Hello Investors!
I hope everyone is excited because next week is Christmas and then New Years! I know I will be taking much needed vacation time to relax and spend time with friends and family. I hope you are also taking the time for yourself. If not, we all appreciate your hard work during the Holiday season.
The news today is all about the government shutdown and as of right now the House passed the spending bill to avert government shutdown. This bill does not have President-elect Donald Trump’s demand to suspend the debt limit. This bill still needs to get approved by the Senate which we all know will take some time. I do hope there will be an agreement before 2025. I know the stock market will have something to say if the government ends up shutting down for the holiday season. I know a lot of people have families and bills to pay for that work for the federal government. I will be watching this closely because this will also affect the economy going into 2025, even with a new president coming into play. There will be bills that will change government spending and the economy as a whole. I look forward to the next four years just to see what happens to our debt and economy.
I hope everyone sees gains this year due to the impressive stock market. I am up a total of 25.50% from December of last year. My portfolio has gained so much this year that I cannot fathom how grateful I am that I am able to invest into these great companies. I will continue to post what I am doing with my investments in hopes that I can help people make decisions on what companies will help them reach financial freedom. I am planning to have enough passive income before I retire so that I do not have to rely on social security. I am hoping social security does not deplete before I decide to retire, but who knows what will happen in 30+ years. My plan is to diversify into stocks, IRAs, and real estate to produce that passive income I have always wanted. I want to make money while I sleep. I will continue to preach that everyone should invest in Apple due to how well the company is built. Phones have become a need and not a want, just remember that when clicking that buy button.
Until next time…Have a wonderful weekend and remember it is never too late to start investing!
Current Goals:
Individual Stock Account + Traditional IRA Account – 993/1000 shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL)
Individual Stock Account – 20/100 shares of Nvidia Corp. (NVDA)
Roth IRA Account – 73/100 shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Future Goals:
Individual Stock Account – 41/100 shares of Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL)
Individual Stock Account – 22/100 shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN)
Roth IRA Account – 58/100 shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF (VONE)
My Investments
Combined Value of – $388,369.09
Apple Savings Account (3.90% APY) – $887.73
Yen (Average Rate 145.38 USD/JPY) – JP¥335000
Individual Stock Account – $231,803.04
Roth IRA – $111,879.29
Traditional IRA – $43,799.03
It is never too late to start investing!