I think reality is starting to settle the market froth. The market doesn't love uncertainty, and that's the name of the game in Trump 2.0.

11/15/2024 1:10:36 PM

Anyone bought USAF (Trump-hedge ETF)?

12/3/2024 10:05:04 PM

^^I was wrong. Irrational exuberance continues. Why it's a good idea to stay invested regardless of political outcomes.

12/4/2024 7:02:13 PM

yeah I haven't sold anything, but I have a lot of cash that needs to be deployed, and I can't find enough places I really feel good enough putting it into.

12/4/2024 7:17:37 PM

Why not a chain BBQ restaurant? We don't seem to have enough of them around. Coffee shop trend has slowed and even seen a few closed. Mullet restaurant? 172 for a flight school? Open a hobby business, like kids clothing store, for your gf on Palafox?

Stock gambles are/were SAVA short which paid off nice, CAVA (not paying off), Joby and Archer Aviation. I think both are horrible businesses but a lot of hype around eVTOL. No one is going to buy a $5 million aircraft that requires a pilot and can't fly IFR or do anything a regular heli can do, like carry a harem of hookers to your kids basketball game. Wait.

12/5/2024 12:49:47 AM

Oh I don’t want any small business. I want passive income or capital appreciation, not more work to do.


I would consider ownership of another airplane though, if I could find something that would be a good cross country machine that I could also rent out. I’m not sure there’s much overlap there, though.

12/5/2024 9:43:34 AM

^ yeah especially in markets like this. I think in a larger metro you could get away with having something like a Cirrus or Bonanza and also renting it out.

12/5/2024 10:52:19 AM

Right, exactly

I would consider something like an Arrow or earlier model Mooney, but i think it would be tough to make significant rental income with it compared to the cost of operating it in that way…

And even if I could break even or better with a 172 or Warrior or something, I have very little personal use for it, so it would largely just be a business, and probably a mediocre one at best.

12/5/2024 2:01:52 PM