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Ketamine-Cuisine

LISTEN UP YOU BROKE, SMOOTH-BRAINED, “AI IS OVERHYPED” PEASANTS. Jensen Huang — THE LEATHER JACKET DEMIGOD, THE MAN WHO LOOKS LIKE HE INVENTED ELECTRICITY AND THEN CHARGED YOU $40,000 PER CHIP FOR THE PRIVILEGE — just walked into King Charles’s little Scottish tea party and casually announced NVIDIA is selling TWICE as many chips next year. Not “maybe.” Not “if demand holds.” TWICE. While you were doomscrolling Gaythropic tweets like a midwit, Jensen was telling royalty that every country on Earth is lining up to buy more silicon because AI is printing money in every industry that isn’t run by cowards. $96.2 BILLION. IN. ONE. QUARTER. 106% growth. Data center alone did $89 BILLION. Then they guided 70% growth next year toward $670 BILLION+ and said “lol we could double the whole company if the fabs would just keep up.” Vera Rubin is already in production cooking last-gen alive on MLPerf and you people are still talking about “cycle peaks.” There is no cycle. There is only Jensen. Dario the professional bedwetter wants to slow down. That Gaythropic cuck is out here writing scary bedtime stories about the robots while Jensen got Trump on speakerphone calling the whole extinction circus a HOAX, then told CBS there is a ZERO PERCENT chance we all die in 2030, then said we don’t need new laws, we just need more GPUs. Safety is an engineering problem. Dario’s feelings are a you problem. Hugging Face? Bought. Hyperscalers? About to spend $1.3 TRILLION. $3–4 TRILLION a year by 2030. Jensen is flying to the Trump-Xi dinner next week like it’s a customer meeting. Dario can go sit in the corner with his juice box and his “please slow down” permission slip. Cry more, safety boy. The grown-ups are selling chips. NVDA is not a stock. It is the rent check the entire 21st century has to write. Bears are not “cautious.” They are historically illiterate, emotionally fragile, and about to get run over by a truck made of Blackwells and Rubin racks. Shorts should be studied in museums next to people who sold Amazon in 2001. JENSEN IS THE MAIN CHARACTER. YOU ARE AN EXTRA. BUY THE DIP, KISS THE JACKET, AND STOP EMBARRASSING YOUR BLOODLINE. $NVDA IS INEVITABLE. THE REST OF YOU ARE JUST DELAYING THE INEVITABLE WHILE PAYING RETAIL FOR INFERENCE. LEATHER JACKET FOREVER. GOD MODE ON. COPE HARDER.

I_killed_the_kraken

If you expect interest rates to rise, which is what the data from FedWatch and Polymarket suggest, there are several options: * Banks: $JPM; $BAC; WFC; $USB. * Brokerage firms: for example, $SCHW. * Insurance companies: $ALL; $PGR. * BDCs with predominantly floating-rate portfolios: $ARCC; $MAIN.

Bravadette

It doesnt always dump . Looks like folks are buying Korean stocks on their end. Majority of sales on SPY were "sell on open" meaning they were set to take profits. Majority of sales by individuals and foreigners on Kospi. I suspect the same for open on SPY https://data.krx.co.kr/contents/MDC/MAIN/main/index.cmd?locale=en

Particular_Rice9607

https://portal.interactivebrokers.com/portal/?loginType=1&action=ACCT_MGMT_MAIN&RL=1#/quote/500289391/news?source=ptf&u=false

Midpoint60

Where is the $$$ going? Into BDCs today. ARCC, MAIN, CSWC, MSDL, BXSL, HTGC, GLAD, TSLX ==>> All up today. (Yes-I own them all)

KarlLachsfeld

Retail once again bought the dip. So yes. [https://data.krx.co.kr/contents/MDC/MAIN/main/index.cmd?locale=en](https://data.krx.co.kr/contents/MDC/MAIN/main/index.cmd?locale=en)

Vlisa

https://data.krx.co.kr/contents/MDC/MAIN/main/index.cmd?locale=en

rightovahere

Lmao wtf look at these inflow/outflow numbers for foreign vs retail https://data.krx.co.kr/contents/MDC/MAIN/main/index.cmd?locale=en# Kenny and the boys absolutely robbing korean at the bottom right now smh

KarlLachsfeld

KOSPI today Institutions, net buyers Foreigners, net buyers Individuals. net sellers [https://data.krx.co.kr/contents/MDC/MAIN/main/index.cmd?locale=en](https://data.krx.co.kr/contents/MDC/MAIN/main/index.cmd?locale=en)

rightovahere

Lmfao look at the selling vs buying for individuals vs institutions https://data.krx.co.kr/contents/MDC/MAIN/main/index.cmd?locale=en#. They squeezed the last penny out of the normies and then restarted the pump.

