Roth IRA, however I am not in a sticky situation where all my earned income in the past year has been made outside the US. Hence,…
Francisco Sanchez, former U.S. assistant secretary of Transportation and a former U.S. undersecretary of Commerce, pro Spirit/Jetblue merger
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/4298210-the-airline-industry-needs-more-competition-the-jetblue-spirit-merger-is-just-what-travelers-need/ In regards to the Jetblue/Spirit merger, what do y’all think is going to happen? Especially with regards to the Hawaiian/Alaskan merger. I personally opened a position at ~$16/share. View Reddit by NinjaSoop – View Source
VMWare Call Options
I have a contract of VMWare call expired Jan (strike price $180). Ameritrade told me that the option was adjusted to represent $14,250 per contract and no shares. Even if I exercise, I would just be paying $180 per share for nothing, no VMWare share and thus, no Broadcom share. How can it be possible?…
question about the unusual whales ETFs which is really just a question about ETFs in general:
please forgive me for anything dumb i say, i am just getting into ETFs and im trying to peel apart the concept before jumping in. heres my question (i think): by buying into an ETF am i investing in the individual stocks it is comprised of, or am i investing in the ETF as an…
Lufthansa or Air France KLM
I’ve bought Delta Air Lines stock today and I’m thinking about buying another airline considering how cheap they are. I cannot decide between Lufthansa and Air France KLM. Lufthansa is more expensive (P/E of 5) though it has better interest coverage ratio (near 5 compared to Air France’s less than 4). On the other hand,…
US speeds up return of oil to Strategic Petroleum Reserve -Energy Dept
WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Energy has sped up the return of 4 million barrels of oil to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, from a previous exchange of crude to energy companies, as it seeks to replenish the stockpile after a record drawdown last year, it said on Friday. Oil companies will…
Target Date Funds
Hi, 36 year old here with around $250k pending the day but have always just kept pumping a 2050 target date fund with all my 401k contributions. Technically have rolled a good chunk into an IRA and not limited to an employer plan. Just curious how everyone feels on target date funds. Seems easy in…
is the Schwab robo-advisor any good?
i recently opened a shchwab account and i see they have a “robo-advisor” that rebalances your portfolio automatically. it makes me nervous to put that kind of trust into a machine, but its not like i trust myself either… has anyone here tried it, and do they have anything good or bad to say? thank…
Alaska Airlines agrees to buy Hawaiian Airlines in $1.9 billion deal
Alaska Air Group has agreed to buy rival Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal, setting up another potential regulatory battle in the second proposed airline merger in less than two years. Alaska would pay $18 a share for Hawaiian and would take on $900 million of its debt, the companies said Sunday. Shares of…
r/Stocks Daily Discussion Monday – Dec 04, 2023
These daily discussions run from Monday to Friday including during our themed posts. Some helpful links: * [Finviz](https://finviz.com/quote.ashx?t=spy) for charts, fundamentals, and aggregated news on individual stocks * [Bloomberg market news](https://www.bloomberg.com/markets) * StreetInsider news: * [Market Check](https://www.streetinsider.com/Market+Check) – Possibly why the market is doing what it’s doing including sudden spikes/dips * [Reuters aggregated](https://www.streetinsider.com/Reuters) – Global…