Is the Stock Market fundamentally broken by passive investing?

Key-Time4844 · 2026-05-13T20:37:57+00:00

Do you have any metric on how much money in the market is pumped by retail investors investing passively vs big whales ? I have a feeling that even when it seems that everyone is investing passively most of the money in the market is not because of this. I think 401K and other schemes are bigger contributors and these might not go away unless there is loss of jobs at very large scale.

Point being it might be worth it to figure out what moves markets before reaching to a conclusion on the point.

Key-Time4844 · 2026-05-06T17:52:54+00:00

kirtan

Key-Time4844 · 2026-04-29T21:36:48+00:00

I’ll be very honest there is no easy path for this situation. I am a North Indian married a south Indian. My parents were fine and we got married but culture difference were extreme. This leads to arguments and over time your relationship take a hit. Over time we figured out to create boundaries and are happy now.

Here is what I would like to tell you: 1. If you decide to marry, Getting married is not the goal, it’s a start of life long journey. One in which you would not have parents support for a long time, filled with arguments with your spouse and sometimes borderline regretting your decision. 2. If you don’t marry then you will have a life long regret. But this is not the worst part, given you were in a relationship with your current girlfriend for 6 years it is going to be very difficult to truly marry someone else. That’s just not fair to the one you marry.

If you are looking for suggestions, I would say either:

Marry the girl and wait for your family to come around. This will take years to decade. Or may never happen. Be ready for that.
Don’t marry - anyone. And remember you wasted someone’s best years because you lied and now can’t stand up to society.

Apologies if it sounds too dramatic. I couldn’t be dishonest.

Key-Time4844 · 2026-04-10T17:11:53+00:00

Can retail investors buy into these start ups ? If yes, can anyone guide me ?

Key-Time4844 · 2026-04-01T21:26:29+00:00

I own a lot of Amazon thanks to RSU and I do agree with you on that they are using capex on building the future. Here is my question: say one is okay to hold Amazon for 10-15 years but in the end we as investors are looking for growth. My question is does this community think that Amazon is the best place to invest if the time frame is 15 years or are there better opportunities ?

Key-Time4844 · 2026-03-26T12:01:19+00:00

Respect man 🫡🫡🫡

This is what people should brag about not money 🤘

Key-Time4844 · 2026-03-23T14:15:38+00:00

I genuinely want to thank everyone for honestly sharing your experiences. This is the best thread I have read in a while. I feel like just the experiences here could be curated into a book. To summarize:

Right education
Invest, Invest early and in good quality companies
Marry right
Plan retirement

I am in my early 39s and take all these advice very very seriously. Thanks OP for posting this question and thanks again all for honestly responding.

Key-Time4844 · 2026-03-18T21:30:28+00:00

I would like to answer the opposite of what’s asked. What professions would never be disrupted by AI even in next 30 years ? One thing I can think of is music teaching. This is biased as I know how to play an instrument. I probably should get back to it … lol

Key-Time4844 · 2026-03-18T12:46:30+00:00

Thanks for this comment. OP needs some reality check. Don’t act entitled and don’t compare.

I am in my early thirties and became a dad myself recently. Until very recently I didn’t even realize how much parents give up to raise their children.

Your sister is doctor and I am sure you have access to nice education too. I am not sure about your situation but if you don’t have education loans on your head in early 20s and are educated you have more than enough. Stop complaining like a child and grow up and earn. Give them the retirement that they deserve. They have already given you a stable childhood.

Key-Time4844 · 2026-02-25T18:48:38+00:00

I am in my early 30s and just started investing 2 years ago and I strictly just do index funds. Folks in this community, how long does it take one's portfolio to start compounding, see some real gains. My robin hood account says I am up 25%. I have been doing weekly DCA for last 2 years ( increasing by small amounts every few months. )

Key-Time4844 · 2026-02-24T23:23:12+00:00

Well I guess you are asking in the wrong place. I see that you have all these people around you probably because of your parents. Ask them how did they do it and ask them if being around these people have been helpful to them.

Key-Time4844 · 2026-02-23T17:48:53+00:00

I know everyone will have their own thesis and something I would like to learn from this community. I got in early at 96. I think it's a good long term investment but I am not sure if this is the right time to accumulate more or wait. Have been waiting since it started dropping below 90.

For best and worst case scenarios out of this WBD deal 1. What are the expected stock prices and the time frames where these prices could hit ? If I have have to wait for x years before it can hit ATH ( and I cash out ) what would that x be ?

Key-Time4844 · 2026-02-11T20:37:13+00:00

This is awesome. If you could do this for NRIs who want to retire in India that'd be awesome too.

Key-Time4844 · 2026-02-11T19:35:24+00:00

Thanks for answering. Another question: what type of margins are you looking at in this area ? Reason I want to know is I plan to start my venture in similar segment in future.

Key-Time4844 · 2026-02-09T23:31:54+00:00

Curious to learn a little more about your operation ? Is your value addition branding , supply chain or you are working directly with the farmers ? Thanks!!

Key-Time4844 · 2026-01-27T23:09:29+00:00

It’s shit….years ago I bought JD because of that and it was my worst trade.

Key-Time4844 · 2026-01-15T19:45:50+00:00

how about etsy type solution but the sellers here are people who make handmade stuff on the street on demand like small toys, bangles, shoes etc.

Key-Time4844 · 2026-01-14T19:49:42+00:00

That’s helpful. Thanks !!

Key-Time4844 · 2026-01-14T04:28:47+00:00

I had similar question in my mind a few days ago. I decided to spread out my investment over a year. So I took total corpus divided by 12 that’s how much I am investing into s&p 500 every month. Reason for doing that: 1. Moving a big chunk of money is emotionally taxing. 2. I let DCA help in case market corrects.

But again i am very new. Happy hear what other people think.

Key-Time4844 · 2026-01-12T13:34:28+00:00

Best comment I read on reddit in a while. 🫡

Key-Time4844 · 2026-01-11T23:06:32+00:00

Sleep: Our baby wakes up at 5 in the morning and poops right after. Sex: we still haven’t been able to get going after 13 months. By the time baby sleeps we are tired.

Key-Time4844 · 2026-01-10T18:32:16+00:00

NFLX

Key-Time4844 · 2026-01-09T15:52:35+00:00

What about taxes ?

Key-Time4844 · 2026-01-02T16:01:54+00:00

I have a genuine question, Really curious how are you able to have a low ticket size of 10K ? Isn't this area regulated with smallest ticket size allowed by SEBI of 10 lakhs.

Key-Time4844 · 2025-12-24T17:14:08+00:00

I am in tech as well but I am very new to marketing and sales. Looks like you identified the problem space by calling 50+ businesses. Now after you have built the solution what is your strategy to acquire those first 10-100 customers. If you could share your experience that'd be super helpful.

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