r/stocks
What should I do?
18yo considering selling diluted space stocks to fund an unpaid Harvard internship, weighing against compounding in VOO/QQQ.
- Investing in a top-tier Harvard internship is considered a strong investment in future career.
- Broad market ETFs like VOO and QQQ are valued for their long-term compounding potential.
- Space stocks are diluting shareholders to raise capital, leading to portfolio losses.
I am 18, have an internship at Harvard University, unpaid, in one of the best specialized labs this summer. The issue is that it is expensive to live there, no housing, but I can’t miss this chance (Engineering major). I have investments in an amount that could cover my living expenses there, unfortunately it could more but space stocks decided that it is time to take money from investors for spacex. I am thinking if I should sell and cover those costs. I might lose compounding in ETFs (VOO, QQQ), but isn’t this a bigger investment in a future career? I need advice from people who have faced something similar - not an internship, even selling stocks for a ring, pizza, or whatever. Thank you.