WOW - this morning - I got an email from Charles Schwab. For the last few weeks, we have been applying to make our private US fund custodian by Charles Schwab platform. Charles Schwab is famous for holding alternative investments like private funds, hedge funds etc. But it is not easy to get on their platform. After completing their due diligence process, we are finally ON! This means qualified investors can now use their Schwab IRA / Roth accounts to hold my fund's units directly in Charles Schwab. This also means distributions can be directed deposited into the Charles Schwab IRAs as well. This will save a step of setting up a new IRA account with AltoIRA, which makes our lives a lot easier.​ (US Accredited investors: For people who want me to invest for you, you can learn about my private fund here: https://branchpointfunds.com/) Cheers, Eric --- Eric Seto Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) Chartered Investment Manager (CIM) Founder of 5MinInvesting.com Whether you're retiring with $50K or $500K, the right strategy depends on how much capital you're working with. Investors with millions can often live on conservative investments like GICs or CDs. But if you're trying to generate meaningful monthly cash flow from a few hundred thousand dollars, you'll likely need a more capital-efficient approach. That's exactly what we teach inside Investing Accelerator. You'll learn how we combine long-term investing with an options strategy designed to generate recurring cash flow from companies like Apple, Microsoft, Visa, and Mastercard—using just one trade per week. Our goal is to design strategies that use $20,000 to $300,000 to reach your retirement income goal. If you'd like to see whether it's a good fit for your situation, you can schedule a call here: https://bit.ly/48mJlgR Disclaimer: This communication is provided for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice, a recommendation, or an offer to invest in any fund or strategy. No advisory relationship is formed by receipt of this content. Any references to strategies or markets are general in nature and do not reflect the performance of any client account or investment product.

📉A sovereign default happens when a government can’t meet its debt obligations anymore. In simple terms: the state “goes bankrupt.” But unlike a company, a country can’t just disappear — the fallout spreads through global markets. 📜 History remembers: 🟠In 2001, Argentina defaulted on over $100B, the largest sovereign default at that time. Riots broke out, the peso devalued massively, and the economy plunged into crisis. 🟠In 2012, Greece restructured €200B of bonds — the biggest debt restructuring in history. It triggered years of austerity and sent shockwaves through the eurozone. 🕯 Impact on markets: When a country defaults, its currency usually collapses, bonds lose most of their value, and inflation often explodes. ✨ Investors rush into safe havens — gold (XAUUSD), the US dollar (DXY), or even Treasuries. At the same time, global risk assets (stocks, EM currencies, commodities) suffer from panic and contagion. 💵 Default is not just local news. It triggers capital flight, re-pricing of risk worldwide, and sometimes global liquidity shocks. For traders, this means opportunities: shorting overvalued assets, buying safe havens early, or playing the recovery once restructuring begins.

I bought some VIXY yesterday and today. Is it dangerous to hold this over a few days for swing trading?

🇪🇺 Economists now expect the eurozone economy to grow 0.8% in 2026 (vs. 0.5% previously), after Q2 GDP rose 0.4%, double forecasts. 🇮🇷 Iran appointed hardliner Mohsen Rezaee as its top security official while saying a Hormuz shipping deal with Oman is “very close.” ⌨️ TSMC reported July sales up 45% YoY to NT$467.6B ($14.5B), highlighting resilient demand for AI chips. 🇨🇳 Chinese humanoid robot makers accounted for 97% of global shipments in H1 2026, with worldwide deliveries rising to 19,100 units, more than 3× higher than a year earlier. 📆 CALENDAR FOR TODAY - 10.08.2026 🇺🇸 FOMC Member Hammack Speaks – 22:00 GMT+3