Recent Buys

Are you enjoying October yet? Markets rocket higher only to drop the next day. The DOW swinging by hundreds of points seemingly on a whim without any justification. The talking heads speak of all the market troubles on down days and are surprisingly positive and jubilant on up days. What gives? Personally, with what’s going … Read more

Market volatility is back. We’re up, we’re down, red flags about the economy, world affairs, interest rates (add whatever concern here) and you can go mad trying to make sense of it all. That’s why it’s sometimes better to simply invest with blinders on. Follow your own path and rules and tune out all the … Read more

With three weeks of September in the rear view mirror it is time, once again, to highlight my recent stock purchase. As market volatility remains the flavor of the day we are being presented with some pretty good buying opportunities if you can stomach these wild up and down swings. Of course, if you have … Read more

Been away on a family road trip for ten days across Arizona and haven’t been paying too much attention to the markets as of late which is why I have not made my July buy till now. Looking at my July stock considerations, I was really pining for some Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) after that stock … Read more

The last time I made two buy tranches in any one month was back in February of this year. I guess seeing the market continue on its volatile trajectory prompted me to make additional buys before June officially expires. On another note, my broker Sharebuilder, formerly ING, formerly CapitalOne Investing, has been acquired by E-Trade … Read more

With three weeks of June in the rear view mirror it is time, once again, to highlight my recent stock purchase. As market volatility remains the flavor of the day we are being presented with some pretty good buying opportunities if you can stomach these wild swings. Of course, if you have a long term … Read more