Not that I want to FF all of my life, but man it would be nice to FF investing since it does feel like the same pattern over and over. I’m a long term person so the daily gyrations don’t bother me but I’m still compelled to follow it daily. I don’t know how some of you guys do all the active trading. I’ve been so busy at work lately that I would feel completely under water. I’m just glad I quit FF a few years ago once the sports got serious for two of my boys. It makes the weekend so much easier but damn the daily trading would make my head spin.
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Desert_Power
Footballguy
KGB said:
Noticed a sign for this in the Dallas area. What is the story on why you like this so much? Seems just like a moderately sized coffee chain.
KGB
Footballguy
Just the fact that there are 20 cars in line all day and night at every one I drive by. teens and early 20s people are hooked on it. recent IPO. I got in on IPO day and it boomed so now Im hooked.
ericttspikes
Footballguy
That's actually what I like about them. Had 200 stores 3-4 years ago, now have close to 500. Only really on the west coast right now and just starting to push east. Plenty of room to grow. And they sell a legal addictive drug.
beef
Footballguy
I really like that comparison. I've way downsized on FF and hardly spend much time with it now.
I try to keep it simple with stocks/ETFs I actively trade now too. When I was so spread out I'd lose track of some and miss good buy/sell opportunities. I'm pretty much focused on BNKU, NRGU & TQQQ, which makes up the majority my DT account. Big tech, big banks, big oil, still run the f'n world, IMO. And stonks go up so I like to be in something that I believe has a 1-3 year positive future too just in case I get trapped and need to buy down more than I would like. No more shorts/bear ETF plays for me.
JB Breakfast Club
Footballguy
General Malaise
Footballguy
It's kinda got a Ben & Jerry's type feel to it. Started in a little Oregon town called Grant's Pass by two brothers who were bored on their dairy farm so they started a little push cart to sell espresso, play loud music and hang out with their buddies. That sort of vibe persists - little coffee huts with lively music, young kids slinging coffees to endless lines of cars with surprising efficiency. They'll have a kid come up to waiting cars, grab their orders, have them pay with iPads and when they pull up, the drinks will be ready (mostly).
They promote from within, so you have work there to advance and they will only allow employees to manage new locations. The tips are great and the customer base is hooked on iced coffees with names like "Annihilator" and "Double Torture" that sell for $6 and higher. Teens LOVE this place and BROS knows how to addict them early and retain them.
Overhead is low, margins are high and while I personally can't stomach their coffee (I'm an old curmudgeon who likes black coffee and their version "Big Black" is just....not good), I can see why their calorie bombs are a hit. They also sell a big black coffee for $1 more than Starbucks, who brews a way better black coffee with variations. Not so at BROS. They have one flavor; mild hot water with some coffee overtures. Blech. But, they aren't hooking me.....they're hooking my 5 kids.
Last thing - they have had a Dutch Bros cart outside of Autzen Stadium for years. That line is ALWAYS long during Ducks' games. The thing is decked out like a rave with music pulsing and hot chicks in short shorts and boots just slinging drinks all game long. They look like they're having a blast doing it and I'm guessing the tips they make are incredible. That's the sort of vibe they have going for them, so I'm not a customer but I am a stockholder.
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2Squirrels1Nut
Footballguy
Added 5 more of the same contracts at $1.00 each. That will be it with this gamble.
The Commish
Footballguy
What sites do you guys use for your investment transactions? Since I am no longer an employee at my previous employer, I now get all the fees regular shmucks have to pay and honestly, they are ridiculous. No idea how they get away with it, but I digress. It's time to find some other group to go with. I want a simple fee structure that's streamlined.
McBokonon
Footballguy
This question is confusing because most of us just use one of many brokers to buy/sell stocks that don't charge anything - Fidelity, Schwab, Robinhood, etc. Are you asking about using an advisor or something, and why did your employer have anything to do with anything?
It feels like a question from 5 years ago that got stuck in a faulty router finally got posted.
It’s funny because I just realized I used FF early for fast forwarding through investments (easy to say hold for years, PIA to watch every day) and late for fantasy football (time and sometimes soul sucking).
The Commish
Footballguy
My employer was Wells Fargo/Wachovia/First Union. I never had to pay a dime for anything and never really paid any attention to any other options (outside of TD Ameritrade at one point). I had all the tools and even consulting I wanted. Now, I don't have any of that without a substantial "fee" for damn near anything. It's been 20+ years since I've paid attention to any sort of services so I was asking more for what's most popular or interfaces that you like etc
The Commish
Footballguy
identikit
Footballguy
McBokonon
Footballguy
Most of just trade individual stocks or ETF’s, so Fidelity, TDA, Schwab are good options for unlimited free trades and some research available. What other tools did you get accustomed to?
