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With the sky high Bond Yields would it be a good idea to buy US Treasury Bond ETFs right now?
If a bond fund's average maturity date should match my investment horizon, should I be swapping bond ETFs every 10 years as my retirement age approaches?
US GOVT grants $MVST 200 million dollars for free… At a market cap of $600m
$SPY + $GOVT + $GLD Blended Portfolio [DD]
$SPY + $GOVT + $GLD Blended Portfolio [DD]
Inflation is the path to $15 per hour minimum wage and Biden's reelection + China's downfall
ULTIMATE Money Glitch : How to Bankrupt the IRS and Profit
ISPC should be THE play today. Buying pressure is still sky-high. Every time they drag us down, we pop right back up! Tiny float; hardly any shares to borrow/CTB over 100%. PP shares are irrelevant until the lock-up period is done (pending close). FEDERAL GOVT backed Covid related contract! LFG!!!!
Who is losing money when triple leverage ETFs go up?
🚨Carnival Cruise (CCL) is set to BLAST off as the next coming of GME&AMC only on a LARGER scale. As COVID subsides America is set to #takebacktheseas🌊🌊. High ranking GOVT’ officials have been buying #CCL in bulk this past week a precursor for what is to come. Now we wait🚨✊🏼✅ #seathefuture
$BEEM: SOLAR POWER TO THE MOON 🚀🚀🚀🚀
Looking for tickers that track US economy & world economy
NFPs tomorrow and the treasuries market (TLT, GOVT, AGG)
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Keep an eye on MNTS. It is at a start of an actual run. Govt contract just announce. NO further testing on lab rats, no tumors reducing on 3 patients, no phase 3, etc. ACTUAL HIGH $$ GOVT HARDWARE SALES. This could be the one today. Just saying
LoL...Bloomberg dude asking if Trump will bailout BTC. WHAT A FUCKING WORLD WE LIVE IN.... A GOVT. bailing out imaginary internet money....BAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
Economy is GG Mag 7 been only real growth and towing the line for too long Everyone is getting fired either by the GOVT or because of corporate layoffs with AI Tariffs are an additional tax on our own consumers hurting spending patterns Holiday spending numbers with come in and be brown 🚽 💩 toilet water Inflation is persistent and attempting to lower rates with higher inflation just leads to more inflation Regular consumers are spending less, getting fired, and selling their assets off to the Top 10% GG
i did notice that, bols have been flocking from one thing to another as to "why moon" they dont have a thesis or any basis for their valuations they just react and cling to whatever happened in the last 5 minutes. ~~GOVT REOPENED~~ ~~BURRY CLOSED HIS FIRM RIGHT AFTER GOVT REOPEN~~ ~~OK OK BUT BURRY CLOSED ANYWAY~~ ~~EPSTEIN LIST GOT TEASED~~ WARREN BERKSHIRE BOUGHT BOOBLE
The elite on both sides could care less. Trump knows GOVT employees and SNAP handout recipients won't vote for him anyway. The left want the immigrant vote and willing to let people go on the streets for such. BOTH elites want NO middle class. They want ruling class and worker clqass
Back again to bust your balls. Is Pelosi great? Fuck no! TRUMP HAS MADE BILLIONS SCAMMING THE GOVT AND PEOPLE. WAKE THE FUCK UP! You STILL haven't responded to this but have gone full energy into being a Karen. Loser. Quoting u/Lopsided_Bank7069 above that is making an extremely salient point which you're completely ignoring in favor of the fantasy world BS your spouting, read it again below and respond accordingly. the last 8 stock purchases she and her husband have made were broadcom, Alphabet, Amazon, Nvidia, tempus Ai, vistra Corp, palo alto networks, and Microsoft. Anyone who thinks tech/AI will continue to be the future is buying these stocks. Unless someone can show me a microcap stock that she bought and within a week it double/triple then idk...she's literally buying the biggest blue chip stocks on the market right now.
Gold top is in for now. DXy/gold ratio on the cusp of a breakout indicating strong dollar. This technical backdrop is also supported with recent macro from fed downplaying a dec rate cut, fed funds futures significant repricing, and bonds selling as yields rise. Truflation also showing a significant uptick in inflation across most metrics, while GOVT data is delayed. When the data comes out after a reopening, expect further downside in bonds(yields up) further fueling a stronger dollar.