Vlisa

Here yah go if you want up to date https://data.krx.co.kr/contents/MDC/MAIN/main/index.cmd?locale=en

Spare-Friendship-917

Hey guys I just started investing a couple of months ago. I have a question that I'm hoping you guys could help with. Currently I have MAIN and VOO each getting 200 on pay day every other week in my Roth and SCHD also getting 200 on payday in my normal investment account. If I'm perfectly honest Im still new to this and playing with the ratios but I wanted to ask would it be better to swap VOO and SCHDs locations like VOO to my normal investment account and SCHD to join MAIN in my Roth? Any help would be greatly appreciated thanks!

Vlisa

https://data.krx.co.kr/contents/MDC/MAIN/main/index.cmd?locale=en

Vlisa

https://data.krx.co.kr/contents/MDC/MAIN/main/index.cmd?locale=en

TheSavageDonut

I held on to MAIN and finally dumped it about a month ago. I used to like STAG, but it's pretty much a zombie at this point.

A55BAG

retail net buying again today: [https://data.krx.co.kr/contents/MDC/MAIN/main/index.cmd?locale=en](https://data.krx.co.kr/contents/MDC/MAIN/main/index.cmd?locale=en)

Vlisa

https://data.krx.co.kr/contents/MDC/MAIN/main/index.cmd?locale=en eng

Boraximus

Korea ran out of powder to buy and everyone is shitting bricks. It's only the foreigners net buying [https://data.krx.co.kr/contents/MDC/MAIN/main/index.cmd?locale=en](https://data.krx.co.kr/contents/MDC/MAIN/main/index.cmd?locale=en)

Vlisa

https://data.krx.co.kr/contents/MDC/MAIN/main/index.cmd?locale=en

Abject_Wish_3787

[https://data.krx.co.kr/contents/MDC/MAIN/main/index.cmd?locale=en](https://data.krx.co.kr/contents/MDC/MAIN/main/index.cmd?locale=en)

Vlisa

[In Eng](https://data.krx.co.kr/contents/MDC/MAIN/main/index.cmd?locale=en)

acexprt

Some risky but high. MAIN, JEPI and JEPQ. Safe but low SGOV. Do some research into this.

Vlisa

https://data.krx.co.kr/contents/MDC/MAIN/main/index.cmd?locale=en Hardly

Vlisa

https://data.krx.co.kr/contents/MDC/MAIN/main/index.cmd?locale=en Foreigners selling

Godvivec1

Take a deep breath. It will help oxygenate your brain cells. Think about this. **Blue Origin:** makes a hundred flights in the next ten years, many of the early years required to be experimental test flights for their MAIN UNPROVEN ROCKET. They will procure little to no contracts during their experimental flights. By this point they're already 5+ years into finally getting their MAIN UNPROVEN ROCKET stable and good enough to reliably accept payloads and contracts. They are now trying to break into a well established market. Once dominated by.... **Space-X:** makes almost 200 launches a year **currently**. Has dozens of test launches a year as a side project to improve rocket design. Has the lion's share of the market already and is only improving. As the years go on it will only improve rocket cost and reliability, thus offering a better value to literally anyone looking for payload services. Already has multiple different designs already in testing that corner even more space markets. Sorry, but Blue Origin isn't going to be even in the running as competition. China will be light years closer to Space-X, and the EU just need to start throwing money at the problem to try and catch up. Blue Origin is a hobby space program, not a serious market one.

__nameless____

it's the foreigners again selling kospi https://data.krx.co.kr/contents/MDC/MAIN/main/index.cmd?locale=en

RedParaglider

Yea.. well GET ON YOUR MAIN ACCOUNT AND FIGHT ME LIKE A MAN!!!!

ImSoCul

No one is asking you to do homework to learn how to count cards. You're asking if a 24 in blackjack is good or not Volatility is one of the MAIN inputs into options pricing 

overlord355

MAIN got thrown in with the private credit worries and the assumption that rates were going to be cut. Is a high quality BDC and we have high inflation (due to an external factor) and a Hawkish chair, rate cuts are very unlikely, a hike is not unthinkable

notapersonaltrainer

>>We came out of COVID in a goldilocks [3.6% GDP and 1.5% inflation](https://www.tradingview.com/x/QiogMWpg/) economy but they refused to take the foot off the monetary accelerator. > It takes time for inflation to creep in with money printing, Exactly, which is why it was even more obvious and urgent to stop stimulating once the economy had already rebounded to 3.6% GDP growth. The lockdown-era monetary expansion was a massive delayed-action inflationary timebomb. You're reinforcing my point, not contradicting it. >with MANY bank failures from the preceding 2 decades and acting like it's some massive slander on Powell? Because Powell’s major bank failures happened after the safeguards and regulatory bumpers from those earlier crises were *already* in place. >And your bank failure scale infographic shows just how stable his tenure was compared to the last 2 decades I can't tell if you're doing some [serious nut licking](https://www.visualcapitalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/us-bank-failures-MAIN.jpeg) here or you don't actually understand how to read a chart.

