Relaxed financial independence
It's sometimes hard to be a long term investor. The stock market moves up slowly but can drop quickly. The pain of loss has more impact than the elation of gain. The long term investor who entered the market after 2008 has had a pretty good run. That's why days when the market drops a [...]
[This portfolio review about rising rates may contain affiliate links at no cost to you] Rising rates were the story this month as America's strong economy kept barreling on. That meant bad things for high dividend payers like REITs, bonds and some riskier assets like small caps. It may seem counter intuitive that a strong [...]
September is over and we're right in the middle of my favorite season. I absolutely love fall in the northeast. The weather is perfect, we can wear hoodies and the colors around are just amazing. There's not much better than those crisp cool fall mornings. It's unfortunate that it comes before my least favorite season [...]
[This article about M1 Finance may contain affiliate links at no cost to you] I recently opened an M1 Finance account. I mentioned it in one of my portfolio updates but I think it's time to talk about it in more detail because I'm enjoying what the platform offers. There's a lot of new automated [...]
Quick life update here to explain my lack of posting. I'm getting married and I have a new job and my free time has been sucked away into some big dark void where blog articles don't exist. It's true, it has happened to many hobbies and now it happened to me! I've mentioned this before [...]
[This portfolio review about domestic stocks may contain affiliate links at no cost to you] Domestic stocks continue to kill it this year leaving everything else in the dust. That was no different this month as domestic stocks outperformed foreign equities again. The information below from Personal Capital shows what I'm talking about. Since the [...]
My dividend growth has been solid this year. YTD through July, I'm up 26%. That's mainly due to two things; dividend increases, and improving yields on bonds and money market funds. It's not a bad year to be an investor. That's true when it comes to portfolio size and dividend growth too! Another big part [...]
I love Apple Music. I've had an Apple Music subscription for a while now. Apple has gotten my $9.99 plus tax every month. It's no wonder their services division has grown so much! It's a product that allows you to listen to all the music you want for one low price. There are some downsides. I [...]