With SNAP benefits being paused 11/1 I have a solution for this. GOVT should just buy all the BYND meat and give them to the SNAP benefits people that way we all win.
China - "Bro, I really wish we could make a deal." US - *stabs leg* "you fucking like that?!!? You will feel PAIN" China - "I mean, I wish you'd stop doing that. If you die I can't trade with you and will hurt, but I'll survive" US - "SHUTDOWN THE GOVT, WE'RE GOING INTO OVERTIME" *blacks out from blood loss*
NVDA puts $1b into NOK GOVT buys into INTC THE EARLY AUGHTS ARE BACK! TECHNOLOGY IS CYCLICAL! ALL-IN BB NOW! \-The Beeper King of Chicago
Also GOVT/IGOV +18% Also DXY +6%, since apparently everyone on Reddit suddenly consumes in Euros now.
Unlike the last crash (which occurred because the GOVT did not bail out Lehman) they are all banking on the govt to not make the same mistake twice and will bail them out again.
Trump makes 3pm announcement *US GOVT TO MAKE STAKE IN BYND*
GOVT shut down better last till January at least 🙏 I need stuff to drop for long term investing
[Mods deleted this comment. Let's try it again.] Seriously. It's hard to name something that isn't bad. Highest Tariffs since Great Depression? Another government shutdown? Federal troops now being cops in cities? Attacking Federal Reserve independence? Attacking private corporations? Taking GOVT STAKES in private corporations? Shitting on Mexico and Canada (our top trade allies)? Attacking private colleges? Releasing a crypto coin and then rug pulling it the week before taking office? Appointing Kash Patel and DAN BONGINO to lead FBI? Fucking RFK at Health? This is the single, dumbest President in US history. It's not even clear what's conservative about him or his team or his policies.
The bond market and especially the international bond markets took an absolute bath in 2022 and have not recovered. If you look at total inflation-adjusted return, international bonds are indeed outperforming US treasuries, likely on the basis of the falling dollar: https://totalrealreturns.com/s/BWX,GOVT,SGOV,ISHG?start=2025-01-01 Note also that short-term bond funds are outpacing mixed/total-market funds. This is probably because long term bond rates are facing upward pressure as it becomes clear that nations across the world don’t and won’t have their financial houses in order, leading bond investors to demand more yield in compensation for the default risk. Increasing future long bond yields means the the lower rates of long bonds held in funds now are worth less, which pushes down the funds’ NAV. Right now my entire treasury exposure is ISHG, because I have no appetite for duration risk but am happy to take on currency risk with the dollar seemingly in free fall. YMMV.
JUST IN: US GOVT IN TALKS TO TAKE 10% STAKE IN AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY ($ABAT) the manipulation is real
News is pretty bad, us GOVT terminating their contract shows low demand
Other assets I've been buying are bond ETFs, they have been fairly stable. Most have low volatility but are somewhat sensitive to changes with the rates. I've been buying securities with 30 day yields that are taxed advantaged. These were the only profits I kept when the market tanked Friday. The two tax advantaged ETF bonds are VTEB and HYD. IIRC, there are others too, another specific ETF I was thinking about adding was GOVT, to focus on 10 year bonds. AFAIK it is also tax advantaged. For exposure to volatility in the bond market I buy TLT. I also buy short term bond ETF TBIL but it took a hit when the shutdown was announced.
>JAPAN'S TAKAICHI: BOJ IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MONETARY POLICY MEANS BUT ANY DECISION IT MAKES MUST ALIGN WITH GOVT GOAL 279% debt to gdp ratio G7 printer go brr 🖨
Just because they make a CPU doesn't mean it isn't a second tier product. There's an entire reason their fabs have continually lost money and they're still shopping for clients. They didn't collapse across the market because they're on their A game. [https://www.intc.com/filings-reports/all-sec-filings/content/0000050863-25-000109/intc-20250628.htm](https://www.intc.com/filings-reports/all-sec-filings/content/0000050863-25-000109/intc-20250628.htm) July 2025 "We have been unsuccessful to date in attracting significant customers to our external foundry business." "External revenue was $53 million, roughly flat with YTD 2024." "Server ASPs decreased by 9% from YTD 2024, primarily due to pricing actions taken in a competitive environment." No one wanting their AI chips "Consolidated gross profit also decreased in Q2 2025 due to higher one-time period charges of $209 million, and higher period charges related to Gaudi AI accelerator inventory reserves taken in Q2 2025." Intel has over $52B in debt. AMD for instance has about $3B They can say they have $100B in assets, which they have, and they've been leveraging the shit out of it to stay going. Their desktop CPU's are worse than Ryzen in general. Xeon is hot garbage at this point. Desktop GPU's became a joke. They had to stick with 14nm FOREVER because they couldn't get 10nm where they needed it. Selling part of the company to the GOVT doesn't mean it's successful.
