Google’s Project Astra : A Glimpse into the Future of AI

Aloha Investors!

I hope everyone is enjoying life! Do not let trivial things ruin your day.

I really cannot believe that the Dow hit a record high of 40,000 for the first time. I look forward to seeing the Dow, Nasdaq, and S&P 500 grow and set new highs. I am excited to see what Apple has in store at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference on June 10 through 14. We just got a taste of what Apple will announce with the new iPad Pro. I do believe they will have interesting products which will include new AI features that will change how we use the internet and search engines. Google has already announced Project Astra which uses AI. If you have not seen the video about Project Astra, then I suggest you take a look at what the future has in store for us. Apple might be nearing a deal with ChatGPT maker OpenAI which will allow Apple to use the AI technology on the iPhone. We will just have to wait and see at the developer’s conference in June. 

Project Astra – https://deepmind.google/technologies/gemini/project-astra/

This paycheck I was able to use the remaining amount from my last paycheck to purchase three shares of Apple. This brings me forty-two shares short of my goal for Apple. I do want to complete this before the end of this year, so that I can move on to my other goals. I will be depositing any extra money I have to buy more shares. I was not able to buy any VOO shares this paycheck because I came up a little bit short of the purchase price of ~$486.74. I will purchase one share on my next paycheck on 5/31. My Traditional IRA I received $42.75 in Apple dividends. Unfortunately, this was not enough to buy any shares of Apple. I will eventually apply for DRIP, so that my dividends get reinvested in Apple automatically.

Keep up the excellent work and stick to your investment goals!



Current Goals:

Individual Stock Account + Traditional IRA Account – 958/1000 shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL)

Roth IRA Account – 64/100 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 – 57/100 shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF (VONE)




My Investments for Friday, May 17, 2024


Combined Value of – $299,967.14


Apple Savings Account (4.40% APY) – $1,447.59


Yen (Average Rate 141.50 USD/JPY) – JP¥45000



Individual Stock Account – $167,554.87


Starting buying power: $655.97
Buying power remaining: $86.53


Apple (AAPL)  – Purchased 3 shares

Price per share – $189.8145 = $569.44



Dividends for May


Qualified Dividend Apple Inc. (AAPL) – $195.75

Dividend Reinvestment (DRIP) – Bought 1.0279 AAPL @ 190.4415




Roth IRA – $98,425.27


Starting buying power: $328.88
Buying power remaining: $328.88


No shares bought at this time

Next investment: 05/31/2024



Dividends for May


No dividend payouts for May as of 05/17/2024



Traditional IRA – $32,539.41


Starting buying power: $48.55

Buying power remaining: $48.55


No shares bought at this time

Next investment: 05/31/2024



Dividends for May


Qualified Dividend Apple Inc. (AAPL) – $42.75

No Dividend Reinvestment (DRIP)



It is never too late to start investing!

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