The Rokslide Stock Traders Thread

[signing off]

Met with my Edward Jones guy to go over my investments.
I have 75k in stocks that are separate my EJ account.
Been sitting on these last 56 years, my Granddad bought us stocks as children. Looking to build a home and thought about selling off the stocks or a portion.

My EJ guy says to use some of the cash I have on hand to do things around the new build. Keep the stocks and do either or both of the following:

Sell and buy cheaper stocks that look like they are going to be good investments. Way, I understand it is I could be able to buy more cheaper stock than the expensive stock I have now?
Sell and put the money in a Roth. I have a trad. IRA and money market account right now through them.

He mentioned my largest stock while doing well, could "peak out" and not make any more money, where cheaper stocks could climb. I do obviously know stocks can tank to zero.
I understand capital gains are taxes I pay, and the capitol loss, I can claim this on taxes??

I don't know much about stocks, and very little about investing. I just keep throwing money in CDs, these EJ accounts and extra in my state retirement.
I don't think the guy is trying to swindle me, just think about a 2nd opinion.

Whether he was swindle you depends on what he guides you to buy . But what I hear is each option that can keep your balance high at EJ is good with him.
Do you have faith in your plans ? Selling and taking money out for what you have planned has to be your call. And then stay the course until they do it.

 

[stevewes2004]

Met with my Edward Jones guy to go over my investments.
I have 75k in stocks that are separate my EJ account.
Been sitting on these last 56 years, my Granddad bought us stocks as children. Looking to build a home and thought about selling off the stocks or a portion.

My EJ guy says to use some of the cash I have on hand to do things around the new build. Keep the stocks and do either or both of the following:

Sell and buy cheaper stocks that look like they are going to be good investments. Way, I understand it is I could be able to buy more cheaper stock than the expensive stock I have now?
Sell and put the money in a Roth. I have a trad. IRA and money market account right now through them.

He mentioned my largest stock while doing well, could "peak out" and not make any more money, where cheaper stocks could climb. I do obviously know stocks can tank to zero.
I understand capital gains are taxes I pay, and the capitol loss, I can claim this on taxes??

I don't know much about stocks, and very little about investing. I just keep throwing money in CDs, these EJ accounts and extra in my state retirement.
I don't think the guy is trying to swindle me, just think about a 2nd opinion.

If you don’t know much about the stock market, the answer is always a quality S&P500 index fund (VOO). If your time horizon is short, then think elsewhere like an income/dividend fund.

As far as building a home, I’d be more inclined to keep money in the market, then borrow at a low interest rate.

Yes, you can claim a loss on taxes, but only $3,000 per year.

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[aftriathlete]

As of August 22, 2025, the year-to-date total return for the YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF (MSTY), including dividends, is 18.90%. This figure accounts for price appreciation/depreciation and reinvested distributions, which are significant for this high-yield ETF (current yield approximately 147%).
Over the last 12 months MSTY's total return is 96.60%.

So you're obviously a big fan of MSTY, and you have taken a keen interest in asserting that my experience with this ETF so far is invalid. I'm open to the possibility that I just got in at the worst possible time for MSTY back in late February, maybe I missed the big gains to be had entirely in the months of January and February. I also did not have automatic reinvestment in more shares of MSTY set up, maybe that's where I missed out.

But. My Roth balance has gotten smaller as the dividends have not matched the share price decline. And again, my point remains that there is no outwardly apparent rhyme or reason to the yield month-to-month. For important reference, the current estimates for this yield (from 2 websites I saw anyway) about to be announced tomorrow are in the .83-.92 range, which, if that's how it pans out, will be BY FAR the lowest yield they have announced since the inception of the ETF. The share price is also sitting at the all time low. So anyone considering getting into MSTY at this point I would think would find that information important. Guess we'll see how the yield announcement goes tomorrow.

 

[Wrangler13]

I sold 73% of my NVDA shares today at $182 to lock in some profit. They report earnings tomorrow after the bell. I expect a drop despite beating estimates due to guidance.

So of course the price will skyrocket AH.

I still have enough shares to make things interesting Thursday if the shares pop.

