Hello Investors!
I hope everyone is safe and enjoying life in 2025! This will be my last blog post until I get back from my trip to Japan. If you have not gone or experienced Japan, then I suggest you plan a trip. The culture and environment that Japan has to offer is a total shock compared to the United States. If you enjoy tasty food, Japan has a lot to offer when it comes to authentic Japanese food. Also, do not forget to invest in Yen if you plan to go because right now the Yen is really weak to the US dollar. I will be spending quite a bit on this trip, but I am planning to invest in the Yen when I do have some change to spare. I am hoping to take pictures on this trip because this is my first time going to Hokkaido in the winter. I am looking forward to having fun, but not the really freezing weather. I hope I do not freeze!
If you have not noticed I have completed my goal of 1,000 shares of Apple and I did it before I went on my trip which I did not expect. It is all thanks to the stock market going down because of all the fear our new president put in people. It is because of the new executive orders and tariffs that will make the beginning of the year very bumpy for the stock market. If you have cash to spare now is the time to buy when it goes into the red because you will not have a chance this year once it starts going up. Pay attention to what each executive order has because those are the stocks that will change. I do know that Trump is investing highly into AI which is named Stargate. Companies to watch are SoftBank, OpenAI, and Oracle. The company leaders were standing next to Trump when he made this announcement. Even though Elon Musk says they do not have the money, I know Trump will find a way to get the money.
The next goal of mine is investing into Nvidia because it is undervalued and if Trump is going to pour billions of dollars into AI, then Nvidia will be a big player supplying graphics cards to the project. Nvidia has a lot of innovative technology that will start to hit shelves due to the demand for AI. I am hoping to reach my goal of one hundred shares before it goes over two hundred a share.
Until next time…Have a wonderful weekend and remember it is never too late to start investing!
Current Goals:
Individual Stock Account – 20/100 shares of Nvidia Corp. (NVDA)
Roth IRA Account – 74/100 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 Friday, January 24, 2025
Combined Value of – $362,148.60
Apple Savings Account (3.90% APY) – $1190.56
Yen (Average Rate 145.38 USD/JPY) – JP¥335000
Individual Stock Account – $206,706.93
Starting buying power: $706.81
Buying power remaining: $39.25
Apple (AAPL) – Purchased 3 shares
Price per share – $222.5185 = $667.56
Dividends for January
No dividend payouts for January as of 01/24/2025
Roth IRA – $116,077.97
Starting buying power: $495.69
Buying power remaining: $495.69
No shares bought at this time
Next investment: 02/21/2025
Dividends for January
No dividend payouts for January as of 01/24/2025
Traditional IRA – $38,173.14
Starting buying power: $134.19
Buying power remaining: $134.19
No shares bought at this time
Next investment: 02/21/2025
Dividends for January
No dividend payouts for January as of 01/14/2025
It is never too late to start investing!