Investors, ever eager for the promise of artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and the Federal Reserve’s rate-easing cycle, may find their hopes tempered by a historical precedent. The M2 money supply, that ancient river of capital, has etched its warnings into the annals of economic history, hinting at a tempestuous year ahead.
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At a weighted price of $14.89 per share-an almost desperate embrace of the current moment-this purchase reflects more than numbers; it reveals a quiet conviction. Perhaps, just perhaps, that the dark landscape of loss and struggle conceals seeds of a turnaround, if only we had eyes to see it. The man’s indirect holdings through a trust, the silent fortress of assets-these are the vestiges of a system built for those who can afford to speculate while the masses watch and wait.
In a shocking turn of events that surprised absolutely no one who understands basic economics (looking at you, crypto bros), actual physical metals you can hold in your hand have become valuable. Silver, that shiny stuff your grandma kept in the good cutlery, is up 132%. Platinum, the metal you pretend to know about at dinner parties, jumped 124%.
Behold, the tale of a “venture” that promised the moon but delivered a hollow shell. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has thrown down the gauntlet, accusing Danh C. Vo of turning a crypto dream into a nightmare for 6,400 hopefuls. 🧨
SOXL offers a marginally lower expense ratio than SPXL, but both sit at the high end for exchange-traded funds. SPXL’s yield is marginally higher, but considering that both of these ETFs are short-term investments, fees and yield may not be the primary factors to consider-which is, of course, why they still exist despite otherwise conflicting with common sense.1
FDVV? It’s a sector-constrained show-off, carefully hand-picking its favorite sectors-think of it like a diet where you only eat kale and carrots, ignoring everything else that might make it more interesting. Meanwhile, VYM? It’s more of a broad, rules-based index guy-a bit of a stats nerd, just tracking a bunch of high-yield stocks with the consistency of your annoying uncle who always shows up for holidays, uninvited but somehow indispensable.
QQQ, with its NASDAQ-100 leash, is a creature of the digital dawn, its pulse quickened by the electric hum of technology. VOO, tethered to the S&P 500, breathes the air of a more measured age, where the weight of centuries rests on its shoulders. To compare them is to weigh a meteor’s flash against the steady glow of a lantern-both light, but at the cost of different shadows.
Since 1948, this awkward social situation has occurred exactly three times: 2023-2024, 1995-1996, and 1984-1985. Imagine going to a family reunion and finding out your cousin’s new fiancé is literally the same person who spilled wine on your white couch in 1985. That’s three strikes of a particular economic oddity.
These two actors, destined for the frenzied acrobatics of aggressive traders, intend to deliver triple and double the daily performance of their respective indices-one a broad cast of stalwart blue chip stocks, the other a tantalizing, tech-obsessed tableau. But ah! What a performance of volatility and caprice! For all their loud ambitions, they are but marionettes, tethered to the cruel strings of risk and the relentless reset of leverage-features that turn gains into fleeting whispers and losses into tragic farces. The question, my dear reader, is whether such spectacle is worthy of your theater funds or a tribute to hubris.