Hello Investors!
I know everyone is having a hard time with all this tariff and trump news, but now is the time to hold on to your stocks and ride it out until it goes back up. Just remember to keep on investing what you can afford to lose because the stock market is a very volatile investment that can be up one day and down another. I do believe that this week will be another horrible week for stocks due to the big tariff increase that will happen on Wednesday this week. This increase will bump China and Japan imports way higher than expected. A lot of our materials and goods come from China and Japan. This will also slow down traveling for a lot of people due to the increase in taxes and goods. If you can afford the increases in products then by all means go ahead and enjoy yourself, but I would think twice before traveling. I cannot predict when the trade war will end, but I hope it will be before summer. I would keep in mind that what happened over the past weeks will take months or years before it will be back where we were before the tariffs happened. I am really considering going back into Apple once the market bottoms because it will mean Apple is way cheaper than I purchased all my shares at. I recommend that you pick good companies that will be around like Apple, Google, Amazon, Nvidia, Facebook and sad to say Tesla. Honestly you may hate Elon Musk, but on the investment side of things Tesla is a very good company that will make you money. If you can put aside your feelings for Elon Musk you will not be disappointed in investing in Tesla while it is undervalued.
This paycheck I was able to purchase five shares of Nvidia and one share of VOO. Although I want the stocks to go down, so that I can purchase more shares I also know that a lot of people are hurting because of the drop in the stock market. If you remember and look back at the market when we had Covid we are actually higher than it was back then. If you keep in mind that the market has to always go down in order to go up you will be fine during these big corrections. If you are close to retirement I would suggest when the market does recover start putting it slowly in bonds, cds, or a high yield savings account. Yes, that stock market looks good when it goes up, but it will always go down during times like these. Keep to your goals and do not stop investing for your future!
Until next time…Have a wonderful week and remember it is never too late to start investing!
Current Goals:
Individual Stock Account – 42/100 shares of Nvidia Corp. (NVDA)
Roth IRA Account – 77/100 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, April 6, 2025
Combined Value of – $309,872.45
Apple Savings Account (3.75% APY) – $1952.80
Yen (Average Rate – USD/JPY) – JP¥0
Individual Stock Account – $175,050.12
Starting buying power: $564.04
Buying power remaining: $50.70
Nvidia Corp (NVDA) – Purchased 5 shares
Price per share – $102.668 = $513.34
Dividends for April
Qualified Dividend Nvidia Corp (NVDA) – $0.32
Dividend Reinvestment (DRIP) – Bought 0.0029 NVDA @ 109.09
Roth IRA – $100,479.59
Starting buying power: $759.99
Buying power remaining: $263.00
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) – Purchased 1 share
Price per share – $496.9899 = $496.99
Dividends for April
No dividend payouts for April as of 04/05/2025
Traditional IRA – $32,389.94
Starting buying power: $176.96
Buying power remaining: $176.96
No shares bought at this time
Next investment: 04/18/2025
Dividends for April
No dividend payouts for April as of 04/05/2025
It is never too late to start investing!