My account ended up about $20, finishing the day at $1,861. Today’s Positions Canopy Growth Corp. (CGC): 40 shares @ $27.44 (0.77%) YETI Holdings, Inc. (YETI): 10 shares @ $30.07 (4.08%) Microsoft Corp. (MSFT): 1 share @ $136.08 (-1.05%) Yeti Holdings, Inc. My shares of YETI continued their run higher today up over 4%. I’mContinue reading “Day 20: Inching Closer to Even”
Category Archives: History
Estimating Retirement
In honor of Labor Day, I spent a few hours this weekend reading up on strategies for estimating all things retirement. With the increasing popularity of the FIRE movement (Financial Independence, Retire Early), there is a ton of information out there for how you can calculate how much money you’ll need in order to retireContinue reading “Estimating Retirement”
Historical Trades: KO
Aahhh Coca-Cola. The second stock I ever purchased. I remember reading in various books and articles about stock market veterans like Warren Buffett who would decide to buy shares because he found that he really liked going to McDonald’s for lunch (I’m sure, in addition to a litany of other metrics that fit the bill).Continue reading “Historical Trades: KO”
My History with Trading
I’m not a particularly astute trader. That’s why I’m such a believer in Warren Buffett’s advice to stick with low cost index funds for our family’s retirement. I don’t spend all day combing the internet for all the latest information from every corner of the world and try to piece together exactly how the marketContinue reading “My History with Trading”
Fun Money
I guess I better explain what I mean by fun money. My wife and I found very quickly after getting married that we are complete opposites when it comes to spending and saving. You see, my wife and I have our budget structured so that we each pay ourselves a bit of pocket money eachContinue reading “Fun Money”
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