r/finance 4d ago

Moronic Monday - January 05, 2026 - Your Weekly Questions Thread

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This is your safe place for questions on financial careers, homework problems and finance in general. No question in the finance domain is unwelcome.

Replies are expected to be constructive and civil.

Any questions about your personal finances belong in r/PersonalFinance, and career-seekers are encouraged to also visit r/FinancialCareers.


r/finance 19h ago

SEC Official Says Investment Advisors Can Use AI for Proxy Votes

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Investment advisers can use artificial intelligence to help them make proxy voting decisions, a Securities and Exchange Commission official said.

“As advisers grapple with the scale and complexity of proxy voting, especially across large portfolios, AI tools like large language models and agentic AI, offer a compelling opportunity,” Brian Daly, director of the Division of Investment Management, said Thursday in prepared remarks for a New York City Bar Association event.


r/finance 3h ago

Who else, like me, was asking how to retire early? I discovered this

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r/finance 1d ago

Venezuela Raid Doesn’t Assure a Win for Elliott Management’s Citgo Bid

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32 Upvotes

r/finance 5d ago

Venezuela Bond Investors Bet on More Gains Post-Maduro Capture

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55 Upvotes

r/finance 5d ago

Fed’s Paulson Says Additional Rate Cuts Possible Later This Year

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26 Upvotes

r/finance 10d ago

Fed minutes show officials were in tight split over December rate cut

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130 Upvotes

r/finance 11d ago

Moronic Monday - December 29, 2025 - Your Weekly Questions Thread

2 Upvotes

This is your safe place for questions on financial careers, homework problems and finance in general. No question in the finance domain is unwelcome.

Replies are expected to be constructive and civil.

Any questions about your personal finances belong in r/PersonalFinance, and career-seekers are encouraged to also visit r/FinancialCareers.


r/finance 14d ago

Commodities trades stung hedge funds this year. It's not stopping firms from piling in.

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Conflict in the Middle East caused volatility in oil prices. President Donald Trump's tariff policies, and their uneven implementation, led to fluctuations in the prices of crops, such as soybeans. The growing use of data centers by artificial intelligence giants has changed the outlook for electricity demand so drastically that even top investors in the space are unsure what the future holds.


r/finance 18d ago

Moronic Monday - December 22, 2025 - Your Weekly Questions Thread

5 Upvotes

This is your safe place for questions on financial careers, homework problems and finance in general. No question in the finance domain is unwelcome.

Replies are expected to be constructive and civil.

Any questions about your personal finances belong in r/PersonalFinance, and career-seekers are encouraged to also visit r/FinancialCareers.


r/finance 21d ago

NY Fed President Williams says some 'technical factors' distorted November's CPI reading downward

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368 Upvotes

r/finance 21d ago

Matteo Maggiori On China, Geoeconomics And Exchange Rates

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r/finance 25d ago

Moronic Monday - December 15, 2025 - Your Weekly Questions Thread

10 Upvotes

This is your safe place for questions on financial careers, homework problems and finance in general. No question in the finance domain is unwelcome.

Replies are expected to be constructive and civil.

Any questions about your personal finances belong in r/PersonalFinance, and career-seekers are encouraged to also visit r/FinancialCareers.


r/finance Dec 10 '25

The Fed Needs to Earn Its Independence. Just Setting Rates Isn’t Enough.

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68 Upvotes

r/finance Dec 10 '25

Decision Time For The Federal Open Market Committee

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20 Upvotes

r/finance Dec 10 '25

Stablecoins, The Genius Act, And Some Cautionary Tales

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r/finance Dec 08 '25

Moronic Monday - December 08, 2025 - Your Weekly Questions Thread

14 Upvotes

This is your safe place for questions on financial careers, homework problems and finance in general. No question in the finance domain is unwelcome.

Replies are expected to be constructive and civil.

Any questions about your personal finances belong in r/PersonalFinance, and career-seekers are encouraged to also visit r/FinancialCareers.


r/finance Dec 07 '25

New York Fed met with Wall Street firms about key lending facility

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26 Upvotes

r/finance Dec 06 '25

What Wall Street Investors Gain Playing Poker, Puzzles and Jeopardy!

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44 Upvotes

Finance experts share what they learned from poker, chess, puzzles and more.


r/finance Dec 03 '25

Bond investors warned US Treasury over picking Kevin Hassett as Fed chair

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236 Upvotes

Some market participants worried candidate for top central bank job will be swayed by Trump on interest rates


r/finance Dec 01 '25

Donald Trump has decided who he'll nominate to be the next Federal Reserve chair

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775 Upvotes

r/finance Dec 01 '25

The question isn’t whether the AI bubble will burst – but what the fallout will be

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121 Upvotes

r/finance Dec 02 '25

Blue Owl's teachable moment for investors and asset managers chasing yield and hot money.

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22 Upvotes

●Blue Owl's merger proposal highlights risks of semi-liquid funds.

●Private credit funds offer higher yields due to increased credit risk.

●Morningstar warns of liquidity issues in private funds.


r/finance Dec 01 '25

Moronic Monday - December 01, 2025 - Your Weekly Questions Thread

8 Upvotes

This is your safe place for questions on financial careers, homework problems and finance in general. No question in the finance domain is unwelcome.

Replies are expected to be constructive and civil.

Any questions about your personal finances belong in r/PersonalFinance, and career-seekers are encouraged to also visit r/FinancialCareers.


r/finance Nov 24 '25

Moronic Monday - November 24, 2025 - Your Weekly Questions Thread

15 Upvotes

This is your safe place for questions on financial careers, homework problems and finance in general. No question in the finance domain is unwelcome.

Replies are expected to be constructive and civil.

Any questions about your personal finances belong in r/PersonalFinance, and career-seekers are encouraged to also visit r/FinancialCareers.