Part Time Investing, Wealth Creation, Financial Independence, Passive Income and Military Finance
As a buy and hold value investor (primarily) I sometimes have to remind myself to focus on my objectives and investing strategy. Watching and reading the news everyday my brain often gets visits from the Good Idea Fairy. Fortunately I am not impulsive with my money otherwise I would have made a bunch of bad... Continue Reading →
Analysis of maxing out 401k and IRA contributions for 2019. Have you ever wondered what it would look like to max out your 401k and/or IRA contributions every month? After scaring myself that I wasn't taking full advantage of my max retirement savings potential I did a quick analysis of what a maxed out monthly... Continue Reading →
It's been awhile since my last blog post here at the Part Time Investor. I've been going to college full time while deployed to Kuwait with little free time. I've still been investing in Acorns and M1 since those portfolios are automated. In my spare time I have been able to read The Book on... Continue Reading →
I've come to the realization that I have 2 clear financial goals: Financial Independence and Wealth Accumulation. These 2 goals, at times, contradict each other and at others overlap. First I would like to lay out the goals of each as I apply them in my life: Goals of Financial Independence: To not have any... Continue Reading →
The last quarter of 2018 was brutal for investors. Trade wars, interest rate hikes, a glut of oil reserves; among other variables; all conspired to a depressed stock market. After a record bull run many pundits were calling for a bear market to take hold. Two weeks into the new year nothing has really happened... Continue Reading →
If you are in the military do you need a car if you live in the barracks? At The Part Time Investor I had a pretty interesting conversation at work about this subject. I read an article about a week ago on MarketWatch where Kevin O'Leary shared his views on car ownership. O'Leary basically... Continue Reading →
Looking for the best finance learning resources from beginner to intermediate level investing? At the Part Time Investor I have you covered. 2019 is right around the corner and I would like to share some of my favorite self education finance and investing hacks that I have used in the past year: Investopedia - A... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
