@this thread lowkey exposing broke dudes who never had any significant amount of money in their lives
Breh,
Have you ever invested? You know you have to wire that money into the broker's bank account, right. They don't accept cash or checks
and your point is, what?
So they keep their liquid assets where?
The interest you get putting large amounts of money into a bank account beats stocks plus there's no risk
^^ theres the real reason for this, just another way to keep a permanent underclass. they are going to be seizing funds from all kinds of "suspicious"[aka black] people.
now you cant even make your own money after all your hard work; considering most jobs require you to do direct deposit anyway.
so you work like crazy, your compensation goes into a bank without you seeing it, and at the end of the day it can be seized at any time.
how is this not slavery?
most people don't keep liquid assets
hahah okay
wells fargo high yield savings accounts with > $100,000 are paying 0.05% per year
or you could buy an S&P 500 index fund, which have averaged at 15.79% per year since 1970.
What about the taxes on that
idiot
So how does a broker get the money to purchase stocks and bonds outside of the banking system?
And how do you access home equity without a bank's involvement?
Listen, I could return the insults, but it would make me feel bad. At this point I just feel sorry for you.
interest from savings accounts are taxed as ordinary income, 10% - 39.6% depending on your annual income
capital gains are taxed preferentially, 0% - 20% depending on your annual income. (if you make less than $36,900/year, tax on stock gains is ZERO)
at EVERY income level, you will pay more taxes on your savings account interest than you will your realized stock gains. but it's a moot point because you WON'T HAVE ANY fukkING GAINS at 0.05%. You won't even beat inflation, so in real terms you lose money every year as everything gets more expensive.
Not where I live, so it's obviously different.
I missed this one
your broker accesses the money you put in your brokerage account
at no step in the process does a bank need to be involved in buying, selling, or owning stocks.
is this serious?
you realize your home equity by selling your house. You don't need a bank, or a bank account, to sell your house.
ah. i see. i live in America, and that's how it works here. Interest rates are too low for savings accounts to be viable, and at the same time makes investing in stocks an obvious choice.
i'd be interested to know what country you live in. must be somewhere in south america with 15%+ interest rates like Argentina or Venezuela.
How do you transfer money to your brokerage account without a bank account?
Which check cashing would cash a check from a home sale?
What if I just want a loan based on the equity in my house?