CFBCommentor

Collect my dividends in XDTE, O, and MAIN, buy absolutely nothing because the market is outrageous

forrealjeff

Remember folks, when MAIN companies start trending and skyrocketing, SIDE companies will go with it. AI needs storage. AI needs energy.

CoffeeSubstantial851

Its a business model that eats itself. If you can replace workers with AI which is literally the MAIN selling point.... you devalue the work that you are replacing.

MrBotANot

If you are interested in BDCs, I would start with those that internally managed - MAIN, CSWC, HTGC and TRIN. Much better alignment and a naturally lower cost structure. Just understand that they are cyclical creatures and if you want to hold long term, you may not see a lot of NAV growth. They are high dividend yield companies. Raymond James publishes a weekly overview of BDCs that can provide a useful overview of the various companies. Everyone has different focuses in their investment approach. Always research and know what you are getting into.

HAND__EGG

Why is MAIN down 5% today?

Hot_Philosopher_6558

scott bessent: we are working for MAIN STREET, not wall street! well, bessent, iam sure main street appreciates 100usd oil and a declining economy

Ok_Interview_5809

MU wants to go higher but the MSM MAIN STREAM MEDIA be doin MAARzkET MANJIpULATIONS or sumthin

EI-SANDPIPER

I'm not that familiar with it. I know there was some concern over private loans which may affect MAIN. Some of these companies have interest accruing on loans with no cash be received, so maybe that's the cause of the cash to gaap difference

Pristine-Glass1871

Some individual stocks like MAIN for example

HAND__EGG

Anyone have MAIN? Its getting smoked today.

Morning6655

My long term allocations will be: (I am 70% towards that goal and slowly moving there) 20% bonds 20% S&P 500 15% SCHD 33% international (VYMI, SCHY, IDVO and VXUS). This is right now the most under weighted and adding some here every week. 6% O 3% MAIN 3% ARCC I may make some tweaks as we go along but I am pretty happy with this so far. The dividend this portfolio produces is slightly over my annual spend so everything is good.

si_de

Ah.... the "2008 Playbook" .... the financial version of Godwin's Law. If it exists, someone on Reddit will eventually compare it to the Great Financial Crisis. Look, the banks aren't building a shorting machine cos they finally realized the economy is a house of cards... they're building it cos they’ve realized they can charge us a fee to bet on which card falls first... It's just Wall Street finally installing the plumbing for a $1.7 trillion asset class. I’m holding ARCC and MAIN, if they shit the bed purely out of sympathy for gated private credit folks who didn't read the brochure , then I'm buying more. In the meantime, compliments on your writing, I enjoyed it.

Livueta_Zakalwe

The question: has OWL taken enough of a beating and this is the bottom? Or is it a slow bleed to zero? The other question is: are the best names in this space, ARCC and MAIN, down around 25% from ATH of a few months ago, as screwed as OWL and are just starting to suffer, or is this a great buying opportunity? I’m going to wait and see.

New_Most_2863

No, nyt reported this A-10 "WARTHOG" PLANES COULD BE USED TO SUPPORT US GROUND FORCES IN SEIZING TERRITORY NEAR STRAIT OF HORMUZ OR KHARG ISLAND, IRAN'S MAIN OIL HUB IN NORTHERN PERSIAN GULF - NYT

Livueta_Zakalwe

The top BDCs (MAIN, ARCC) are down 25% from their peaks a few months ago. They went up today, but lagged the general market. Both pay big dividends…ARCC up to 11%. MAIN “only” 6%. Getting tempting but they might just be getting started. The first to go was OWL, now down over 50% with no end in sight.

