Hello Investors!
It looks like the stock market is back up to where it was before liberation day. I hope everyone learned a bit on how the stock markets works. I know I have learned more and more on what drives certain sectors of the market. What I do know for sure is that it looks like the tariffs on China will not be coming down which means a lot of companies will either look for a new supplier in India or Vietnam or just call it quits because the cost is way too high for them to import from China. This could mean new trade deals which may or may not change the price of goodies that come from other countries. It might even take time for the US to feel the effects of the China tariffs. Most vendors I have talked with do expect by Christmas everyone will start to see consumers pull back on the spending due to the increase in products and goods. Also by Christmas you might even see less goods on the shelves due to products not coming from China anymore, but from another country like India and Vietnam. A good investment would be to look into companies that support India and Vietnam products because their growth and revenue will start to increase. This is a good time to do some research since we already know Apple is moving from China to India and Vietnam. Not only that, but US companies will start to become good investments. We are already seeing increases in US companies that have established themselves as US based companies. A good example is Procter & Gamble that has been around for years. Their profits are going to start climbing more since now US products are readily available instead of China produced products. Yes products will cost more, but you are also supporting the US. Every consumer just needs to hang in there until the transition from China is complete for companies and then products will start to go down in price. This will take years, but it will happen.
This paycheck I was able to only grab five shares of Nvidia because I did not have enough to purchase any shares of VOO. VOO has to be one of my favorite ETFs even though it costs a lot to purchase one share. VOO just has so many good stocks that you can not pass up. Keep on sticking to your goals and scheduled investment days! You will not regret it! My accounts are a prime example.
Until next time…Have a wonderful weekend and remember it is never too late to start investing!
Current Goals:
Individual Stock Account – 52/100 shares of Nvidia Corp. (NVDA)
Roth IRA Account – 78/100 shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Individual Stock Account – 22/100 shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN)
Future Goals:
Individual Stock Account – 41/100 shares of Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL)
Roth IRA Account – 58/100 shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF (VONE)
Completed Goals:
Individual Stock Account + Traditional IRA Account – 1000/1000 shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL)
My Investments for Sunday, May 4, 2025
Combined Value of – $343,714.16
Apple Savings Account (3.75% APY) – $2,909.44
Yen (Average Rate – USD/JPY) – JP¥0
Individual Stock Account – $193,090.16
Starting buying power: $590.76
Buying power remaining: $18.82
Nvidia Corp (NVDA) – Purchased 5 shares
Price per share – $114.3885 = $571.94
Dividends for May
No dividend payouts for May as of 05/02/2025
Roth IRA – $112,458.65
Starting buying power: $314.59
Buying power remaining: $314.59
No shares bought at this time
Next investment: 05/16/2025
Dividends for May
No dividend payouts for May as of 05/02/2025
Traditional IRA – $35,255.91
Starting buying power: $176.97
Buying power remaining: $176.97
No shares bought at this time
Next investment: 05/16/2025
Dividends for May
No dividend payouts for May as of 05/02/2025
It is never too late to start investing!