I’ve been holding VCX (Fundrise Innovation Fund) since it was only available through Fundrise before its NYSE listing in March 2026. VCX is essentially a publicly traded venture capital fund — one of the first and largest of its kind, giving retail investors access to high-growth private technology companies. Current holdings include Anthropic, Databricks, OpenAI, and SpaceX — companies most retail investors can’t access directly. The fund focuses on late-stage private tech companies across AI, machine learning, data infrastructure, and adjacent technologies, with a 1.85% annual management fee. The catch: since going public it’s been trading at a significant premium to NAV. I bought early so my cost basis is much better. Wouldn’t buy at current prices personally. Anyone else holding VCX since the early Fundrise days?

In Investing Accelerator, we are starting a new monthly prize pool for top 10 most active members Congratulations to the following 10 people for being the most contributing members of the community: 1) @Rong Zhou 2) @Rose B 3) @Lindsay Talbot 4) @Shin Ono 5) @Kevin Esmati 6) @Monica Bernard 7) @Sharon Yuen 8) @Sukhwinder Dhanoa 9) @Cris Bob 10) @Abbie Eiley I (Michael) will contact you in the chat to provide you with the gifts. You will receive: 1 share of QLD $82 USD To show proof of purchase, you must post in the community that you received the share. For next month May, the prizes will be: IBIT - Bitcoin is currently still at a discount and this is the iShare index funds which track Bitcoin prices Investing Accelerator Incentives: Get Richer by Helping Others Succeed 1. 🎁 Join Investing Accelerator for Free: Share the "How to Join Investing Accelerator for Free" guide with a friend. If they join, you both earn the referral fee. Learn More (https://www.skool.com/invest-retire-community-1699/how-to-join-investing-accelerator-for-free) 2. ⏱️ Speed & Success Bonus: Complete the program within 90 days and pay off the remaining balance to get 10% off the balance. 3. 📈 Trading Milestone Rewards: - First 30% Return from a Single Trade: Share your success in the community to receive a free stock. - 30% Portfolio Return in One Year: Achieve a 30% annual return to earn another free stock (once per year). 4. Student Referral Program: Refer a friend to join Investing Accelerator and you both earn $1,000 USD + a free stock each. Learn More (https://5mininvesting.com/free-case-study/)

In Investing Accelerator, we are starting a new monthly prize pool for top 10 most active members Congratulations to the following 10 people for being the most contributing members of the community: 1) @Rong Zhou 2) @Lindsay Talbot 3) @Rose B 4) @Velle SG 5) @Kevin Esmati 6) @Sukhwinder Dhanoa 7) @Monica Bernard 8) @Cris Bob 9) @Sharon Yuen 10) @Kim Huynh I (Michael) will contact you in the chat to provide you with the gifts. You will receive: 1 share of IBIT $39.00 USD To show proof of purchase, you must post in the community that you received the share. For next month April, the prizes will be: QLD - Recently QQQ has been correcting itself, this represents a good opportunity to use leveraged index funds to capture potential upsides Investing Accelerator Incentives: Get Richer by Helping Others Succeed 1. 🎁 Join Investing Accelerator for Free: Share the "How to Join Investing Accelerator for Free" guide with a friend. If they join, you both earn the referral fee. Learn More (https://www.skool.com/invest-retire-community-1699/how-to-join-investing-accelerator-for-free) 2. ⏱️ Speed & Success Bonus: Complete the program within 90 days and pay off the remaining balance to get 10% off the balance. 3. 📈 Trading Milestone Rewards: - First 30% Return from a Single Trade: Share your success in the community to receive a free stock. - 30% Portfolio Return in One Year: Achieve a 30% annual return to earn another free stock (once per year). 4. Student Referral Program: Refer a friend to join Investing Accelerator and you both earn $1,000 USD + a free stock each. Learn More (https://5mininvesting.com/free-case-study/)

When I login to Fidelity outside US, they will try to verify my identity by sending one time code to my phone every time. This is very annoying so I set up WireGuard to use my office as VPN so I appear logging in to Fidelity from my office even I am actually in Japan. WireGuard is a modern, fast VPN protocol — much simpler than OpenVPN or IPSec. Here’s my setup: • WireGuard server running on my home router (QNAP QHora-301W) • WireGuard client on iPhone/iPad • When connected, all traffic routes through my NYC office IP • Fidelity sees my home IP and skips the verification step Why WireGuard over traditional VPN? • Extremely fast — barely noticeable latency • Simple config — just a few lines • Battery friendly on mobile • Free and open source The setup took about 30 minutes. Now I can trade from Japan without any friction. Works great for Fidelity, Interactive Brokers, and accessing my trading system remotely. Happy to share the config details if anyone wants to try it!

- After more than two decades, the stock has surpassed its 2000 peak and reached a new all-time high. - The driver is strong guidance, with the company projecting $14.3B in the next quarter's revenue, well ahead of the $13B expected. - Demand for its Xeon server processors is fueling the upside, supported by continued growth in AI infrastructure. A big winner from Intel’s revival? - The Trump administration, which acquired a 10% stake in 2025 for $8.9B, has now seen that position rise by over 300%.