A nice article about hanging in there.....and just doing nothing. https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2025/10/staying-the-course-worked-again/
Broteau. I dont make recommendations....but....if it was me and I wanted something less volatile I would also go with a SP500 ETF. It would still give "me" plenty of exposure to the big tech names. To really concentrate on the BIG CAP side of the SP500....than perhaps a SP100 ETF. To get more concentrated...I would look for a SP50 ETF. On any of these I would prefer a fund with market cap weighting. Just my personal preference to concentrate my money into the best names.
Wow… what a week we’re having! I’ve smashed through my ATH. Nvidia could soon overtake my S&P 500 ETF, which is pretty crazy considering I’ve invested almost four times more cash in the S&P than in NVDA. No plans to do any rebalancing — for now.
Killing it.....LORI. And....consider at your age how many decades you have to grow that money. It will COMPOUND from here....in spite of corrections, bear markets, and black swans....along the way. I think it is AMAZING....that you are doing what you do....even though you live in England and are surrounded by others that are NOT thinking the same way. That takes real discipline and awareness to invest differently than most of the people around you. Are you seeing others around you starting to do the same thing....as they see what you are achieving? Are there any other believers...that you have contact with in your life?
OK......It is BIG CAP tech earnings day today. We will get META, MSFT, and GOOGL after the bell today. In addition we are going to get a FED rate cut. We are seeing the big averages making new historic highs. Investors are hitting new all time highs. Earnings are coming in absolutely golden. Fed cuts are happening on a regular basis. MARKET MOMENTUM IS HUGE. ALL IN A SINGLE WEEK.
AND. Nvidia becomes first $5 trillion company in history as Trump comments, GTC reveal boost stock to new heights https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nvid...eal-boost-stock-to-new-heights-133101110.html
We know things are CRAZY when even poor old Boeing is participating. NOT that I would buy this stock. Boeing posts Q3 revenue beat, improving cash flow burn rate as CEO Ortberg's turnaround plan takes off https://finance.yahoo.com/news/boei...ergs-turnaround-plan-takes-off-114417219.html
As to the above....If I was an investor that focused on turn-around companies....I would be buying NKE and BA. With new management and hopefully a a new....CULTURE.....these companies "might" be really good candidates for a 2-3 year turn-around. Am I buying either one.....NO WAY.
AND.....there are some HUGE IPO candidates on the near term horizan. By near term I mean a year or perhaps two. The next chapter in OpenAI's dealmaking frees it to make even more https://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-...ing-frees-it-to-make-even-more-100039904.html If we keep going the way we are....... it will no longer be the MAGNIFICENT SEVEN...or the GREAT EIGHT. It will be the HEAVENELY ELEVEN....or the.....SWEET SIXTEEN.
As to the FED....here you go. Fed expected to cut rates again, even as officials fly blind without data https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fed-...ficials-fly-blind-without-data-130059938.html Everything....is lined up for two more cuts this year and more into next year. LOVE IT. Ten year yield right now....3.997%.
HERE are the early markets today....EPIC.....but not too crazy. Stocks rise to record highs as investors await Fed rate decision; Nvidia climbs https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/28/stock-market-today-live-updates-.html
I totally agree with this little article. BUT....ENERGY.....ELECTRICITY....will be one potential limiting factor. We will deal with it....and as a side benefit...I suspect the AI BOOM will be the end of the ridiculous solar and wind energy SCAM. Memory is the next AI bottleneck—and the next profit opportunity https://www.riskhedge.com/outplacem...ntent=RH144OP828&utm_medium=ED&utm_source=rcm BUT......BE VERY AWARE.....as we navigate the next 5-15 years and the AI REVOLUTION...there will be many BUMPS along the way for the markets and investors. There will be shake-outs as companies drop by the wayside. There will be times that TEST investors. BUT....as usual the BRAVE, the PATIENT, and those that have the ability to ENDURE.....will win over the long term. The key will be....long term thinking and focus. In other words......same old same old.
As to the above......NOT for politics....but as an example of the "changing" environment. Life is interesting......we never know what is right around the next corner. Bill Gates sees the light on global warming — but will lefty climate warriors follow suit? https://nypost.com/2025/10/28/opini...-but-will-lefty-climate-warriors-follow-suit/
BUT.....some good commentary to keep in mind as we sit basking in......the short term GOLDEN GLOW. Boiling the Frog: 2025 in Policy, Markets & the Economy https://ritholtz.com/2025/10/boiling-the-frog/
NVIDIA has finally EXPLODED over the past week or two and especially the past couple of days. It is way past due. BUT.....please.....focus and discipline are necessary. CELEBRATE and ENJOY the fruits of your hard investing labors.....but keep a clear and rational head. NVDA today.....+$8.75....or....+4.35%. GREAT.....but it has backed off some from earlier. We are certainly going to see some profit taking and selling triggered by these huge gains.....this is just how the markets work....and a healthy thing. AND....for me and a few others: PLTR....+$7.53......+3.97%.
Obviously my strategy and long term investing theme is....BIG CAP INVESTING. The BEST of the BEST in the world.....AMERICAN, DOMINANT WORLD WIDE, DIVIDEND PAYING, ICONIC PRODUCT, etc, etc companies. I personally see no reason to buy International companies since ALL my stocks do massive business world wide. I also see no reason to buy any companies that are small cap or even mid cap. I prefer to let the market process sort out the winners for me and I try to get in on those winners while they still have a HUGE runway ahead of them based on their dominance. I also invest in this way to....hopefully....be in the SAFEST companies in the world....with my hard earned money. The other big factor.....investing for the long term. As I have said many times for me.....NO market timing.....NO gambling.....NO speculation....NO trading.
As an AMZN owner I like this little story. This company really knows how to...."operate"...using that word in a business context. Amazon opens $11 billion AI data center in rural Indiana as rivals race to break ground https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/29/ama...i-data-center-project-rainier-in-indiana.html
Earnings, the FED, the Tech boom, etc, etc.....as can be seen above....it is an EXPLOSION of good news today. AMAZING. The big averages are ALL green today and no doubt all are at new intra-day highs.
Keep in mind....with BIG GAINS....comes big expectations. And those big expectations create big EMOTIONAL RISK. Any correction, and dip, and bear market....will seem much worse than it is. The fear and doubts will be amplified due to all the expectations that a BOOM creates. As I said above...CELEBRATE, ENJOY.....but stay level. Stay CLINICAL in your thinking.
Yes more good news for my stocks....am I getting tired of all the good news yet.....NOPE. Amazon says Anthropic will use 1 million of its custom AI chips https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amaz...million-of-its-custom-ai-chips-141829311.html