Phase3Investor

Trump CANNOT make a deal even if he wanted, not one Iranians would remotely accept While reading about how Trump wants to make a deal and is supposedly in negotiations with some anonymous but really important person in Iran, lets remember two points: 1- Any deal acceptable to Iranians will require some lifting of sanctions at bare minimum 2- By law, US Presidents CANNOT unilaterally lift sanctions imposed by Congress. Remember folks, according to the US Constitution while US Presidents are in charge of diplomatic relations with other nations, ONLY Congress is in charge of economic relations with other nations: Article I, Section 8 of the US Constitution explicitly grants Congress the power to "regulate commerce with foreign nations"  So ONLY Congress can lift sanctions on Iran (even ask gpt). And Congress is bought & paid for by Israel which is opposed to Iran https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/199645-gop-lawmaker-rejects-friedmans-bought-and-paid-for-assertion-on-netanyahu/ AIPAC pushed heavily for primary and secondary sanctions in Congress starting in mid-1990s when Iran first tried to make a deal with the US: https://time.com/archive/6727086/down-goes-the-deal/ https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/26/world/middleeast/kerry-reminds-congress-netanyahu-advised-us-to-invade-iraq.html https://www.wrmea.org/1998-march/trade-and-finance-administration-in-hot-seat-thanks-to-aipac-drafted-iran-libya-sanctions-act.html There are different kinds of "sanctions" laws but the MAIN sanctions laws are economic sanctions laws imposed by Congress. Congress authorizes Presidents to ENFORCE theses sanctions laws, not to lift them. These sanctions laws give the US President some leeway for example to suspend sanctions for 6 months at a time, but suspending sanctions is not the same as lifting them - and having to do so every 6 months is probably not acceptable to Iran which would want a permanent lifting of sanctions instead to allow long term investments etc. Legally, US sanctions on Iran cannot be lifted even if Iran totally gives up her nuclear program. https://nationalinterest.org/feature/are-sanctions-fatwa-iran-6363 The legal preconditions to lifting sanctions are deliberately ridiculous because they're meant to be unliftable essentially The continuation of Congressional sanctions under Obama was also why the JCPOA nuclear deal failed from the very start, before Trump was even elected and before he tore up the deal. (Obama and Kerry even tried to rally foreign banks to do business with Iran anyway but gave up since the banks were more concerned about OFAC rules.) So no, the JCPOA nuclear deal was actually NOT "working" before Trump killed it contrary to widespread claims & despite Iran's verified compliance with it for more than a year even after Trump tore up. Trump's "withdrawal" did not kill the nuclear deal as it was never implemented by the US even under Obama thanks to continued Congressional sanctions, nor could it ever be implemented thanks to those sanctions: "if the situation is not appreciably better soon, it will be impossible for the US and its partners to argue credibly that they are not in breach of the JCPOA." THE IRAN NUCLEAR NEGOTIATIONS: ONE YEAR ON Sir Richard Dalton https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03068374.2016.1225896 The Iranians had already started complaining too, before Trump was elected and "withdrew" from the deal https://www.politico.eu/article/top-iranian-official-says-us-and-eu-have-not-fulfilled-nuclear-deal-weapons-valiollah-seif/ See, the aim and purpose of US sanctions on Iran is not so much to constrain Iran which is already throroughly sanctioned; the piled-on sanctions laws are instead meant to pose as legal and political impediments to improved relations between the US and Iran (which Israel disapproves of). Thats also why we still have sanctions on Cuba decades after the death of Castro and Communism - because another Congressional ethnic group lobby opposes improved relations and want to block it: Cuba Sanctions: Legislative Restrictions Limiting the Normalization of Relations Source: EveryCRSReport.com https://share.google/vH4TgnGtSXTcM6djQ The actual "threat" Iran poses to Israel is not that Iran will nukes Israel, rather it is that Iran and the US may start to get along, which means Iran can then pose as a check on Israeli regional ambitions. That is why Israel has for decades tried to instigate a US-Iran conflict and why Israel & AIPAC so vehemently opposed the JCPOA nuclear deal https://jewishcurrents.org/aipac-refuses-to-learn-from-its-mistakes-on-iran https://www.catholic.org/featured/headline.php?ID=5970 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-prodding-us-to-attack-iran/ https://www.amazon.com/Single-Roll-Dice-Obamas-Diplomacy/dp/0300169361 Netanyahu said that he was the only one who urged Trump to kill the Iran nuclear deal, boasting that he "stood up against the whole world" to make it happen https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/why-netanyahu-really-wanted-trump-to-scuttle-the-iran-deal Netanyahu also later expressed satisfaction that he finally convinced a US President aka Trump to attack Iran after 40 years of yearning https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/let-just-netanyahu-convinced-trump-202742557.html Netanyahu and Congresx won't let Trump lift sanctions therefore no deal with Iran is possible. Trump cannot make a deal with Iran since at a minimum a deal will require permanent sanctions relief, which US Presidents cannot legally provide thanks to the influence of the Pro-Israeli lobby in Congress. I'd welcome any contrary opinions

Fastertoday62

Decide how long your time line is with-a percentage of your cash. If you are comfortable with 10 plus years with a percentage of it ,buy in over time in tranches.For relative safety invest in vanguard index funds as their rates are some of the lowest in-the industry. I would agree VOO is very heavily weighted with AI stocks ,therefore would buy only some and only on a dip(15% or more off from the high ) ,diversify with VT,VTI and a vanguard value stock index . Also buy in on dips of 15% or more , off the high . It’s not guaranteed it will drop this much , but all the indexes are overbought and correction time is due and with geopolitical factors being what they are , likely to drive indexes down further . Diversify. Synchrony Bank has a 4.1% cd for 14 mos . Just tied up a significant chunk that I will not worry about and can sleep at night . Will buy into the market on broader dips, 15% down from highs, and more if 20%. Buying certain stocks that are value and have fallen in the broader drop but still have good value. Looking at Canadian stocks in us index. Recently have bought BN,MAIN,NNN,VICI ,ARCC ,VZ (at 39) ,BEP (at 19). With the exception of BN have bought in retirement accounts. Others, let me know your thoughts on these. Open to discussions . I have a long watch list and waiting for fundamentals to line up to buy.

