The S&P is officially in correction territory down 10% and while many people are panic selling, I am nibbling at the market. This isn’t financial or trading advice so do your own due diligence and invest in the way that meets YOUR goals. I bought 100 shares of NVDA at around $116.50 and I sold…
Sold My SPY PUTs For Profits
Back in October, I wrote a post about buying puts on SPY as the market made new all time highs. Back then it was all about the irrational market but I held on and as the election happened and a new administration won and would be coming in, I figured the market would not like…
$4 Trillion In Losses – How My Collar Strategy Keeps Me Safe
The stock market has lost $4 trillion recently and I recently wrote about moving to a collar strategy to protect my portfolio. In that post, I linked to a YouTube video but I thought it would be a good idea to review how I’m using this in my portfolio currently. Overview The collar strategy involves…
The Recession Is Here – Mass Layoffs
In September 2023, I wrote a post entitled, “How To Prepare For A Recession” and I’m glad I did and took actions I recommended. This week, the company I work for laid off hundreds of people and we’re not sure if the carnage is done yet. I can tell you many people were shocked and…
Zepbound: My Health Journey – February Year 2
I am a little late getting this post out because I went to visit my doc to talk about the weight loss situation. He has been monitoring my weight and he agreed that I have reached a plateau at 25 lbs lost. He suggested we bump up to the next level which I thought would…
Happy Carnival South America!
To everyone in South America that celebrates Carnival, happy festivities!
How To Prepare For A Global Depression
On the heels of my risk management theme post a few days ago, I have been researching with AI how to prepare for a global depression. I always like to hope for the best but plan for the worst so here’s what AI suggests for preparation for a global depression. How to Prepare for and…
Risk Management Is The Theme for 2025
I haven’t had time to write too many posts because I am fighting fires set by this new crazy administration. Last year, I wrote a post entitled, “Diversification is 2024 theme: Banking, Health, Tech, Everything” and that was based on all the cyber security and related incidents throughout the year. This year, it seems every…
Portfolio Risk Management & Collar Strategy
I have been concerned about the economy for a while now but the growing volatility I’ve seen in the market the past few months coupled with the new administration policies lead me to believe that now is a good time to shift to different options strategies. I’ve written about my ladder covered call strategy here…
Retirement Planning: Lower Taxes & Return on Capital
As I continue to optimize my investment portfolio for retirement as well looking at tax optimization, I came across this great video on ETFs that focus on return on capital and lowering tax liability. I like the video because it covers that tax advantages and some potential pitfalls of the strategy. I’ve written about return…