Space: RKLB, LUNR
AI: NBIS, RXRX
Environment: GFL, HYSR
These are all high-risk plays, and I know they aren’t safe investments. The goal is to take some big swings with a small part of my portfolio. Some might argue NVDA is the better AI pick over NBIS, but I’m looking for early-stage potential. Curious what you guys think about these picks.
If it’s truly just 5%, then go for it. It won’t move the needle much.
Hale said:
If it’s truly just 5%, then go for it. It won’t move the needle much.
Unless that 5% tanks and you try to ‘rebalance’ by selling index funds to chase losses.
Hale said:
If it’s truly just 5%, then go for it. It won’t move the needle much.
Unless that 5% tanks and you try to ‘rebalance’ by selling index funds to chase losses.
Yeah, if the market tanks, my individual stock buying will probably pause, and I’ll just funnel that 5% into my index fund instead. No plans to rebalance into failing picks.
Hale said:
If it’s truly just 5%, then go for it. It won’t move the needle much.
Depends on the total portfolio size. 5% of $100K is just fun money, but 5% of $5M is real money. Hard to give advice without knowing the scale.
@Finnley
But if you have $5M, then 5% doesn’t even matter. At that point, you don’t need to work anymore, so you can afford to take risks.
Val said:
@Finnley
But if you have $5M, then 5% doesn’t even matter. At that point, you don’t need to work anymore, so you can afford to take risks.
“Can’t retire, not worth it to work.”
Edit: This is a reference to a scene from Succession about having $5M.
@Ashton
I could live a great life off the interest on $5M. Rock climbing, swimming in waterfalls every day, just vibing. But I know myself, I’d end up getting bored and helping people… or maybe I’d just waste my time being rich.
@Val
It’s from Succession, haha. Such a great scene!
Ashton said:
@Val
It’s from Succession, haha. Such a great scene!
I got the reference right away! Amazing scene.
Ashton said:
@Val
It’s from Succession, haha. Such a great scene!
People in Succession probably lose $5M a year just on accounts they forgot about.
@Finnley
Everything’s relative.
AI hype is already baked into the market. Not sure it’s smart to overweight it.
Space is still super early—most of these companies will fail before the industry takes off, just like tech did in the early days.
@Ari
Fair point, AI is already a big part of my index exposure. I like the idea of splitting this 5% across multiple industries. I think space and environmental sectors have huge upside in the next 5-15 years. Any suggestions for a third sector?
@Flint
EVs, especially Chinese ones.
@Flint
If you can get SpaceX, do it. They’re way ahead of the game.
Dara said:
@Flint
If you can get SpaceX, do it. They’re way ahead of the game.
They aren’t publicly traded.
Dara said:
@Flint
If you can get SpaceX, do it. They’re way ahead of the game.
They aren’t publicly traded.
Hence the if. There are ways to get in.
I let my 17-year-old pick 2% of my portfolio, and we’re up 40% in 18 months. He’s been right on NVDA, TSMC, AMD, etc.
Rest of my portfolio is 88% VTI/VXUS/AVUV and 10% bonds.
He keeps telling me we should have invested more, and honestly, he’s not wrong. But I don’t want him thinking he’s a genius just because we’re in a bull market. 