Does it matter? As we close the year out at The Part Time Investor there are a lot of headlines about the U.S. and world economies heading towards or already in a Bear Market; some pundits are more positive calling it a correction. The world markets have definitely been getting pummeled to say the least.... Continue Reading →
Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays from The Part Time Investor!
Re-balancing M1 Finance
I re-balanced my Dogs of the Dow pie on M1 Finance today. It was a very simple process: First I removed the holding GE, which I no longer wanted, from the pie. Next I selected the new holding, JPM, and balanced it to 10% of the total pie to get equal weight with the other 9... Continue Reading →
Predicting 2019’s Dogs of the Dow
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 →
News Trading
For this weekends installment of The Part Time Investor I wanted to talk about news trading. If there in one app I check more than Yahoo Finance it is my Flipboard news feed, it consumes a bunch of my screentime on my iPhone. When reading articles about companies I am invested or interested in I have... Continue Reading →
Book Review – Frugillionaire
I picked up Frugillionaire - 500 Fabulous Ways to Live Richly and Save a Fortune by Francine Jay the other day while doing homework at my base library. It was an easy read and a good starting point for anyone looking into saving money and creating wealth. As I have been on my Financial Independence... Continue Reading →
Military Financial Tips #7 College Tuition
Are you considering joining the military to pay for college? Maybe you are on active duty right now and want to start taking college classes. Here at The Part time Investor I enlisted in the United States Marine Corps right out of High School. I didn't make my decision to enlist until it was time... Continue Reading →
Happy Thanksgiving!
At The Part Time Investor I wanted to pause and and reflect on the things I am thankful for in the spirit of the holiday: My wife Kristen and her infinite patience for my "projects".My parents and family for their support.My job and the amazing Marines that I work with.Full health benefits! Literally saved my... Continue Reading →
Missed Investing Opportunities
At the Part Time Investor I sometimes look back at all the missed opportunities or "I wish I had..." moments when it comes to my money. For instance; waiting so long to buy a house or not buying stocks like Amazon back in 2003. For context I graduated High School in 2002 shortly after the... 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 →