Democrats should just put 1 condition for opening the GOVT... **Release the Epstein files!**
The only GOVT shutdown fears is with traders listening to the news and not looking at history: Most from yesterday are rebounding. Look it up with CHATGPT, gworst case is a 2% down trend. Always rebound next day.
What move will be a 10 bagger now after the GOVT shitdown(yes it was intended)?
52 mins ago: DEMOCRATIC BILL TO AVOID GOVT SHUTDOWN FAILS TO PASS IN SENATE
GOVT Shut down is super bullish lmao
I WONT GET PAID IF THE GOVT SHUTS DOWN. I'm gonna YOLO SPY CALLS RIGHT NOW.
when does the GOVT shutdown start?
If it’s a taxable brokerage, I’d go with VTI/VXUS and a percent of SHY (if you want to preserve capital and if you’re worried about market crash, go with GOVT). If you like a little spice in your life, leave a small % so you can play around with certain stocks. For me, I put a few in ICLN and PICK to name a few. My best pick so far was VSTM where I would’ve made sooo much if I’d just put in a lot of money. But I’m not that adventurous. 😂 I would also DCA.
this company is located in my hometown, and quite frankly no one really knows anything about it, no community presence whatsoever, never hear a peep, the company never puts out anything either, smallish building with a parking lot for a public company…No wonder it’s been a penny stock for the longest, reverse splitting at some point and failed business partnership with GE…one day while driving-by noticed the company name update to include GE on the building signage. A few years later, again while driving by, noticed GE was removed from the signage…hahaha. But, but with the GOVT involvement now it just may turn around. 👍🏻
Bonds aren’t super high! EDV and GOVT are below their highs from five years ago.
I'm sticking with intermediate-term bonds like IEF or GOVT. You still get a nice list when rates fallbut you avoid the insane roller coaster ride of TLT. It feels like a better balance of risk and potential reward for me.
the 10 year should be 10% IMAGINE LOANING THIS CLOWN SHOW GOVT ANY MONEY
$INTC - HASSETT: INTEL WILL GET CHIPS ACT MONEY, GOVT WILL GET STAKE Good old mafia extortion. How low they can go?
US GOVT long INTL, nana be proud
For a 15-year horizon, I’d lean toward an intermediate-term treasury ETF (like VGIT) — it gives you better yield than short-term funds but less rate risk than long bonds. GOVT & VTG do have more long-duration exposure, so they’ll swing more if rates move. Floating-rate (TFLO, USFR) is great in rising-rate environments, but if rates drop, you’ll wish you locked in longer yields. A simple ladder or a mix of short + intermediate could give you flexibility without overcomplicating it.
When you park money in Treasuries you’re balancing two main risks: interest‑rate risk and reinvestment risk. Short‑maturity or floating‑rate ETFs like TFLO or SGOV have almost no duration, so they’re very stable and will track the Fed funds rate. That makes them useful as cash equivalents or a place to store "dry powder" because price volatility is minimal. The trade‑off is that if rates fall, the yield on those funds will reset lower almost immediately. At the other end are broad Treasury bond ETFs that hold intermediate or long maturities. They will fluctuate more as yields move, but they lock in today’s yields for longer and historically have provided higher total returns over multi‑year periods. A fund like GOVT holds a mix of maturities; VGIT is intermediate‑term; VGIT or a ladder of maturities can be a good match if you have a 10‑ to 15‑year horizon and want a smoother ride than long bonds. Very long‑duration funds are more sensitive to rates and may not be ideal if you plan to shift the money back into equities on a downturn. Floating‑rate Treasury funds (USFR, TFLO) own short‑term securities whose coupons reset with the 13‑week bill rate. They protect against rising rates but don’t give you the term premium you get from holding longer bonds. TIPS (Treasury inflation‑protected securities) are another option if you’re concerned about inflation, though they come with their own quirks. Rather than trying to predict interest rates, many investors choose a core bond fund that matches their time horizon and complements their equity allocation. In a Roth IRA, you also don’t face taxes on bond interest, so holding a taxable bond fund there can make sense. Ultimately the right choice depends on whether you prioritise stability (short duration), income (intermediate duration), or inflation protection. Talking through your broader asset allocation with a financial planner can help you decide which combination of these instruments fits your goals.