GabbarInvestor

I want to be on the MAIN CAMERA

betaforever

Watch for ARCC, MAIN & OBDC. They might start the cracks that accelerate liquidity issues.

MerlinsMentor

No, it's money and power. ALWAYS. I know reddit just loves to call everyone (except themselves and people who agree with them 100%) racists, etc., but that isn't the MAIN problem here.

SeaofSounds

The media has pronounced it KO-MAIN-EE for 60 years, why the fuck now is it now HA-MEN-NAY.....go fuck your pronunciation.......calls........

Chanologist

Verizon, Nvidia, Google, Amazon, SCHD, MO, ARCC and MAIN

Nota-downer

TSLX is a BDC for high income dividend plays that pay over 10% divvies. All of the BDCs like OBDC, ARCC and MAIN are down due to the current low rate environment and to certain extent, too much exposure to software and tech lending. Imho, it’s all overblown and not all BDCs are not created equal but they sold off the same in this panicky market. 

Chromebug

If you want to feel some immediate gains without liquidation there are a healthy number of CEFs, BCDs, dividend ETF and if you’re a bit more risk average covered call funds that can provide modest growth and income. This is of course a complement to your core investments that you’ll be compounding. Not investment advice but I’ve been keeping my eye on some of these: MAIN, ADX, TRIN, GPIX, IDVO, SCHD, FDVV and DGRW. This isn’t a portfolio, just a watchlist you can start researching on to see what you like. At least for me, having a portion of my investment payout in dividends allowed me to feel the immediate benefits without the long wait till retirement age.

Exrof891

Drop some into fidelity gold fund. Drop some into monthly paying dividends like MAIN or UTG.

Hugostrang3

I'm not sure what I'm doing. Just dumping into monthly dividends DX CSWC AGNC MAIN O JEPI PFLT SCM GOOY - I would like to test weekly dividend and dump into safer dividend stocks.

Zef-Daytrade

Why not? If i was them I would too. Especially what happened during the agreement. The agreement fell apart when Trump pulled out years ago, it was a matter of time. And enabling a snapback right after Trump bombing them for talks? yea no thanks. They kept their word on not enriching their stockpile past the limit during the agreement..... what more do you want? Undisclosed if foul of the agreement will AUTOMATICALLY cause a snapback. Which didn't happen, so it was news/government over emphasizing a non-issue. Of course public view enables government policy sooooo it did its job whom ever had control of the news that is. Why wouldn't they need it? Their MAIN pain is Israel which their missiles fall flat, and US arms Israel with the most modern planes. I say let them have it, because why shouldn't they have it? It's an existential issue at this point. If i was them ill be gunning for it after that bombing run from the USA and Israel.

overlord355

MAIN, $5000 stock gives $26 dollars of dividend a month, buys a meal once a month or a nice coffee every other week or a sixpack a week, think of the one who gifted it when consuming

omegaprime777

You can find "private credit" firms can provide high yields for income. You can invest in it yourself in the market like MAIN, TRIN, HTGC and the minimums are just one share and you can get out anytime. Better liquidity than your funds.

CornerOne238

I suggest checking out the link above which lists many different portfolio strategies, and then use testfol.io with 2000 - 2010 year range to find the allocation that works for you. There are many different ways to build, and bonds may not have to be a large part as long you use other assets to balance the stock portion out. E.g. this portfolio has no long term bonds, only intermediate, but still has very good risk-adjusted returns. https://portfoliocharts.com/2018/10/01/try-a-modern-spin-on-a-classic-idea-with-the-pinwheel-portfolio/ As for SCHD, I know some people swear by it, but personally I am not a big fan. If you are curious, falling interest rates have pushed a lot of BDCs down, like MAIN and ARCC, even though they have very respectable total returns. Might be worth checking out.

CornerOne238

Oh, if we are limiting discussion to SCHD, brute force selling VOO shares will win every time, there's no question here. SCHD is not a good investment imo. I went single company as an example of quality dividend stock. In income community both MAIN and ARCC are as well established and known as VOO or VXUS in index investing. My point was that it is not hard to create an income portfolio using BDCs, CEFs, and/or MLPs that will provide sufficient income. If you are interested, I can replace the ticker with an income CEF that will produce similar results.

CornerOne238

Sure, took your run and changed it to 4% yearly withdrawal. Not sure why you used VYM, this is a very low yield fund, that I personally wouldn't hold in retirement. I would hold something that produces income like ARCC or MAIN. Here's the result of pure Total market vs 60 ARCC/40% bonds. https://testfol.io/?s=jOef5m7BOLF As you can see it easily beats the market and you never have to sell a single share except for rebalancing.

