September 2023 done and dusted, being month 39. Still haven’t decided on the car, so 0.83 of the originally intended contribution, with 60% of it going to global value and 40% of it going to global infrastructure. Wasn’t a great month clearly and global infrastructure was royally kicked in the nuts, all of it in […]
An absence of good health and an absence of good finances means an absence of choice. For most people that will mean their health and their finances will be some of the most important priorities in their lives. This puts doctors and financial advisers at the frontline of diagnosing problems and offering solutions to lead […]
It was the audition for the final key role to be cast for the movie Thelma and Louise. The part of charismatic drifter and thief, J.D. With the role narrowed down to four actors, it was left to director Ridley Scott, the casting director Louis DiGiaimo, and actress Geena Davis to audition the final four. […]
Month 38 and contribution moves back to .66 of the initial contribution value this month, as noted last month was considering upgrading my car. Haven’t decided about that yet, but still putting the money aside as if I will. This month’s contribution was allocated to Australian high yield. Second trading day of the month, not […]
For Baker Mayfield it’s been a tumultuous few years. As the NFL’s #1 draft pick in 2018, Mayfield landed at the worst franchise in American Football, the Cleveland Browns. He signed a $32 million contract with the Browns, along with inking a whole host of endorsement deals. His rookie year was positive, as the quarterback […]
What makes for a poor investment? It’s a tough question because anything can be a poor investment. Something can become a poor investment because the person investing didn’t understand what they were investing in. They over-allocated, didn’t understand the risks, and weren’t prepared for the worst-case scenario. That means good investments can be poor […]
James Lipton was 93 when he passed away in 2020. You may have come across Lipton’s face once or twice if you’d ever flicked through the hundreds of channels on pay-tv looking for something to watch. With a suspiciously dark beard for a man in his 70’s and 80’s, you’d usually see Lipton sitting on […]
One of the nice things about modern life is we all get to share our opinions. They’re no longer restricted to just being unleashed on the company we keep, moderated by a switchboard operator at a radio station or cut for clarity by the editor at the newspaper. Got something to say? We can shout […]
Three years and a month. Only 0.16 of a contribution this month because I had a tax bill to pay from last year. Unfortunately, it was a pretty good month and distributions came through, so with a meager contribution and distributions not appearing until after the 18th I didn’t get any money into the market […]
It’s always interesting when you see patterns appearing online, only to see similar patterns begin popping up in real life. Recently I’ve noticed a few interesting posts across finance forums where someone has sought feedback on a portfolio. It’s not their own. It’s one they’ve built for an older relative, or they’ve seen a statement […]
