It seems like every month the stock market is reaching new highs. Stock investors like myself have benefited greatly from the second longest bull run in history. 🙂 But it’s becoming very difficult to find value in traditional asset classes such as stocks, bonds, and real estate. So I’ve been looking at cryptocurrencies recently. As with any potential asset… Read More »
It was a slow month in July. But at least I’m back in the black. 🙂 Household expenses were pretty normal, but incomes were above average; I received $800 of interest payments from a variety of loans such as P2P lending contracts and mortgage investment corporation funds. Yay! Liquid’s Financial Update *Side Incomes: Part-Time = $1100 Freelance = $700 Dividends… Read More »
One of the best thing we can do with our incomes is to deploy it as efficiently as possible. This means spending money on the highest priorities before paying for less important things. In 2015 I created a priorities list detailing how to spend one’s income to maximize financial success. The last time I updated that was chart was last… Read More »
A recent poll from Harvard University points out that 51% of young adults between 18 and 29 years of age do not support capitalism. 🙁 Only 42% said they support it. Of course the results of these kinds of surveys are not easy to interpret. Capitalism doesn’t have the same meaning for everyone. One explanation for the outcome… Read More »
Lending Loop Update Earlier this year I blogged about investing $20,000 in a peer-to-peer lending platform called Lending Loop. My goal was to make 8% return overall, net of fees and write-offs. To be frank I was a little apprehensive at first when I learned about the high interest rates. I wondered if it was really possible to… Read More »
In an interesting turn of events the Canadian dollar is showing signs of strength. It gained against the US dollar and the British pound. This is a double edged sword. The good news is my wealth is greater since I have more purchasing power. 🙂 The bad news is my net worth in Canadian dollars went down. 🙁… Read More »