Is the Stock Market Overvalued? My opinion is yes. This post will explain how I came to this conclusion. Thanks to reader Bricks for bringing up this topic. We’ll be looking at the S&P 500 because it’s a popular index and there’s a lot of data available for it. 🙂 This index basically represents a basket of 500 large… Read More »
No Santa Clause Rally The economy is struggling. The bad news is my net worth dropped a little in the last month of the year. But the good news is it still managed to climb higher overall in 2015, so that’s a relief. 🙂 *Side Incomes: Part-Time Work = $1100 Dividends = $600 Interest = $200 *Discretionary Spending: Fun = $900 (holiday shopping)… Read More »
Maximizing Utility Earning money is a learned skill. If we put in the time and effort, we can learn to increase our earning potential. But making money is only half the battle. An equally important aspect of personal finance is spending money. 🙂 Some people may not realize it, but spending is a learned skill as well. This… Read More »
The Marijuana Industry – Getting High on Potential Returns Have you ever thought about investing in marijuana? More and more investors are noticing the high market potential of cannabis. 😀 It’s easy to see why. Data suggests that the budding marijuana industry is one of the fastest-growing in North America. In 2013, the total revenue of the legal pot… Read More »
Big Turnaround It was a huge win for the markets in October. 🙂 Most stocks performed very well. The technology sector in particular experienced the most appreciation. Intel shares increased 12% over the past month. Alphabet (Google) shares jumped 15%. And Amazon shares soared 22%. Both GOOG and AMZN prices are now at new highs. As a shareholder… Read More »
New Purchase: Royal Bank of Canada Stock September has historically been a bad month for the stock market, and this year was no exception. This is why I didn’t invest aggressively last month. However now that it’s October, I decided to get back into buying more equities. 🙂 So after looking through my watch list of different companies,… Read More »