I suspect that this is the TRUTH about PLTR and the media hit-job today. I also suspect that this report was leaked to a select few in the media and than picked up and amplified by all the other media.....in order to benefit the short sellers or traders that leaked it. CLASSIC. AND...it worked exactly as planned. Palantir Rebuts Claims of Security Flaws After Stock Falls https://finance.yahoo.com/news/palantir-rebuts-claims-security-flaws-175038234.html (BOLD is my opinion OR what I consider important content) "(Bloomberg) -- Palantir Technologies Inc.’s stock fell 7.5% on Friday following a report that its battlefield communications system, along with that of defense tech firm Anduril Industries Inc., was seriously flawed — a claim both companies said was out of date and inaccurate. In a statement Friday, Palantir said that issues in the report, published by Reuters, had already been addressed. The report centered on a September Army memo expressing concerns over Anduril’s NGC2 prototype system, which stands for Next Generation Command and Control, and includes subcontractors Palantir and Microsoft Corp. The Army has said the problems with the system were “mitigated immediately,” Palantir said, adding, “No vulnerabilities were found in the Palantir platform.” Friday’s share move was the biggest decline for Palantir since August, and the stock was the worst S&P 500 performer for the day. The drop follows a remarkable upward trajectory for the stock, which has gained more than 2,000% in the last three years. Other tech companies also slipped Friday following threats from the White House to lay off government workers. In a story published this week about the Army report by the website Breaking Defense, Lieutenant General Jeth Rey stressed that finding security vulnerabilities was an important part of integrating advanced technology.“This is a new capability coming in and we found a risk and we mitigated it right out the gate,” he said. According to the Army memo dated Sept. 5, reported by Breaking Defense and Reuters, the communications networks for the companies had been vulnerable to “insider threats, external attacks, and data spillage,” with “critical deficiencies in fundamental security controls, processes, and governance,” before the interventions. In a statement, Anduril also said that problems had been addressed. “The recent report reflects an outdated snapshot, not the current state of the program,” the company said. “NGC2 is progressing through the normal process of iterative development, we find risks early, address them quickly, and harden the system before fielding.” Representatives for the Army did not immediately respond to requests for comment." MY COMMENT YEP....nothing more than a nasty.....trader....hit-job. BUT...the media cant stop....in this story they continuously call it Palantir's system. It was.....ANDURIL"S.....system that PLTR, MSFT, and other partnered on. Just a BIG BS story...that is actually outdated. This is a perfect example why long term investors cant TRUST.......anyone....especially the short term media.
"AI" tells me that this little story was first reported by Reuters, sparking the initial sell-off.....today. That is my last word on this little story above. I REFUSE to be used by the short sellers and traders that manipulated the media on this story to foster their trading activities and profits. How I HATE these sorts of....MARKET MANIPULATORS......Wall Street GOONS.
I will say I am placing an order for PLTR at open on Monday. Im noticing a price yo yo going on with PLTR and NVDA over the last few months. The two are tied at the hip in valuation right now in the eyes of the short term traders. I might as well make a little money in the long term as PLTR works to catch back up.
I have all the PLTR that I can handle as a percentage of my portfolio....but I have to admit.....broteau...I was thinking that the price was pretty attractive earlier today.
After having lived through many of these.....they are completely meaningless. Government Shutdown: Stocks Don’t Sweat the Squabbling No shutdown ever caused a bear market or recession. https://www.fisherinvestments.com/e...ent-shutdown-stocks-dont-sweat-the-squabbling
A sign of the times. Million-dollar homes are the fastest-moving part of the housing market as wealth gap grows Sales of top-priced houses are up 8.4% from a year ago, while the rest of the market remains sluggish. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mill...ing-market-as-wealth-gap-grows-120010184.html
OK....we are now a few days past October 2, 2025. That means that this thread has now been running and documenting the markets and my investing for SEVEN YEARS. This is a classic....long term investing time span. This thread and the investing data and information contained here covers every conceivable market condition....many corrections, a nasty bear market, a pandemic, and everything else that can happen over the short term. That was my goal in starting this thread....to document one person's long term investing experience for all to see. I strongly believe that as a stand alone document this thread contains ALL that is necessary to achieve success as a long term investor. Of course every person is different....in terms of personality, risk tolerance, assets, etc, etc, etc. So all the lessons and probabilities here....must be adapted to each personal situation. My belief is that the key to investing success for ANYONE and EVERYONE is contained in this thread and the simple lessons that are repeated through this thread. REMEMBER......YOU CAN DO IT....anyone can do it, everyone can do it....it is just a question of commitment, discipline, self awareness and focus.