AmbitionRX

MAIN

NalonMcCallough

Time to chill and buy some REITs and collect dividends for life. I recommend PNNT/PFLT/O/MAIN.

thinkneo

Honest truth: >5% yield + growth + doesn't devalue is the trifecta everyone wants but rarely exists, usually you pick 2 of 3, that said, here are realistic options for $1000: Covered call ETFs (my pick for your criteria): \- JEPI - \~7-8% yield, holds large cap stocks, sells covered calls for income, some growth potential but capped upside, very popular with retirees. \- JEPQ - same strategy but tech-focused, higher yield (\~9-10%), more volatile. these give you income + some growth exposure without picking individual stocks. Dividend growth (lower yield but better growth): \- SCHD - only \~3.5% yield BUT the dividend grows 10%+ annually. In 5-7 years you're effectively getting 5%+ on your original investment, better total return over time. Higher yield options (more risk): \- ARCC or MAIN (BDCs) - 8-10% yields, invest in middle-market companies, more volatile. \- ENB (Enbridge) - \~6.5% yield, pipeline company, slow grower but stable dividend. What I'd actually do with $1000: Keep it simple, one holding. \- if you need income NOW: JEPI \- if you can wait for income to grow: SCHD Don't split $1000 into 5 positions - you'll pay more in friction and complexity than it's worth. One warning: anything yielding >7-8% usually has a catch - either growth is flat, risk is higher, or the dividend isn't sustainable. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

Rickyskeets69

MAIN

Various_Couple_764

Business development companies (BDCs) loan money to companes. The law that governs them requires them to pay out 90% of their earnings as dividends. If they don't they get a tax penalty. So the yields for BDC is in the range of 8% to 12%. ARCC and MAIN are two very good ones. Ther are 2 ETFs that invest only in BDCs , PBDC 9% yield actively managed expense ratio 0.75%. BIZD 11% passively managed BDC index fund expense ratio of 0.4%. Bot are good. But note SEC has a rule that apples to BDC that requires them to post an expense ratio of 13%. This 13% expense is snot real. It is the estimated expenses of the BDC stock these funds hold. But the EFTs never pay BDC expenses. The expenses I listed are the real expenses fro these funds. these ETF are great in any portfolio.

kpv5

Is this the same guy who last year said that he would PRIORITIZE MAIN STREET OVER WALL STREET?

alloutofchewingum

Just buy a basket of quality high yield stocks (BTI, VW, VZ) some BDCs like MAIN or ARCC and a couple REITs. You should be able to get a median yield of 6 or 7% without taking on too much risk.

Muted_Opinion_5730

Hello Thanks for responding I had collect near 2% premium Outlook is Sideways I already have Protective Put Debit Spreads places actually & have sold some Naked Calls on my Underlying But the MAIN problem is this stock remains stagnant for months usually and my Strike way above Spot now Thinking what to do now

Rickyskeets69

I'll be happier when MAIN gets to $85

ThatFUTGuy

I would consider options again if I was maybe using LEAPS, i was doing around 1-2 week expiry calls and puts, due to my lack of education on the Greeks, I basically was asking for theta to take my money. I think once I drag my portfolio back to the levels I expect through investments I will place some LEAPS with 1-2 years expirations. The MAIN thing for me though is that I have learned a lot from this situation

G1G1G1G1G1G1G

I am in MAIN. The dividend has a decent buffer nii to dividend ratio. About 76%. I use options to increase the yield and get my investment back faster.

Unlucky-Clock5230

you are missing the point, gains are not an indicator that the risk to return balance has shifted. something could go up significantly in price just because it has been undervalued for too long and there is no reason tu think it would tumble back down. The last stock I cashed out of was MAIN. Everybody seems to love MAIN but the NAV premium was going crazy at 1.85:1. While it is an extremely well run company the whole sector is under a lot of pressure, they will survive and go on to pay dividends. Simply put that gigantic premium felt unsustainable. And guess what? After I sold it the price kept going up and it did not bother me one bit; if the nav premium was fugly at 1.85:1, 2:1 was just insane. Specially when projections pegged the PE to also get a lot worse. In the last couple of days it has tumbled and while cheaper than at my exit point, at 1.71:1 NAV and deteriorating PE it is far from it being a good buy. Ignore the price movements and focus on the valuation. It is not perfect but it is better than acting based on the market illogical behaviors.

