Hold my corona! It is time for the airing of my personal financial laundry. Let’s see what the corona virus and related market action has done to my portfolio.
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State of the Stash – April
It is time, yet again, for the monthly airing of my private financial laundry. Mostly thanks to Mr. Market, I enjoyed a pretty nice increase this month.
OnwardState of the Stash – March 2019
It is time, yet again, for the monthly airing of my private financial laundry. I hope that this journal of savings will provide us all enhanced motivation to save. It will also serve as a record, so that I can look back and analyze to see where I can improve. Continue reading “State of the Stash – March 2019”
Gone to Cash…
The equity markets have been more turbulent of late. As I type, most markets outside the U.S. are around 20% off their highs and the U.S. markets are in a ~10% drawdown. Today, the NASDAQ is off more than 3%, apparently based on earnings reports from Amazon and Alphabet which were not well received. I am dropping a quick note during this market turbulence to update on a “tactical” move I made in one of my accounts. I went to cash… Continue reading “Gone to Cash…”
Investing Diary: Macro Trippin’
A little trade war angst has spiced things up a bit in the markets lately. So…I bought some stuff. Also, Barron’s had a negative Berkshire article suggesting some dramatic changes for Buffett, complete with recommendations about how to deal with his “cash problem.” Continue reading “Investing Diary: Macro Trippin’”
Media Pin of the Week – More GMO
In this week’s finance media curation post, I am flagging another episode of a podcast we have explored before. The guest should also be familiar to most of you. I also indulge in a bit of “macro trippin.” Continue reading “Media Pin of the Week – More GMO”
Mr. Greenblatt Comes to Town
Joel Greenblatt is one of my favorite investors to follow. He recently did a couple of interviews which provided an interesting contrast. In one interview, he threw some shade on the “value factor” in the other interview he recommended a value factor fund as a good investment for retail investors to hold over the long run. Continue reading “Mr. Greenblatt Comes to Town”
Podcast(s) of the Week
It is time for another podcast of the week. I took the punishment of listening to lots of mediocre (and some great) pods for you and will now flag one (or a few) for your listening pleasure. Continue reading “Podcast(s) of the Week”
Foreign Value Factor ETFs Update
Back on November 24, 2017, I published a post entitled Best Foreign Value Factor ETFs. In that post, I looked at several options and attempted to compare and contrast them on the road to picking one for purchase. Since we just finished up the first quarter of 2018, I though I would take a look at the performance of these options since the prior post. Continue reading “Foreign Value Factor ETFs Update”
Podcast of the Week
I listen to many investing and finance podcasts (I follow around 20). Even a finance nerd like me can become overwhelmed and buried in the abundance of beautiful pods. It can be a real drag on your time. So, I am going to start to “dive on the grenade” and provide you, dear reader (or future self), with one podcast per week that may be worth a listen. Continue reading “Podcast of the Week”