SO....here is my current portfolio of....EIGHT....stocks. The UPDATED Portfolio Model.......NOT as investment advice.....just as a disclosure of my personal BIAS and my thinking on how to structure a long term portfolio. "I am once again posting my PORTFOLIO MODEL. My initial criteria to start the process to consider a business are.......BIG CAP, AMERICAN, DIVIDEND PAYING, GREAT MANAGEMENT, ICONIC PRODUCT, WORLD WIDE LEADER IN THEIR FIELD, LONG TERM HORIZON, etc, etc, etc. PORTFOLIO MODEL "Here is my "PORTFOLIO MODEL" for all accounts managed which is the basis for MUCH of my discussion in this thread. I am re-posting this since I often talk in this thread about my portfolio model. My custom in the past on this sort of thread was to re-post my portfolio model every once in a while since I will tend to talk about it once in a while. I "manage" six portfolios for various family including a trust. ALL are set up in this fashion. If I was starting this portfolio today, lets say with $200,000. I would put half the money into the stock side of the portfolio, with an equal amount going into each stock. The other half of the money would go into the fund side of the portfolio, with an equal amount going into each fund. As is my long time custom, I would than let the portfolio run as it wished with NO re-balancing, in other words, I would let the winners run. Over the LONG TERM of investing in this style (at least in my actual portfolios), the stock side seems to reach and settle in at about 70% of the total portfolio and the fund side at about 30% of the total portfolio over time. That is a GOOD THING since it tells me that my stock picks are generally beating the funds over the longer term. AND....since the funds in the account generally meet or beat the SP500, that is a VERY good thing. As mentioned in a post in this thread, I include the funds in the portfolio as a counter-balance to my investing BIAS and stock picking BIAS and to add a top active management fund that often beats the SP500 (Fidelity Contra Fund) and a SP500 Index Fund to get broad exposure to the best 500 companies in AMERICAN business and economy. The funds also give me broad diversification as a counter-balance to my very concentrated 9 stock portfolio.At the same time the funds double and triple up on my individual stock holdings............that I consider the BEST individual businesses in the WORLD. STOCKS: Alphabet Inc Amazon Apple Costco Home Depot Microsoft Nvidia Palantir MUTUAL FUNDS: SP500 Index Fund Fidelity Contra Fund CAUTION: This is a moderate aggressive to aggressive portfolio on the stock side with the small concentration of stocks and the mix of stocks that I hold and with the concentration of big name tech stocks. Especially for my age group. (75). So for anyone considering this sort of portfolio, be careful and consider your risk tolerance and where you are in your life and financial needs. I am able to do this sort of portfolio since my stock market account is NOT needed for my retirement income AND I have a fairly HIGH RISK TOLERANCE. In addition I am a fully invested, all the time, LONG TERM investor. (LONG TERM meaning many years, 5, 10, 20, years or more)" MY COMMENT This portfolio is HIGHLY CONCENTRATED on the big cap side of things. OBVIOUSLY between the funds and my nine stock holdings there is MUCH doubling and tripling up on the stocks. THAT is INTENTIONAL. I strongly subscribe to the view of Buffett and some others that TOO MUCH diversification kills returns. I do NOT believe in the current diversification FAD that most people seem to now follow.......or think they are following. I DO NOT do bonds and think the current level of bonds held by younger investors.....those under age 50.....is extremely foolish.I DO NOT do market timing or Technical Analysis."
I have not been here for the duration of the thread, but this is the single best thread I have ever been a part of. Logical, friendly, and common sense. Kudos to you, W, and may there be many more years ahead.
NO.....actual investors would lose NOTHING. It is the traders, the speculators, the market manipulators, the AI trading platforms, the big investment banks and the other short term insiders that would lose a bit of power and control. As to the article.....NO....it is asinine to keep quarterly reporting so the big accounting companies can rack up auditing fees. Investors aren’t the market’s biggest loser if Trump, SEC end quarterly reporting https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/05/trump-sec-quarterly-earnings-reports-accounting-firms.html
I have ZERO interest in this advice. BUT....that is just me.....you have to do what is best for...."you". I think it is a GREAT strategy to invest in the SP500 for the long term. As to concentration of the index in the top ten or so stocks....since it is a market cap based index....i LOVE it. I see it a one of the HUGE selling points for holding the SP500. Over a lifetime of owning the SP500....I will continuously be invested and overweight in the TOP TEN companies in the world. Over time some companies will join the top ten and others will drop out....it will constantly change. BUT....for me as an investor......I will continue to own an over-sized position in the index....of the top ten, most successful, and booming, companies in the world. Personally I see the overweigting....based on market cap...that is inherent in the SP500..... as a good thing. I like the idea that I will have more money in the top ten or so most successful companies in the world....at any one time. Why would I want to have an equal amount of money in the other......many, many, less successful companies on an equal basis. For me......I love the idea of owning an Index that will......AUTOMATICALLY.....give me less exposure as companies fall back and have less success and more exposure in companies that are on the move up and doing well in business. With S&P 500 near record highs, it’s time to reconsider the set-it-and-forget-it strategy, some experts say https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/02/sp-500-set-it-and-forget-it-strategy.html
Yep. I am also going to stick what I'm holding for now. USA portfolio ("for ever positions.....sort of...."): ISRG (new), NU (doubled position), KR (added a few more couple months ago), PG, MSFT, HD, COST, AAPL, AMZN and GOOG. International portfolio (more volatile): SOFI, HIMS, SOUN, IBKR, TDOC, PLTR, VID, SOL, BRK-B, MC, MSFT, VISA, AI and BTI. I have other accounts with bonds, others with smaller european companies.
Another little boost for NVDA......as they seem to be everywhere when it comes to tech and AI. Nvidia Partner Hon Hai’s Sales Rise 11% in Boost for AI Outlook https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nvidia-partner-hon-hai-meets-075225125.html