July 2022 Portfolio Update
We’re half way through 2022 and while we have been waiting for the Federal Reserve to halt interest rate hikes to do heavy investments, we have been nibbling at the…
BLS JOLTS Report – 11.3 Million Jobs Open
The BLS released their JOLTS report and it looks like there are still 11.3 million open jobs out there. From BLS.GOV: The number of job openings decreased to 11.3 million…
8 Million Potential Evictions Coming?
Bloomberg reported a few days ago that there are close to 8 million renters that are behind in their rent payments. About 15% of US renters aren’t caught up with…
Are Stocks A Bargain? It Depends
We picked up some more Cisco Systems (CSCO) stock today. Cisco was one of the few stocks that has remained relatively stable compared to other tech stocks. We wanted to…
May Inflation 8.6 Percent!
Rough seas ahead! The BLS released the May inflation report and it was a scary 8.6 percent! Let’s take a look at the statement. The Consumer Price Index for All…
Another Rough Week: No Stock Buys
While we’ve been nibbling at the market picking up small amounts of shares in some stocks, we didn’t do any this week. We expect some sort of market rally before…
The Future Is Slow
If you are a boomer (born between 1946 and 1964) you will definitely be hitting age 65 by 2030. Unfortunately, if you are a boomer and you think you will…
Stock Buys: Prudential (PRU)
With more stock market volatility, we decided to nibble at the market and pick up shares of Prudential (PRU). We think Prudential is currently trading at reasonable levels and it…
Stock Buys: Cisco & BorgWarner
We added two new stocks to our portfolio today. The two are Cisco Systems (CSCO) and BorgWarner (BWA). Cisco Systems has held remarkably well during the stock market volatility and…
Time For Stock Review
The last few days have been a chaotic mess in the stock market so we decided right now is a good time to review some of the stocks we’ve nibbled…