Fantasy Portfolio – April 24
My position in gold paid off for me this week. After buying AEM at one price and again after it dropped a little, I am now up on that position around 10%. The big factor in that gain was the second buy order at the lower price. Most people would panic and sell if they [...]
Fantasy Portfolio – April 17
This week, I decided to pick up some shares of a gold stock. Cramer suggests that AEM is the best of the gold stocks, so I decided to jump in when it reached less than $48 a share with another entry point where Cramer suggested it at $44 a share. Gold should be a part [...]
Rich Dad, Poor Dad
I first heard about this book as a sophomore in college during my speech class. A friend from my floor had read it, and he was giving a speech about how it changed his financial views and suggested it to the rest of the class. It wasn’t until I was in my senior year that [...]
Fantasy Portfolio – April 10
Another mostly stagnant week for my portfolio and the stock market. Since last Friday, the Dow only gained a little less than one percent. My portfolio dropped around half of one percent. It comes with the territory when you hold stocks that are recession resistant. I am looking at picking up some shares of a [...]
Dinner at Maggiano’s in Naperville
A few days ago, we went out with a few of our friends for a birthday dinner at Maggiano’s in Naperville, Illinois. I admit, I am not a huge spender. When we go out to eat, it is usually some place where we won’t be spending a lot of cash, and choose items on the [...]
