One costly mistake you don’t ever want to make with an investment move is ending up with short term capital gains tax instead of long term capital gains. The difference of 1 day can cost you a great deal of money. Short Term Capital Gains Generally speaking, short term capital gains occur when you have…
Author: Rich Slick
$1000+ Free Food, Suite Upgrades, & More
When I go on vacation I like to maximize my comfort and the best way I have found to do that is to get high or highest tier status on the platforms you intend to uses services on such as airlines, hotels, and clubs. I recently traveled for most of April and was amazed about…
ETF: CPSM – 1 Year Later
Last year in April I wrote two posts about a new ETF CPSM. The first was a brief description of how it’s supposed to work and the second was the actual purchase of this ETF. The premise of this ETF was that it would “guarantee” the core invested amount but yield a maximum of 9…
Everything At The Grocery Store Is Now $8+
I may be aging myself but I noticed this past weekend when I went to the grocery store that most items now have a starting price of $8 and it kinda blew me away. I remember a time $2 was the starting point for most items. Let’s take a look at my recent grocery bill…
Early Lessons From Living On The Other Side Of The Planet
I was in Asia for most of April but I may as well have been on another planet because most of my routine wasn’t possible from the other side of the world. What’s that routine and why is it important? No CNBC Since I work from home, I generally have CNBC running on a computer…
Zepbound: My Health Journey – April Year 2
My biggest fear in April was weight gain because that’s when Zepbound has “failed” me (see chart below) but the great news is that my new higher dosage helped me maintain my weight. While I didn’t lose weight, I am thrilled that I did not gain any weight either. I literally ate out every single…
Happy Easter!
To everyone celebrating Easter this season, have a great holiday.
Market Chaos & Update On IWM Collar Strategy
I am traveling and while I am away, I am not oblivious to what’s been happening with the stock market. I checked in this morning to see the status of my IWM collar. In case you missed it, here is a post from March 11 about how I planned on protecting my portfolio with an…
Zepbound: My Health Journey – March Year 2
There is nothing major to report for March other than I have finished my 5 mg dose and am starting 7.5 mg this week and will stay on 7.5 for 4 weeks then jump up to 10 mg. I’m excited about potentially losing more weight but also concerned about side effects. I won’t know until…
Traveling Most of April
I will be traveling most of April so there will be limited posts for next month. I am working on a few topics that I hope everyone will find interesting. While I’m out, you may want to check out these bloggers. TKer by Sam Ro – Always interesting perspective on economic and stock market activity….