Energy sector bounces back The human brain can often exaggerate negative emotions in the midst of uncertainty. It’s why otherwise calm drivers are susceptible to road rage behavior. Similarly, a stock market crash can cause investors to fixate on the bad news, lose perspective, and extrapolate recent trends into a dreadful future. Here’s a business headline from mid… Read More »
Road to Recovery The S&P 500 climbed 13% in April, gaining back most of the losses from March. I picked up some new stocks during the low points in the first quarter so the V-shaped recovery is nice to see. 🙂 Leading the bounce back are technology stocks. Amazon just announced it made $75 billion in Q1 revenue,… Read More »
Panic in the Streets The global stock market fell more than 10% recently. Over five trillion dollars ($5,000,000,000,000) of value was wiped out. And just like that – I have lost my seven figure net worth. I’m now a commoner once again, lol. It was fun while it lasted. 😛 But I am not disheartened – because my… Read More »
A rough start to the new year January was such a bizarre month for world news. Bushfires scorched Australia. The U.S. assassinated a general in Iran nearly starting a war. Then out of nowhere Iran shot down a passenger plane full of civilians. Firefighters in France set themselves on fire and fought the police. Britain officially left the… Read More »
Happy New Year! 😎 As a personal finance blogger, I celebrated New Year’s Eve properly in the traditional fashion – by looking up the new value of my home on the BC assessment website. 😀 Needless to say my condo’s assessed value for 2020 has dropped. I will update my net worth next month to reflect the new… Read More »
Best Bull Market Ever Stock markets are at record highs. The year to date return of the S&P 500 is 25% – a staggering performance! But of course making money from companies isn’t just about percentages. Otherwise everyone would simply invest in hard liquor. Because where else can you get 40%? 😎 In 2008 my net worth was… Read More »