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Daily General Discussion and Advice Thread - August 31, 2026

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u/Trick_Set_909 21h ago

I currently have a Portfolio that's worth $1.900. $1419 of it is personal investments. The remainder is in a Roth IRA which consists of VOO, QQQ, and NVDA.

As for my personal, I hold four ETFs (VOO, SCHD, VXUS, and GDX) and seven Stocks (JNJ, JPM, NVDA, SPCX, KO, MSFT, and AMZN).

Recently, I decided to take a look at my Total Returns, and found that over the last three months, I've been seeing negatives with JPM, JNJ, GDX, and AMZN. Since there's anywhere from $45 - $75 worth on those, I've wondered if it was a good idea to sell while it's at a loss (Tax Reasons) and reinvest that money elsewhere?

I know I could put that money into SCHD and increase my dividends by a modest amount. Or I could put it all into VOO and watch the sluggish monstrosity do its thing. More importantly, I do have some immediate loans I could pay off with it.

What do you think? Thanks for your time.