Metal_Early

This one is as hot as ever again! Apart from having the best ticker, it sports solid fundamentals! $GAYMF OTC $GWM TSX-V MAIN LISTING

Dogdowndog

I’m in VOO but also BRKB and very happy with both. I also have MAIN, PRU, MRK AND TSLA

Timely_Extreme_6335

Yes, you're missing a **LOT** **MUCH of the gold in USA reserves is NOT their's at all**, but was sent there during and after WW2 by other countries - many of whom have been steadily repatriating said gold for DECADES *(There's also rumoured to be a significant deficit in the actual gold v what is supposed to be there, but that may be urban myth - although at one point earlier this year there was a three day wait to obtain gold bullion in London because so much was being bought by USA entities)* **The USA National debt exceeds THIRTY SIX TRILLION** (read that again!) and the Chinese have been slowly/quietly dumping their holdings therein for years, in favour of their own currency and gold *(But slowly enough not to cause a run on the dollar, until the day they WANT to...)* Constantly printing more money to mask greater issues means those problems will come home to roost, sooner or later **Yes, the BRICS countries ARE actively involved in deDollarization**... and it spells the end of the USA's Hegemony, sooner or later - without the threats, bullying, sanctions Etc. that comes with using the Dollar for international transactions, the USA will learn it is powerless to stop the BRICS nations, and the many others looking to partner/join them, from trading in whatever they wish and howsoever they wish. **The concept of returning to Gold for oil and other trading transactions was floated by Ghadaffi, years ago** \- *ONE of the resons he was toppled...* and there IS a general feeling in many parts of the world that trhe USA, and by extension the DOLLAR, is not to be trusted and is no longer an honest broker *(was it ever?!)* **BRICS look set to return to trading in EACHOTHER's currencies, at rates fixed to the price of Gold and underpinned by ACTUAL gold reserves in their vaults**... so yes, there is even more gold-buying going on than normal... BRICS are reported to have considered starting their own currency (similar to the Euro) but decided it was not practical and fraught with dangers such as those experienced by the EU with the Euro over decades. **The Euro is likewise destined for failure, sooner or later**, and can legitimately be called one great Ponzi scheme, as the EU swallows up Gold reserves, Banks, institutions Etc. of each new country that joins the club, to keep paying out sums to existing member states - the MAIN reason they fought so hard to stop the UK leaving, as the UK was one of only THREE countries contributing more into than they received out of the EU coffers... France and Germany being the others. **Gold has ALWAYS been seen as a safe haven in dangerous times** and we sure are in VERY dangerous times, right now... The USA playing an active part in warzones like Ukraine and Palestine, actively trying to overthrow regimes in Georgia, Serbia. Slovakia, Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia, Haiti, Cuba Etc. Etc. Etc. actively actually succeeding in overthrowing regimes (Ukraine 2014, Pakistan 2022, Bangladesh 2025, Nepal 2025, Etc. Etc.) and trying to start wars with China and Iran does NOTHING to persuade anyone to hold dollars And then there is the simple maths of it - in a number of countries *(e.g. Switzerland, Singapore, Potugal, UK)* there are ways to avoid tax legally investing in gold - no purchase tax Etc. **In the UK, gold Sovereigns and Britannias are still legal currency (theoretically) The ramificatilon of this, for a gold investor, is that you can pocket ALL the profit from the rise in value, IF YOU HOLD THE ACTUAL COINS**

yodamastertampa

Hold gold, bitcoin, and bond like stocks such as VZ. Also BDCs like MAIN or a BDC ETF like PBDC. These are not correlated to the equity market directly. On some red days I see all of these go up and vice versa. These will smooth out the volatility. Also hold corporate bond funds like JBBB or JAAA or even STRC which pays 10% and has stable nav.

BubbaPmp

Idk man. I just put $45/day into the market, split between VOO, Nvida, Amazon and MAIN and chill.

Tiiinygecko

My booger I mean boomer stock MAIN that I keep just for the dividend is killing me today 😣😣. Most of my other stuff is doing good though...

NalonMcCallough

My O, MAIN, AGNC, GLAD, GOOD, and GAIN might enjoy it. My $200 in my predictive markets bet won't though!

yodamastertampa

I keep cash around and on normal days one or two of my tickers goes red and thats the ones I buy more of. For example, I own MAIN and its always expensive but if you look at my purchases they are all on dip days. I pick up an extra 1 or 2k on these days randomly.

Primary_Register_526

Enjoy the weekend, because next week is the MAIN EVENT we've all been waiting for... Cracker Barrel 4th Q earnings on Sept 17th

Plane-Equivalent-794

I’ll be 25 at the end of this month. I have been contributing small amounts to my VG brokerage account over the past year or so. I have a small account balance of 1.6k invested into funds/REITS (VWO, KBWD, O, MAIN). Recently, I learned what a Roth IRA is and decided to open an account on Fidelity for it. Should I focus more on continuing to add to my brokerage account or focus on contributing to my Roth IRA at my age? I make about 46k/year. I already have a 401k with my job and they match 6% but I’m seeking to explore other wealth building vehicles. Also, should I primarily be investing in S&P related funds right now? It seems to be overly bought. I’d like some opinions if possible.

Digital-Doc-777

MAIN is a stock, I would rather go with a diversified ETF, such as VTI, the Vanguard Total Stock Market Index.

yodamastertampa

Buy MAIN. It pays a monthly dividend and has beat the SP500 over the last ten years by a large margin.

crazybutthole

Why do you feel like choosing three stocks and holding them for a long time is the best decision? If I had to choose three investments and hold for 15 years - I would choose: QQQ + VTI + VOO But I don't have to hold just three investments. So I have 25% in each of those three. And the other 25% I have spread around in other ETFs and some individual stocks. Like MAIN, COST, HTGC, AMZN, GOOGL, XLV and a few others.

