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Originally Posted by TheGodson
This is only my opinion, but you did ask.
Firstly, I'd drop the other global index fund and just stick with S&P 500. The global fund is going to have a bunch of extra exposure that is not necessary and won't perform as well. The S&P 500 has enough exposure globally as it is.
I'd drop ASTS completely. Company is losing money and piling on lots of debt. I don't really know that much about that specific company, but I don't think that you do either. I could be wrong, but I'm probably not. I think you are going to save yourself money in the long run by not individually picking stocks.
I would also forgo microstrategy and just get bitcoin yourself. Your reasoning for getting microstrategy over bitcoin is because it feels scary to own is not a good one. I'd rather learn the proper way to hold bitcoin or even spend some money really making sure my bitcoin is safe rather than fork it over to some company that isn't necessarily tied to the value of bitcoin itself. The risk of spending a bit of money or time to properly safeguard your bitcoin is better than the risk of microstrategy doing some weird bureaucratic thing that you don't know about. The thing about investing in individual stocks is that you don't know what you don't know. I do understand the fears/risks of owning Bitcoin yourself, but if that risk gets too high, then you can just pile some of that money into other investments instead, such as the S&P 500.
What I personally have, is money mostly invested in S&P 500, BTC, and my gambling bankroll is in a money market account. I used to own individual stocks, especially when initially getting into investing, but I eventually learned that I sucked at it and just stuck with S&P 500. Individual stocks you somewhat have to babysit a bit whereas S&P 500 you really don't.
I think the SOL hype is just hype. It is not gonna usurp ETH. Both will probably fade over time, but I'd put my money on ETH over SOL. The better option is to just get BTC and ignore the other alts. Alts can be fun though, but it is pretty much gambling. I do happen to own both ETH and DOGE. I have an exit strategy on ETH, because I don't think it is a long term thing. The DOGE is a small amount that I consider a fun gamble.
I was able to successfully sell a portion of BTC at $93,000. Not a lot, but it was pleasant for me. I know yall like to HODL and what not. I do too, but you also can't take your bitcoins with you when you die. There is also the chance that I can grab more if it drops, but if it goes to $186,000 and I can sell a bit more, that's fine as well. I think it is good to have a plan ahead of time so you don't accidently make an emotional decision that can be costly.
Thanks for your response.
I think I am about ready to buy my first amount of bitcoin, What I have done so far:
Ordered a block steam jade.
Ordered metal plates for seed phrase.
Opened kraken account and made first deposit of £50.
My plan is to buy the bitcoin on kraken and then send a small initial amount to the jade, to make sure I am doing it correctly, before buying and sending the 20k. I will then split my seed phrase into two parts and store safely at two different locations, on metal plates.
I wanted to check what I am doing is correct and that I am not going to make any stupid blunders.
Am I correct in thinking that I can send directly from kraken pro to the jade?
Is buying on kraken pro and sending to the jade quite reasonable in terms of the fees involved for my 20k?
I believe on kraken pro I will be paying a 0.2% taker and 0.35% taker fee on my transaction?
Am I correct in thinking my jade will create an address for me for receiving the bitcoin?
The jade will then hold my private keys and be able to use them in future transactions?
My coins will be safe unless someone gained access to my seed phrase or my jade and the pin for the jade?
I will create a pin for my jade at random offline using a drawing of lots system (picking random numbers out of a hat) and my jade will reset if the incorrect pin is entered 3 times?
Apologies for all of the questions. I am sure I know the answers the most of the questions already, but really wanted to triple check, as 20K is a lot of money to me. So I just want to triple check everything and be as careful as possible.
I really appreciate any help, thanks in advance!