My journey to financial freedom starts here.
Dividends, Investing and Options Trading Weekly Update 10/15/22
The stock market was a wild ride roller coaster ride last week, especially on Thursday when the market opened up by dropping down then shooting way up to finish the day positive. On Friday, the stock market went back down which resulted in the S&P 500 and NASDAQ finishing the week down. I am glad…
Dividends, Investing and Options Trading Weekly Update 10/08/22
The stock market market started the week by going up. Even after a down day on Friday the S&P 500 and NASDAQ finished the week slightly up. While it is nice to see an up week in the stock market I think there is more downside to come. There remains too much economic uncertainty with…
Savings, Dividends, Options and Investing: Financial Update September 2022
September was another rough month for investors in what has been a very tough year. This month seen the stock market hit new lows for the year. Instead of spending time worrying about what the stock market is doing or going to do, I focus on the things that I can control. This includes how…
Dividends, Investing and Options Trading Weekly Update 10/01/22
Well, this week the markets continued to fall. The S&P 500, NASDAQ and Dow Jones are all at or near lows for 2022. Inflation remains high and is not coming down despite the aggressive interest rate hikes by the Fed. Economic conditions appear to be deteriorating both in the U.S. and globally. Geopolitical tensions remain…
Dividends, Investing and Options Trading Weekly Update 9/24/22
The stock market continued to fall this week. The Feds hawkish tone while raising interest rates, companies signaling the potential for a recession ahead, and global tensions centered around Russia and China are all contributing factors to the decline in the stock market. The Dow Jones hit a low point for the year while the…
STORE Capital Going Private: What am I going to do?
Last week it was announced that STORE Capital Corp. (STOR) is going private. GIC and Oak Street offered to buy STOR for about $14 billion. As part of the proposed buyout, shareholders of STOR will receive $32.25 per share. As of now, STOR is in a “go shop” period in which it can consider alternative…
Dividends, Investing and Options Trading Weekly Update 9/17/22
After an up week in the stock market last week the stock market dropped significantly this week. The S&P 500 dropped almost 5% while the NASDAQ dropped more than 5%. Inflation is still not under control which means that the Fed will continue to aggressively raise interest rates. The likelihood of a significant recession has…
Dividends, Investing and Options Trading Weekly Update 9/10/22
The week started off with the stock market continuing to trend down but then the end of the week saw the stock market rebound. Both the S&P 500 and NASDAQ finished the week up over 2%. While the market continues to be rocky this year, I continue to invest. Let’s check out my weekly update…
Dividends, Investing and Options Trading Weekly Update 9/3/22
The stock market was down again this week with both the S&P 500 and NASDAQ finishing the week down. Despite the stock market being down I continue to stick to my plan. I view this as a great learning experience. I get to see how my accounts perform in a down market including how much…
Savings, Dividends, Options and Investing: Financial Update August 2022
For the first half of August the stock market continued the rally that started in July. But then, around the middle of the month both the S&P 500 and NASDAQ tanked hard to finish the month down. As always, I stuck to my plan and kept investing. Let’s take a look at this month’s financial…
Loading…
Something went wrong. Please refresh the page and/or try again.
Follow My Blog
Get new content delivered directly to your inbox.