Thank you for insuring the increase for the rest of us!

 

[Pharmseller]

Thank you for insuring the increase for the rest of us!

Not so fast

 

[eddielasvegas]

Not so fast

Eddie

 

[sasquatch]

I sold 73% of my NVDA shares today at $182 to lock in some profit. They report earnings tomorrow after the bell. I expect a drop despite beating estimates due to guidance.

So of course the price will skyrocket AH.

I still have enough shares to make things interesting Thursday if the shares pop.

Assume you locked those gains in under LTCG tax rates?

Plan to rebuy the dip?


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[Pharmseller]

Assume you locked those gains in under LTCG tax rates?

Plan to rebuy the dip?


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Self-directed IRA, so not a taxable event.

I’m gonna see what tomorrow looks like. I foresee more red.

 

[Pharmseller]

Not much of a dip so far.

 

[aftriathlete]

So you're obviously a big fan of MSTY, and you have taken a keen interest in asserting that my experience with this ETF so far is invalid. I'm open to the possibility that I just got in at the worst possible time for MSTY back in late February, maybe I missed the big gains to be had entirely in the months of January and February. I also did not have automatic reinvestment in more shares of MSTY set up, maybe that's where I missed out.

But. My Roth balance has gotten smaller as the dividends have not matched the share price decline. And again, my point remains that there is no outwardly apparent rhyme or reason to the yield month-to-month. For important reference, the current estimates for this yield (from 2 websites I saw anyway) about to be announced tomorrow are in the .83-.92 range, which, if that's how it pans out, will be BY FAR the lowest yield they have announced since the inception of the ETF. The share price is also sitting at the all time low. So anyone considering getting into MSTY at this point I would think would find that information important. Guess we'll see how the yield announcement goes tomorrow.

$1.09 MSTY dividend announced today. So lowest dividend in the year and a half-ish history of the ETF, but with the share price also at its all time low, unsure how the yield stacks up as a percentage of the share price.

 

[MountainTracker]

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[Pharmseller]

NVDA is dipping now.

 

[Doc Holliday]

Own NVDA, don't trade it. Your returns will be exponentially better in the long run.

 

[Doc Holliday]

Met with my Edward Jones guy to go over my investments.
I have 75k in stocks that are separate my EJ account.
Been sitting on these last 56 years, my Granddad bought us stocks as children. Looking to build a home and thought about selling off the stocks or a portion.

My EJ guy says to use some of the cash I have on hand to do things around the new build. Keep the stocks and do either or both of the following:

Sell and buy cheaper stocks that look like they are going to be good investments. Way, I understand it is I could be able to buy more cheaper stock than the expensive stock I have now?
Sell and put the money in a Roth. I have a trad. IRA and money market account right now through them.

He mentioned my largest stock while doing well, could "peak out" and not make any more money, where cheaper stocks could climb. I do obviously know stocks can tank to zero.
I understand capital gains are taxes I pay, and the capitol loss, I can claim this on taxes??

I don't know much about stocks, and very little about investing. I just keep throwing money in CDs, these EJ accounts and extra in my state retirement.
I don't think the guy is trying to swindle me, just think about a 2nd opinion.

What stocks are you considering selling?
What stocks is he recommending you buy in their place?

Beyond that, the answers to questions like these are pretty important. Don't want you to necessarily answer these on here, but just to show how personal/individually tailored this topic really is.

What is your time horizon/when will you need to access this money? (ie: How long can you keep your hand out of the cookie jar?)
Do you have enough cash flow or savings to handle loss of job, unexpected roof repair, misc unplanned expense without having to panic and access your investments, possibly selling at a loss?
Do you have kids and if so, how many, and are their college savings (529s) funded, how about cars when they turn 16, weddings for the girls, etc.?
What % of your net worth do your liquid investments (stocks, bonds, ETFs, etc) make up?
Are you married and if so, is your spouse aligned with your priorities and investment risk appetite/time horizon?
When you see red/negative return on a stock position, do you fear losing more and want to call your FA sell, or do you want to buy more and lower your cost basis? Or do you think/do nothing?