NetZeroSun

I am exploring a few strategies as my runway is 1-2 years. But one possible strategy is something like a 40/40/20 for the taxable (main allocation I gave). So growth would fuel the div bucket. The div bucket would have fixed income funds (50/50 of fixed vs etf divs). And div would fuel into the 20 bond bucket. When one bucket overflows I will rebalance (half or yearly) into a stock that is on sale at the time. The bond bucket is always drawn from into a 3 month cash account. So this div portfolio is not max total returns but has a reliable income in downturns when considering volatility so I have a 2-3 year runway to avoid panic selling when things are bad. My 401k is a simple vanguard 2040 target fund that worked well. My Roth is super tiny so just drop some MAIN/SPMO / AVUV and leave it alone for much later in life when SS kicks in to offset taxes. My SS won’t be available till 14 years later (I am 51 now) but once it comes in. It would replace my 401k and let it grown over time. So my early retirement is Age 52-65 - live off taxable and SOSEPP/dip into 401k. 65 - taxable and SS. Leave 401k alone to regrow or tap into lightly due to tax implications. Use Roth to offset taxes as needed. This is not efficient but still working in how the taxable portion would work. I have a list of stocks for the three bucket div. But exploring if I don’t do that and just do a sell stock approach I the taxable.

zxc123zxc123

This. Gold isn't meant to be your MAIN investment. It's a non-productive asset. Stocks and bonds should be the BnB. If you want gold or PMs then great but anyone should buy into them no differently than they would VOO. By that logic, I would suggest DCA into it. Some folks like Ray Dalio will argue for more gold, but remember that Dalio is a HEDGEFUND MANAGER and his All-Weather Portfolio is built to HEDGE against downside while providing consistent returns (no outsized returns against the S&P500 or outperformance against any particular benchmark) p.s. My job LITERALLY involves the sale of gold. I have not reason to lie to ya'll. I bought in a bunch during 2020-2023. Tapered off in 2024 and basically added very little new gold in 2025 with most of my buys being restocking (not because I wanted to buy less but because it's pumping like crazy).

yodamastertampa

I look at past total returns before buying. For example MAIN vs OXLC. I like stocks that appreciate in NAV and pay good dividends. MAIN had beaten VOO for the last 5 plus years. https://totalrealreturns.com/n/OXLC,MAIN?start=2025-01-01

GrandPrix46

MAIN, $39.22 on 3/30/23, $66.29 now, up just over $10k on it so far.

Due-Sea4841

Public REITS are Dead Money dividend yield TRAPS....Their NAV and share prices keep dropping due to constant dilution to raise cash, coupled with high interest rates, one may break even but collect a measly 5%-7% divided. BDC's are better plays for dividends, with a modest stock growth. CSWC, TRIN, SAR, MAIN **Good luck........;+)**

Blattgeist

I take my 3 fav BDCs to the grave: ARCC, MAIN and HTGC... also Rocket Lab.

Maleficent_Mountain6

WHO TF KEEPS BUYING UP NVIDIA.. YOU FUCKING MORONS... These firms and their bots are so stupid. The company became 3x more overvalued with this chip freeze. They are fk'd. China doesn't reverse.. they aren't Chaco... it's TACO. There is no chickening out with China. NVIDIA will fall to 135. They will. CHINA IS THEIR MAIN CUSTOMER

yodamastertampa

This is why dividend income investing is great. If you bought MAIN 4 years ago you would have been paid monthly and made a good amount in growth. Even during the GFC MAIN continued its dividend. https://totalrealreturns.com/s/MAIN,TSLA?start=2021-01-01

MasterHapljar

It's a nothingburger and he is just looking to scam more people into investing. I work for a cloud service provider and I know guys who work in competitor cloud companies. Everyone is building data centers left and right however even tho renting capacity and similar services are their MAIN SOURCE or revenue, not one is spending trillions on infrastructure. My man is talking out of his ass.

citykid2640

Stable dividend funds like JAAA, CLOZ, MAIN, etc. these are stable and will pay you monthly

yodamastertampa

Nope. Not smart. Invest in almost anything and you can beat that. For example JAAA is highly rated AAA bonds that yields 5.76. Try out SPYI for 10% income or MAIN for growth plus income. So many options.

TimedogGAF

I'd say this is the MAIN tactic of capitalism in the last decade or so. And if you run enough competitors out of business you can dip quality while raising prices at the same time.

csab123

LRCX it's been a big winner for years. A very conservative dividend payer MAIN. Sleep at night companies, RPM, SHW, V, MA, COST, HD, ULTA. All solid companies you can buy and add to on dips if you're into that kinda thing.