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Re: Tech bubbles are bursting all over the place

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Earnings, not revenue

What is your definition of earnings? Because Toyota's net income far exceeds Tesla's

Earnings are profit (i.e. revenue less costs).

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/earnings.asp

Re: Tech bubbles are bursting all over the place

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This is also a central banking fail in so far that there's that much liquidity in the market that can't find a productive outlet. There's a lot of money, but also not enough concentrated in one spot to do really useful ventures like large infrastructure projects. So instead the money is distorting everything. Imagine if lending was less cheap for home owners but it was still cheap for governments or really large comp…

In my view, it's not a failure of any central bank. The additional liquidity is generated by other banks, in the form of overvaluations and financial constructions that allow loans without backing securities.

This is not a case of either-or. But central banks have more power than anyone else, as they are the only ones who can truely "print money".

Re: Tech bubbles are bursting all over the place

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Central banks are not governmental organizations.

The Federal Reserve banks are.

No they are not, though it's easy to understand the confusion. From the SF Feds website:

    The Board of Governors—Located in Washington, D.C., Board members are appointed by the U.S. President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Board members and staff are civil service employees.
    The 12 regional Reserve Banks—Located around the country, the 12 Federal Reserve Banks are chartered as private corporations. Employees are not civil service.
    The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)—Composed of the Federal Reserve Governors and the Federal Reserve Bank presidents, the FOMC is charged with conducting monetary policy.

Re: Tech bubbles are bursting all over the place

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You should be buying index funds with a portion of every paycheck

Shouldn't you do this in a bull?

You always do it so you don’t have to question the timing. If you do it during a bill, you’re waiting until the price is going up. Doing it during a bear gets you when the price is going down. Buy low sell high and all that jazz.

Re: Tech bubbles are bursting all over the place

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I almost got offer from DoorDash, with obviously RSU as one of the compensation. Eventually didn't get the offer because they said I didn't pass leadership interview. Apparently I was interviewing at one level above I thought I was interviewing (the recruiter messed up). Anyway, I accepted an offer from a hedge fund, comparatively similar, but all cash. Now I feel that I am glad I accepted the hedge fund offer. I don…

> As someone with just cash compensation, what can I do in this downturn to make a lot of money in the stock market? Maybe I just stick with the old boring Apple.

Depends on your risk. You can buy TQQQ or do HFEA as examples.

Re: Tech bubbles are bursting all over the place

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I almost got offer from DoorDash, with obviously RSU as one of the compensation. Eventually didn't get the offer because they said I didn't pass leadership interview. Apparently I was interviewing at one level above I thought I was interviewing (the recruiter messed up). Anyway, I accepted an offer from a hedge fund, comparatively similar, but all cash. Now I feel that I am glad I accepted the hedge fund offer. I don…

If you dont mind the risk you can short. Can earn a lot of money but you have to get a habbit of constantly following the market.

Re: Tech bubbles are bursting all over the place

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Earnings, not revenue

What is your definition of earnings? Because Toyota's net income far exceeds Tesla's

My bad, not earnings, it was operating income: https://twitter.com/SawyerMerritt/status/1524254013025357824

Re: Tech bubbles are bursting all over the place

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I almost got offer from DoorDash, with obviously RSU as one of the compensation. Eventually didn't get the offer because they said I didn't pass leadership interview. Apparently I was interviewing at one level above I thought I was interviewing (the recruiter messed up). Anyway, I accepted an offer from a hedge fund, comparatively similar, but all cash. Now I feel that I am glad I accepted the hedge fund offer. I don…

American ag tech: seed companies, machinery, fertilizer, biostimulants, carbon sequestration

Re: Tech bubbles are bursting all over the place

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Governments as a whole have a lot of different hammers for monetary policy. It's just that every other one depends on the Congress understanding the problem and cooperating.

Central banks are not governmental organizations.

Just because they're not elected doesn't mean theyre not part of the government.

Re: Tech bubbles are bursting all over the place

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If you know something the market doesn't know, and you're confident that you're right, then put all your eggs in that basket: that's how one beats the market. (Don't follow this advice, I'm just a dude on the internet, this is not financial advice and my background is biochem + software, not finance)

I'd put my eggs in some Dutch company cough asml cough that has an enormous backlog and controls a segment of the manufacturing process ;). But what do I know, I am just a grad student.

ASML is a fantastic business to own but has a price tag to match. Intel might be good and is selling for a song.
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