It was a very promising start to 2023, but returns in February have put a damper on things.  Still, the S&P 500 index is positive for the year. Yet my…

After my Portfolio posted a negative return in 2022, I’m looking forward to what is hopefully a positive return in 2023. All the red we saw last year is now…

The stock market faded into the close of 2022, locking in a negative return for the year.  While my Portfolio also recorded a negative return for 2022, I fared much…

Would you look at that… another month of recovery in the stock market.  For the 2nd month in a row I find plenty of green in my Portfolio. After a…

Well, that’s more like it.  A stock market recovery in October has me feeling a bit easier these days. Many stocks rose quite nicely the past 3-4 weeks, and my…

It hasn’t been pretty in my Portfolio this past month.  My holdings swooned along with the stock market. On the bright side, there’s plenty to purchase as many stocks not…

The summer months are here, but my Portfolio is anything but hot.  Let’s call it lukewarm… especially these past two months. To be honest, my Portfolio seems to be hanging…

I’m happy to report that my Portfolio fared better this month compared to last month.  Of course, the stock market really would have been off the rails if July ended…

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….