At the beginning of the year I came up with an intentional way to “reinvest” my naked put proceeds. The way I look at it is that I am taking some real risk selling naked puts, so any proceeds should be reinvested safely. In years…
I am a few days late in preparing my net worth update, and I know exactly why – I am not looking forward to it! Combine spending a ton (which is starting to feel like a theme here) with a flat to down market and…
One of my goals for 2024 was to review the random holdings in a few of my accounts. Last week I took a look at my small traditional IRA, and this week I am taking a look at my wife’s Roth IRA. Neither are huge…
One of my goals this year is to review my small traditional IRA, and now is as good of a time as any. My Traditional IRA was a mixture of holdings that were either the next “tip” or companies that caught my attention at one…
Thoughts before calculating: I have to be down this month. The Wife and I just paid for our big vacation this summer and it all went on credit card, so unless my investments cover the increased amex bill then I should be down this month….
Thoughts before calculating: I am going to be up this month, I don’t think by much, but absolutely up because the market has been up and to the right. When I update these I usually like to see both an asset accumulation (pun intended) increase…
In 2024 I want to take a moment, every month, to review my financial goals and objectives for the year to make sure I am on the path to meeting my goals (or obviously altering some behavior to get there). So, I figured I would…
January was a massive personal finance month for my family. I was able to use a sizeable work bonus to kill off a lot of debt. It sort of bums me out that the liquidity from that event is all but gone, but I know…
I am only 10 days into 2024 and I have decided to make with my favorite asset. A few weeks ago I decided that I would concentrate the portfolio by getting rid of smaller holdings and revamping how I use cleared naked put income. Specifically,…
Much like taking a step back to work “on your business” rather than in your business, these types of posts give me a moment to reflect on what I want to accomplish over the next year. I always take a two-pronged approach when preparing my…