Inflated assets. Fed and the US GOVT are readily in a big hurry to lower the fed rate asap. It makes paying down the accumulated national debt so much easier when the dollar is constantly being devalued. We are FORCED to invest our $$ in the stock market to earn more than pennies on the dollar.
He deserves to spend his life in an el salvadorian prison sharing a cell with 600 gang members and those in GOVT complicit in his crimes needs
Trump: POWELL ONE OF THE DUMBEST, MOST DESTRUCTIVE PEOPLE IN GOVT Man kind of has a point, considering how bad Powell was during covid
> ISRAELI MEDIA: ISRAELI GOVT EXTENDS STATE OF EMERGENCY UNTIL JUNE 30 my 🌈 poots are july 18th, could they extend it to then pls
I'm usually aiming for 2-3%/mo on my options trading, but I am more conservative -- so that would be $4-6k/mo (also remember you have short term capital gains on these -- I personally set aside 35-40% in of premiums in GOVT or similar ETF to pay taxes next year). You can go higher with the same strategy but either are picking more volatile stocks, or higher deltas so higher chance of being assigned. Again as long as you pick stocks you have conviction in that will long term being higher, I feel its a pretty safe strategy. Again using SoFi as an example -- you could currently sell July 11 $13 CSP for .35 which have a .25 delta -- this amounts to a ~2.7% return for 32 days. So for $195 you could write 150 contracts, collect $5250. It'll initially bounce up and down, but letting theta decay do its thing, after ~3 weeks assuming price isnt down close to $13, you'll have collected most the premium, so you can then re-roll out for another 3-4 weeks and rinse/repeat. If you want to just let them expire worthless you can and use the funds for another investment or option strategy. Common rule of thumb is if you have collect 70-90% of premium you should close or roll the options again because the risk/reward isnt there anymore and you can reset your position. I also do this strategy with HIMS, which pays a higher amount, but is a MUCH more volatile stock so you have to be willing to risk taking assignment (example Jul 18 $50 CSP with .26 delta pay $3.00 -- which is 6% for 39 days -- but you gotta have a higher risk tolerance). Definitely do your research to learn how to do just even some basic technicals with bollinger bands or RSI to get some idea of how to pick your strike price. Best of luck.
I might agree with you on the suffering part, BUT, you get what you paid for. These are the same idiots who voted for him the first time and got a resounding $500 a year after the last tax cut and thought they were in heaven. What is not understood in America is that the GOVT. It is not some solely independent operation run by some Fictitious Monetary Organization. Tax cuts SURELY mean cuts somewhere else. Oddly, the people just barely getting by are generally not financially literate and VERY prone to following Carnival Barkers. Do the wealthy step right up and buy the most astounding ALEXIR ever made, NO. WHY? Because they SAY, REALLY. YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR.
>JAPAN FARM MINISTER KOIZUMI SAYS GOVT WILL AIM TO GET RICE ON SHELVES FOR UNDER 3,000 YEN, JIJI REPORT ✅️ Price controls. Japan is done.
They are satisfying the will of the people who put Trump in office. People are happy all the immigrants, whether they are here legally or not, will be shipped back home. All those industries that left will be coming back, not sure who is going to man them, but the people's will ,will be satisfied. Eggs prices will come down, now they are around $5.00 a dozen. The size of the GOVT. will be reduced, doesn't matter if the IRS has no one auditing anymore, the will of the people. Trump had 77mm votes Harris had 75mm votes. The people spoke and it is the job of the Congress to carry out the will of the people.
💯 GOVT already has the evidence of Medicaid fraud (kinda) and UNH will be used as an example of why the Big Beautiful Bill will cut Medicaid
Government ETFs, like GOVT. Or you could just us something like SPAXX.
