June has come to an end so it is time for another update. This month was another good month for income from my accounts. Dividends were way up this month while premium from options trading was down this month. Let’s take a look at how much dividends and options premium I received for June. ForContinue reading “Dividends and Options Trading June 2024”
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Dividends and Options Trading February 2024
February has come to an end so it is time for another update. This month was another great month. This year is really getting off to a good start. It was a decent month for dividends and a good month for options trading premium. Let’s take a look at how much dividends and options premium I receivedContinue reading “Dividends and Options Trading February 2024”
2024 Financial Goals
Happy New Year everyone! 2023 was a very good year for me and I am looking forward to having even a better year in 2024. With the new year comes time to set some new goals for the year. Here are a few of my financial goals for 2024. The number one goal is to max out myContinue reading “2024 Financial Goals”
Dividends and Options Trading October 2023
October has come to an end so it is time for another update. This month was a decent month for dividends received. Options trading rebounded this month after a couple of down months. Another big event happened this month, check out the details here. Let’s take a look at how much dividends and options premiumContinue reading “Dividends and Options Trading October 2023”
I Maxed Out My Roth IRA
Well, I actually did it. I found a way to max out out my Roth IRA for the year, including the catch up amount. For me, this is an amazing accomplishment. Less than four years ago I opened up my first investing account, a Traditional IRA. Now I have the Traditional IRA, Roth IRA, 401kContinue reading “I Maxed Out My Roth IRA”
Dividends and Options Trading March 2023 Update
March has come to an end. This month was a very good month for dividends received but not such a good month for options trading. Let’s take a look at how much dividends and options premium I received for March. March is one of my big months for dividends thanks mostly to SCHD. SCHD paidContinue reading “Dividends and Options Trading March 2023 Update”
Three Years of Investing, and Many More to Go
Three years ago I really started on my investing journey. Prior to that time I had no idea how I was going to retire. I figured I would have to work as long as I physically could and hope for the best. I decided this was not a good plan and decided to take chargeContinue reading “Three Years of Investing, and Many More to Go”
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 howContinue reading “Savings, Dividends, Options and Investing: Financial Update September 2022”
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”