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 howContinue reading “Savings, Dividends, Options and Investing: Financial Update September 2022”
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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 financialContinue reading “Savings, Dividends, Options and Investing: Financial Update August 2022”
Savings, Dividends, Options and Investing: Financial Update July 2022
The stock market rebounded this month with July marking the best month for the S&P 500 since November 2020, and the NASDAQ having its best month since April 2020. This rebound follows on the heels of the stock market having its worst six month start to the year in over 50 years. It is tooContinue reading “Savings, Dividends, Options and Investing: Financial Update July 2022”
Financial Update: Savings, Dividends, Options and Investing for June 2022
June was not a good month for the stock market as the S&P 500 and NASDAQ were down significantly this month. In fact, this year has not been a good year for the stock market. Apparently, this is the worst first half of the year for the stock market in over 50 years. Despite theContinue reading “Financial Update: Savings, Dividends, Options and Investing for June 2022”
Financial Update: Savings, Dividends, Options and Investing for May 2022
The S&P 500, NASDAQ 100 and Dow 30 all finished the month May in the red. While the stock market was down in May, my accounts posted gains. Unfortunately, spending was up again in May for the second straight month. Let’s check out the details for the month of May 2022. Spending/Savings This month spendingContinue reading “Financial Update: Savings, Dividends, Options and Investing for May 2022”
July 2021 Financial Update: Savings, Dividends, Options and Investing
Another month has already gone by so that means that it is time for another update. Progress has been going great. I achieved a milestone this month in regards to my net worth. Let’s check out how the month went! Spending/Savings Spending this month was kept in check and was within the budget. The savingsContinue reading “July 2021 Financial Update: Savings, Dividends, Options and Investing”
June 2021 Financial Update: Savings, Dividends, Options and Investing
Another month has gone by which means I am one more month closer to financial freedom. This month saw some challenges but finished as a positive month. I continue to work my plan and it is bearing fruit. Let’s take a look at my progress this month. Spending/Savings Spending was up this month. The mainContinue reading “June 2021 Financial Update: Savings, Dividends, Options and Investing”
January 2021 Update
January was a busy month. We have seen political unrest, a new administration inaugurated, the pandemic raged on even as vaccines were rolled out, retail investors taking on hedge funds and the stock market ended the month lower. Despite all of this going on this month I was able to stay calm and stick toContinue reading “January 2021 Update”