Not if the GOVT removes the FDA
Almost like GDP is a pointless measurement when the GOVT SPENDING used to pump it up is financed by printing money.
**WHAT HAS THE GOVT DONE FOR US???!!!!** besides the subsidies, and the cheap research and technological development, and safe markets with lawful transactions, and negotiated treaties with other countries for cheap labor and market access, and a willing and law abiding populace that follows the law and is eager for work... FUCKING NOTHING
We can't afford all the vowels Shorts on $GOVT
He will say that crap to his death lol. You guys are acting like I’m siding with trump. Typical bs of Reddit anything i disagree with means your a republican maga guy lol. Wouldn’t expect anything else. I’m saying it should be all GOVT including trump including his entire team that’s making it known to the world he’s manipulating the market. Only an idiot wouldn’t think he’s innocent
DO NOT BUY ANYTHING THE US GOVT IS SELLING at the moment, holy carp
Oh god you guys are suicidal. Talking about the Banker wars openly like this. Openly discussing US military buildup for a predicable war we all see coming while at the same time preparing to be surprised by the Iranian false flag on US soil that we will then come together as a nation and face a foreign enemy again to keep procrastinating from the task we must do: FIX OUR OWN BS IN OUR OWN GOVT. Glad to see we are all paying attention.
This is massively conflating a trade deficit with a fiscal deficit. I know the "twin deficits" theory is generally correlated but this is going way too far. They are two different things. The 'credit card' isn't with China though. It's not a 'store card' with China. . The US GOVT owes money on its credit because it spends more than it rakes in in taxes. On the Military, public workers, Debt interest etc. Not on chinese goods. >In order to get your debt under control, do you think it might be a good idea to start buying less from walmart Again - *I don't have* credit card debt from spending at Walmart (China). I have credit card debt from giving my family money, paying local workers, buying guns and home defense. If THEY are buying stuff from Walmart fine. But its not the exactly same thing.
If you want to bet on critical minerals, buy TMC, they're about to ink a deal with the US GOVT through their US subsidiary that they just created. It's happening very soon.
Thats not bad youre managing risk and staying safe roll the option next time buy back an atm bank the profit in something long term ALLW or MOOD GOVT ect
Wow! Really insightful points. Love this! And I'll add, what helps explain a bit at the end-- remember y'all, the "debt" is a problem is all a manufactured talking point. Let's remember the figures. 90% of America's debt is owed to... Americans. Corps, individuals, etc. Normal people also get payments from t notes and all that stuff, but the vast majority is the... ultra wealthy! So they don't CARE about running up the deficit and debt. The only thing they CARE about is making sure the GOVT CAN PAY to SERVICE the debt. Because think about it, tying back to the starve the beat idea (Which i love and is great), then, the government just needs to be more indebted to get revenue, further making it enslaved to that moneyed interest and so on. So as long as the debt payments are serviceable, they'll rape the government and country. Wow. It's like a plan to enslave us not only in the private sector, but turn the government into essentially purely an entrenched cash cow for the oligarchy.
**BBC - UK GOVT PUBLISHES 417-PAGE LONG LIST OF U.S. GOODS THAT MAY RECEIVE TARIFFS** 
SWISS GOVT SAYS FINDS US GOVERNMENT'S CALCULATIONS ON TRADE TARIFFS INCOMPREHENSIBLE 🤣 So does everyone
just saying born in spain lived in Kaiserslautern, Frankfurt, gilze-rijen, sint-truiden, achievers, jablonec, and a few other places where Levi's are 300$ u don't know me. I actually enjoyed Belgium but you guys have almost no American products in all of Europe. It's because of the VAT and yes I've used VAT relief forms provided by the U.S. GOVT. Hell I've even been to a F1 race in Spa.
EU defense companies earn money from GOVT contract. We all know govt does not increase military funding forever at 20% annual componding rate. Answer: Don't buy EU defense stocks at over 50 PE to avoid permanent capital loss.
Hello Protest Voters, Hope you sit on a cactus for next 4 years. Hello Republicans, No money left for Eggs. Hello Democrats, Push out the dinosaurs in the party and show this to constituents. Republicans DONT KNOW HOW TO RUN AN ACTUAL GOVT. This is a shit show in 50 days.
