Do you remember the old Wild E Coyote vs Road Runner cartoons? The series of cartoons featured a coyote intent on capturing the road runner with endlessly elaborate traps, tricks and tactics and sadly, he was never successful, the road runner always got the best of the coyote. I feel like that coyote. A few…
Category: Risk Management
Zepbound: My Health Journey – May Year 2
Great news, the new 10 ml dose pushed me to lose 2 pounds. The somewhat bad news is that 10 ml dose makes my stomach nauseous most of the time. It’s not bad enough that I can’t cope but it really takes the hunger out of my system. I feel the way I did back…
It’s Too Tough For Young People
Over the past few months I’ve had numerous conversations with a variety of people. Many are friends that we’ve known for decades and all have adult children now. In talking to many of them there is a consistent theme: Young adults are having a very tough time. The Crisis Matrix The year 2000 generation has…
Sold My Foreign Currencies Today
After approaching nearly 10% return on my foreign currencies, I decided to sell them today. The inflation data is looking ominous and it may lead to the Federal Reserve hiking interest rates at a time that everyone thinks interest rates are primed to go down. If inflation does spike and the Fed raises rates, it…
Are You Stocking Up Right Now?
I was watching YouTuber What’s Going On With Shipping? (video below) and he is expecting a 35% reduction in ships docking in the ports on the west coast of the U.S. The slow down is a result of the tariff war that is currently ongoing. A 35% drop in shipping means a reduction of goods…
Update On Foreign Currency Hedges
Back in November I wrote a couple of posts on Euro and Swiss currency to hedge my investment portfolio. These positions weren’t huge but they were intended to hedge and possibly profit from volatility against a falling stock market and falling US Dollar. So how are those positions doing now? My Euro currency trade is…
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…
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…
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…