Month in Review – March 2019
Summary of March investment income from dividends and options trading.… Read More Month in Review – March 2019
Author: catfishwizard
Day of Reckoning – ROTH Competition Update
Quarterly update of my and my wife’s ROTH IRA accounts.… Read More Day of Reckoning – ROTH Competition Update
Month in Review – February 2019
Investment summary for February 2019 – dividend income, options income, P2P interest, treasuries and speculative investments… Read More Month in Review – February 2019
Month in Review – January 2019
Happy New Year, everyone! Stevie told the plunge protection team to get to work, and Donnie told everyone to BTFD on Christmas. Now the Fed appears totally beholden to market sentiment and is diligently doing everything it can to totally obliterate the value of your money. What a time to be alive. Oh well. There’s… Read More Month in Review – January 2019
Day of Reckoning – ROTH Competition Update
Once per quarter Mrs. Wizard and I check in on our ROTH accounts and compare them on three metrics: Total Account Value Total Quarterly Return Total Return Whoever wins two out of three metrics wins the quarter. The loser has to clean the fish tank for the next three months. I started out $1,650 behind… Read More Day of Reckoning – ROTH Competition Update
Month in Review – December 2018
This update is super late because Mrs. Wizard and I were on vacation in Mexico, so I didn’t get around to it. Sorry. Did 2018 officially mark the end of this historic bull market? Is volatility back to stay? Hard to say. It’s been a pretty weird year, so let’s get this over with. Portfolio Summary… Read More Month in Review – December 2018
Month in Review – November 2018
Oh man. November was…not great for the markets in general. October’s rise in volatility hasn’t settled down at all. Will we get a “Santa Rally” or will Mr. Market keep puking on his shoes? Hard to say. In the meantime, let’s review the month of November. Portfolio Summary Metric End of November 2018 End of… Read More Month in Review – November 2018
Month in Review – October 2018
Well that was fun! Someone spiked Mr. Market’s coffee and he kinda lost it. The VIX jumped into the 20s and the FANG stocks absolutely shit the bed. While pretty much everything felt the pinch of “Red October”, the pain was focused in the high flying momo stocks, which is fine by me. Arguably this… Read More Month in Review – October 2018
How To Turn Any Bank Account Into a “High Yield” Savings Account
Mrs Wizard and I use Capital One 360 for our joint checking and savings accounts. They pay a slightly above average APY (0.2% for checking, 1.0% for savings). That’s better than most of the big banks, but it is not all that great compared to some of the higher yield options out there. Now that… Read More How To Turn Any Bank Account Into a “High Yield” Savings Account
Month in Review – September 2018
The market continued to be pretty boring in September. Fortunately Elon Musk has fallen on the sword for all of us and is providing plenty of entertainment. I’ve never been so captivated by a stock that I have no position in. We put a little bit of cash to work this month, but overall I… Read More Month in Review – September 2018