I mean I just think it gets pretty philosophical when it comes down to it. A dollar is a bank note from a federal reserve bank. The government gives it value. It depends on the stability of the government etc how much demand the notes will be in. Taking a look at the bond market, if you track the ETF GOVT, bonds are down 7.31 percent since 2012. I think that is a long enough time span to give rise to some concern about stability of fiat currency debt. In relation to governments whose fiscal policy represents a high degree of risk (speculative), the market is favoring gold, which since 2012, following the OUNZ ETF is up 116.79%. Now you can call me crazy, but I think the traditional relationship between asset classes that has existed through the last 100 years of market boom and reserve currency domination for the United States is coming to a close. Interested to hear your thoughts about it...
BIDEN did the PILFERING of the GOVT.... Also Buckwheat Musk isnt getting paid or taking money he is loosing money trying to fix the stealing the Democrats have done since Obumbles got into office. So as usual lefties listen to legacy media and get the talking points given to them and and follow lock step as slaves....
Canada YOUR GOVT IS PUTTING YOU THROUGH THIS. Now you have to give us everything we want. 
And the ironic thing is what happens with elons brand once he's out of GOVT? Hes ruined his image. People fucking hate this man 
how do funds get appropriated for the project? Oh that is right, CONGRESS passes a FUNDING bill and the EXPERTS who have been hired to run a specific part of the GOVT use the funding VOTED on and AGREED upon and SIGNED by the president. Jesus christ.
You sound like somebody who should be buying VOO and not checking daily fluctuations, or GOVT
Yes, the math looks about right! A few notes: As you increase the strike of the option (and increase the leverage), the extrinsic value you pay for increases further and further away from the risk-free rate and eats into the expected value of this portfolio. Also, one of the main downsides of LETFs (in my opinion) is the rebalancing frequency. This portfolio is 1.81x leverage now, but after a few days of movement, the leverage ratio will change. If VT goes up, your leverage decreases, if VT goes down your leverage increases. You should determine when and how you plan on rebalancing a leveraged portfolio before you go ahead and implement it. I've implemented this in the past with both long backtests and in my actual portfolio. It can definitely work. Though I no longer use it because I found methods of getting leveraged exposure that fit my needs a little better. Just curious, why did you pick GOVT?
UNITED STATES GOVT: TIKTOK IS OWNED BY A CHINESE COMPANY AND HAS THE POWER TO INFLUENCE OUR CITIZENS WITH THE DATA COLLECTED AND THUS WILL BE BANNED AAPL: ..............
TLT, IEI, IEF, GOVT imo. I think funds will rotate money into safe assets, which is what actually causes the correction so if I'm right you can basically long bond ETFs and the moment they top is gonna be exactly when stocks bottom. Since they are just correlated to interest rates it's a case of buy the rumor sell the news. These are all low IV so imo way easier than trying to time it with SPY/VOO puts and the market selling off the day after your puts expired.
Not the first time the GOVT has done it, they were doing it during COVID. Probably many times before that too.
NVDA isn't even a public company anymore.. The GOVT is telling them they can't sell to some people. lol, mang that's not right
The GOVT just got involved! NVDA to $300.
I would buy equal portions SPY, QQQ, RSP, IJH, VTV, ITOT, VXUS. My real question is whether to allocate to bonds via the GOVT, and if so how much.
>US GOVT SHUTDOWN ODDS SOAR TO 52% — POLYMARKET So were gonna shut down the government Deport 5 million illegals Put 20% tarrifs on most imports Cut massive numbers of government workers All during the worst part of the economic cycle ✅️ Got it
That's my thinking. I mean The Donald put in a guy as Crypto Czar for a reason. If they make the treasury holding official all of these are going to moon. I saw an interesting analysis how the U.S. Treasury could actually pay off the National Debt using BTC. I have no idea if that is possible, but think how much the former CEO of Coinbase, now the Czar of Crypto, will make? I am betting on GOVT corruption, and that rarely loses.
$2,billion a week isn't being bought by saylor with knowing what GOVT RESERVE actually means come January
Hi, I am a beginner in investing and I am trying to figure out the asset allocation chart on Fidelity. I have a 90/10 ratio invested in FSKAX and GOVT iShare bonds. Why does the asset allocation chart on Fidelity present as foreign stocks instead of bonds? And for FSKAX it shows as 79% domestic stocks and 20% short term. I am confused about the meaning of this. Thank you for reading
Timing the market is a fools game, but bonds can still be useful in an “aggressive” long-term strategy. Consider adding STRIPS to your portfolio, but only if you plan to hold them for 20-30 years. EDV, ZROZ, and GOVT are all solid ETFs for STRIPS exposure.