Still don't know what you are talking about. You are charged commission fees on trades? Everybody has moved to zero commissions and all the tools are free.
FreeBaGeL
Footballguy
Yeah we're still not following here. Robinhood everything is free. Just about every other major brokerage the only thing you have to pay is 65 cents for options trades. Buying/selling regular shares is free.
You really have to go out of your way to find somewhere that charges commissions anymore. What fees were you talking about that you came across that were ridiculous and what brokerage was it?
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JB Breakfast Club
Footballguy
I thought it would just become cash. Some are saying it is tradable...I'll just let it sit for a while and see what happens.
The Commish
Footballguy
Here's an example....current Wells Fargo Advisors:
Account Maintenance Account Research/Document Retrieval $15 per hour, $5 per document Per request6 Estate Processing Fee $100 Per Trust account $75 Per beneficiary upon distribution of Transfer on Death (TOD) account $50 Per request for all other accounts Outgoing Account Transfer $125 Per transfer7 Annual Account Fee Non-fee-exempt taxable account $175 (Maximum of Annually1 $300 charge per household) Non-fee-exempt Educational Savings $50 (Maximum of $300 charge Annually1 Account (ESA), Uniform Gift to Minor per household) Account (UGMA), Uniform Transfer to Minor Account (UTMA) Advisory Platform Fee 0.059% Annually8 Retirement Account Fees IRA Custodial Fee $125 (Maximum of $300 charge per household) Annually9 IRA Outgoing Account Transfer $125 Per transfer7 IRA Termination Fee $125 Per termination10
Option Regulatory Fee Varies Per transaction11 SEC Fee Varies Per transaction12 Transaction Fee $7 Per transaction13 Transaction Fee Non-USD $35 Per transaction13 No-Load Mutual Fund Accommodation Fee $50 Per transaction14 U.S. Treasury Auctions $50 Per transaction Foreign Financial Transaction Fee Variable Per transaction15
Plus, I have trust accounts that I do most of this through.
The Commish
Footballguy
All my Trust and Custody accounts were incorporated as well. All of it was integrated with WF Advisors. I know where my trust accounts are going (Principal Financial), but they don't have a mechanism for stock/mutual funds trading outside of retirement sorts of accounts. Sounds like any of the sites will work for random stock/mutual fund trading. I'm assuming those have a mechanism for migrating current positions from my WF Advisor account to the account I'd open with them.
Nugget
Footballguy
The Commish
Footballguy
Thanks....Im probably going to keep them separated at this point. The trust benefits with Principal are hard to pass up. Worth their weight in gold just for the legal services. Ill be checking out Fidelity Schwab etc. Thanks!
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Desert_Power
Footballguy
I feel like both Chase and BofA could make an attractive proposition on this. They are the two remaining firms that really offer the full stack of services at scale you want. If you're already going to pay for Trust and Custody, I'd recommend getting a quote here on your whole business. I find BofA's reward structure very rich for customers that deliver AUM
tuffnutt
Footballguy
Not sure how special dividends can be traded but its now $1. I'm holding... lets see what happens.
Sold my NRGU and SI for 45% gains. Also dump the Fastly picked up Monday for a 10% gain. Needed to see what it was like to make some money on Fastly since it's been so long. My cash position is now at 9% after I went on a spending spree Monday.
JB Breakfast Club
Footballguy
I guess it's a tradable share and the actual dividend hasn't been declared? I'll try to research today, but it's already doubled in value to $1.50.
identikit
Footballguy
identikit
Footballguy
PT Barnum was right. Isn’t TRCH the merger where the TRCH shareholders got bent over or was that something else, maybe GREE? There’s so many. This is a stock now for a special dividend that know one knows what it will be? Well at least we’ve gotten to a point where there’s a stock symbol to speculate on that has no company behind it, just blind hope. It’s so awesome to read the stock message boards talking about shorts. Damn those hedge funds trying wage a war on hope. @General Malaise You truly are a heartless *******. I hope that Playgon dealer you like quits.
I don’t feel sorry for the bag holders on this one. It’s like your buying a stock of the fictional widget maker in fantasy land.
*Gold star for anyone that recognizes the reference.
identikit
Footballguy
ericttspikes
Footballguy
OPEN been running a bit.
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JB Breakfast Club
Footballguy
Back aboard the MMTLP train tomorrow. Expecting a wild ride. I've never heard of trading the rights to a dividend as it is in the middle of being valued, but whatever...seems like fun.
JB Breakfast Club
Footballguy
beef
Footballguy
Just bond markets. No one cares about Columbus trying to take credit for #### others did 100's of years earlier.
