Sheesh!  My Portfolio was punished in June.  It seems there was no place to hide. All market sectors were down 4% or more this past month.  Heck, even the Energy…

Market volatility continues to reign supreme.  Needless to say, it’s been a wild month of May.  However, after the strong rally this past week the damage doesn’t look too bad….

My Portfolio Thoughts are coming to you a few days earlier than normal this month.  However, that won’t change any of the content.  I’m just looking to free up some…

After a couple of market months in the red to begin 2022, we got a reprieve in March.  I was happy to see some green. Halfway through the month, it…

The stock market downtrend continued in February.  Volatility ramped up, too.  Unfortunately, the rumor of a Russian invasion of Ukraine turned into a reality and the stock market darted in…

What a rough January!  The market pulled back significantly to start the new year. All but one S&P 500 sector is down for 2022, with the index down 7% overall. …

It’s time for my final Portfolio Thoughts post of 2021.  What a year it’s been! I would gather the U.S. stock market performed better than most of us thought in…

Welcome, everyone!  I’m glad you could stop by as we get close to putting on bow on 2021.  It’s time for another Portfolio Thoughts post. My Portfolio has reached a…

After taking stock of my Portfolio recently I appear poised to hit several of my annual goals this year.  My annual dividend income goal and my forward dividend income goal…

The market pullback finally arrived in September.  Will it continue?  Who knows. It did bring some lower stock prices though, putting a few more stocks on the discount rack.  So…