2019 is right around the corner and it is time for The Part Time Investor to start looking at re-balancing his portfolios. My first step is to analyze my Dogs of the Dow portfolio on M1 Finance. Part of the strategy is to select the top ten paying dividends by yield from the Dow Jones... Continue Reading →
Why I Haven’t Invested in Cryptocurrency (And probably won’t)
Ever considered investing in Bitcoin or alternate cryptocurrencies like Ethereum? I'll be blunt; I haven't. I know there is/was a lot of hype around crypto but I simply don't get it. Ask everyone in your Facebook network where they can spend bitcoin and you will get crickets. Considering it is a currency you would think... Continue Reading →
Managing Multiple Trading Platforms
I was recently asked how I validate investing on multiple platforms. I currently use Acorns, Robinhood, and M1 Finance as my online brokerages of choice. To answer that I need to provide a quick breakdown of the three: Acorns has a brokerage fee of $1 a month that allows unlimited transactions. It takes the spare... Continue Reading →
Passive Income Ideas
One of the things I aspire to do is create a passive income revenue stream. Attaining that goal will probably be contrary to becoming financial independent in the short-term, but will help me get there in the long-term. My Top 5 Ideas for passive income: Rental Properties Dividend Investments Ladder Certificate of Deposits (CD's) Creating... Continue Reading →