I’ve done this before, but it’s been a while. Here are the top 5 positions that I have in stocks or ETFs. #1. S&P 500 Index Funds (VFV and VUAA) – 23.5% Since I’ve exceeded my “50% index funds” goal, the S&P 500 is one of my core holdings. I actually own two S&P 500…
Before today, my investment mix was: In the last post, I talked about selling off some of the money market funds to buy indexes. I also had planned to use some of the cash outside investing, and that was done. As a result, the cash I hold is now significantly less than it was. And perhaps the…
I should leave my portfolio as it is. I should not look at it or touch it. But I have these days where I get frustrated with investments that I put a lot of thought into and went nowhere. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 keeps chugging along. So yesterday, partly out of boredom and partly out…
It may be that I spend a lot of time worrying about investments for nothing. It seems like you can’t keep the stock market down. We all know that the market recovered within months of the COVID crash. And while everything kept falling in 2022, everything recovered within six months in 2023. It fell again…
I should probably define an exit price every time I buy an individual stock. Because I never know when to sell. I buy stocks of individual companies because I think they are undervalued. I look at the money they are making, their revenues going up to the right, and their free cash flow, and decide…
Before today, my investment mix was: I’ve doubled my investments in individual stocks in the last two months in terms of dollars invested! I’ve picked up American Express $AXP and Alibaba $BABA as individual stocks in the last two months. American Express is up 5% from where I bought it. I took some of my cash and…
A couple of months ago, I dipped my toe into YieldMax ETFs. I purchased some MSFO (Microsoft ETF) and AMZY (Amazon ETF). I viewed them as relatively stable options. I wouldn’t mind owning long-term stocks, and thus, the risk of massive price drops “should be” low. MSFO is up around 9% since I purchased it…
Ah, real estate. Commercial real estate, specifically, might be in some trouble. The “work from home” trend seems to be hitting in an entirely predictable way, with companies realizing that they don’t need as much real estate if employees are working from home half the time. They are giving up floors and buildings, and employees…
I don’t know if this is a Canadian invention, but there is a type of investment mutual fund called a split share corp. The basic idea is that the investment fund raises money by selling to the public two classes of shares with different rights: For instance, in one example below, the common stock was…
Yesterday, I was talking about patience. Today, I reviewed my original post talking about the trade. I said I would aim to take 75% of the profits if I could. 75% of $1.09 is $0.81. Looking at this now, I think I made a mistake. I am not sure. Just on the option itself, which…
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