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Breaking Down Our Strategy to Achieve a $1,000,000 Investment Portfolio
A breakdown of our household's investments as of March 2024 through 2025. Still, on track with the Net/Max Financial Plan to retire early.
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Is Investing Still a Better Bet over Saving? Yes!!!
Each year comes with its share of trials and tribulations. The best part of the recent high inflation (2022-2024) is that it is over, now it’s time to realign your financial ducks in order. With the market diving in late March 2024, a few top-performing companies carried the entire economy. This presents a colossal opportunity for investors over long-term savers with cash to spare. The market priced in the losses, we are likely in for at least an 8% to 10% upswing toward the end of the year. If you are ready, it’s time to BUY low and HOLD for dear life. Buy ETFs Low, and Hold for Highs While…
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How to Invest In 2024 So We Can Catch Flights Not Feelings
Staying on top while we invest in 2024. Catching flights not Feelings!
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How to Prepare for 2024 Market Turbulence while The S&P 500 Set to Close at 5,200
Below are the newest 2024 S&P 500 forecasts. The S&P 500 price targets range from 4,250 to 5,200. This implies returns of between -8% and +12.5% from the December 11, 2023 close of 4,622. We seem to have survived the worst of the cocaine bear market (when the S&P 500 hit 3,577 in October 2022). Based on economist predictions, there will be strong income growth (amid cooling inflation and a robust job market). With the expectation that federal rate hikes have delivered their biggest hits to GDP growth in 2022 through 2023, manufacturing is set to recover in 2024. The key risks to the S&P 500’s performance include consumer sentiment,…
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How $3.4 Million Became the Price of the American Dream
Based on Investopedia, the American Dream now costs over $3 million. Well, $3,455,305 but what’s an extra $450,000 between friends? See the dream isn’t dead, the reality is that it costs a lot of money over your lifetime. Against the backdrop of sustained high prices and lingering inflation, the average American is struggling to keep up with the social media Joneses. Gone are the days of discipline and measured spending, in are the days of conspicuous consumption, higher credit card debt balances, and toxic poverty porn. Surrounded by the conversation of debt crises and financial trauma, did Investopedia drop clickbait or are they unto something? We will go through each…
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Time to Save Again for Financial Emergencies
The stock market tumbled in September 2022, however the real turbulence came with a family health and financial emergency. Sometimes Building Wealth Takes a Back Seat.
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Putting the Lens on Black Wealth – How We Are Reaching F.I.R.E.
Investment thunderstorms and costly repairs. Building wealth has never been harder but we can make it through. We are reaching F.I.R.E.
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Here’s How To Set Up A Retirement Income Portfolio
A solid retirement income portfolio provides retirees with a stable source of income plus potential for growth based on the user's risk profile and time horizon.
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Amazing Financial Advice if You Make Less than $75,000 per year
Great financial advice if you are stuck in the middle and making less than $75,000 per year. Challenges are mounting, Grow with them.
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Best Time to Invest? May proved that Buying the Dip Works!
Hooray we all made it through May with flying colors on the road to $900k net worth. Just six months left to reach your Financial Goals.