I’ve heard it’s a lot less stable because it holds corporate bonds as well that’s why I wanted to possibly dabble in GOVT instead of BND. I’m not very knowledgeable on these bond funds.
If you just want one bond ETF, why not BND instead of GOVT? It’s more diversified and has a better dividend.
GOVT if it’s a long term holding. SGOV if it’s for short or mid term savings.
SGOV is basically cash , like you said you can almost think of it as a safe HYSA that pays out the short term interest rate. GOVT holds longer duration bonds that can gain or fall in value due to changes in interest rates , if you want a hedge agaist the market GOVT would probably be better but it will also be more volatile Its basically impossible to lose money with SGOV as long as you hold it for a few weeks . If you want something to "balance out" a portfolio that you will be holding for years (like a retirement IRA) I would use GOVT
I hold SGOV alongside a ladder of individual Treasuries with durations ranging from one to five years. I prefer not to hold any long bonds or longer-duration bond funds (like TLT/BND/GOVT). It only takes a handful of mouse clicks and a few minutes per year to replace a maturing bond. In your situation, I'd park that entire 10% allocation in SGOV without hesitation.
yeah I’m planning on holding and reinvesting the dividends over a long period of time. if I do plan on holding it how much better of a ROI would I get holding GOVT over SGOV?
If I would be keeping the money invested for 6 years and can also afford to re-invest the dividends into the fund for that time, GOVT. (For more yield, and more risk, I like FBND, also a 6 year duration.) If I need the money for any reason in next two years, SGOV. (JPIE or MINT for more yield and risk.)
The main difference is the average duration of each bond fund. SGOV has an average duration of 0.10 years while GOVT has average of 6.18 years. If you’re not planing on holding until maturity don’t use GOVT, if you are then GOVT will be a more efficient diversifier aka you can hold less % for the same effect as more % to SGOV
Lmfao not an accounted 20 mil in funding and mismanaged funding. If you cant balance a budget, stay out of GOVT
US GOVT gonna declare war on Fuckbook
DOGE is going to be like when the company you work for hires a consultant. Then your company (IE our GOVT) reviews the consultant's reports and recommendations and wipes there ass with it. I hope they point out egregious spending waste and make it more apparent to the general public. That is realistically the only positive that will come of this. Don't hold your breathe for promises made by politicians.
I keep looking at all the inventory at my local Dealer, and don't get it, but then I wonder if Tesla is going to get some massive GOVT contracts that are not announced yet? I want to short this so bad from a business standpoint, but it feels like shorting GME after RK starts accumulating.
Jokes on the GOVT, I pay my property taxes with interest from Bonds 
IT'S LOOKING LIKE HE'LL CONTROL ALL 4 BRANCHES OF GOVT: EXEC, HOUSE/SENATE, AND JUD \-caps lock fat-finger, not retyping
I would consolidate all of this down to VOO. I’d keep Apple, Nvdia, Amazon & Microsoft, but I would add any more. I’d then pick up something like VBR or AVUV, a total international fund & GOVT. Moving forward, I’d only contribute to those ETF’s.
I bought calls on TSLA the reason is obvious 1. The 3l3ction is right around the corner 2. Elon has been supporting Tr*ump throughout his camp@ign 3. It benefits him to support Tr*ump because once he wins which HE WILL! Elon can get so many tax breaks and also many favors for his company. 4. Elon is able cook the books as much as he wants to profit from this whole thing 5. Elon is looking for a spot in C0ngresss to be able to have power and grow his companies without any issues from GOVT.
I just started really getting serious about investing. Like many of us, I’m looking to maximize returns while keeping diversity and making it simple. I plan on only contributing $50 per week and my current scheduled transfers includes $10 to each of the following, VTI, VXUS, QQQM, VNQ, and GOVT. How does that look? Should I make any changes? I’m not sure if I should make this my plan for a Roth IRA and then invest individually in companies for my brokerage so any and all advice on this allocation and everything else is really appreciated
GOVT should invest in S&P 500 ETF. DEBT GONE!