Tag: mr market

My Fun Fund and The Great Cessation

This is going to be a quick Fun Fund investment journal update to document my thoughts (and actions), so that I can hopefully reflect and improve over time (and, perhaps more likely, for our mutual future amusement).

I sold some stocks in my Fun Fund account last Friday, as a matter of portfolio management. If I am totally honest, however, I am also expressing a view about the overall market. The timing of “trimming” these positions was influenced by my view of the current risks and rewards on offer in the equity market.

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Buying the BBB and a New Toy for Me

Wow, it feels like a lot has happened in the two weeks since my last post. The markets have sold off almost another (20%) after the ~(8%) decline in February. In this post I will briefly chronicle how I am thinking about reacting to the corona pandemic and the impact it is having on financial markets and the economy. I also found a new fantastic investing resource that I wanted to share, so you will have the chance to use it during this period of challenge (and opportunity).

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