This article looks back on the end of 2020 and some of the financial actions that I took then. These included learning about and beginning Covered Call writing and Cash-Secured Puts, changes to Lending Club, my decision to close my Acorns account, and why I did some tax loss harvesting at the end of the year.
This article follows my experiment with Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). I am testing out how a selection of REITs in the stock market, purchased in my E*Trade account, will perform compared to the investments in my Fundrise account. Click the title to read more…
I’m testing out how a selection of REITs in the stock market would perform compared to eREITs in my Fundrise account. Read about my latest additional investments and find out which account is in the lead.
In early March, I was thinking over the Grow Your Dough Challenge that I had completed in 2019 and wondering what I should do next as a financial experiment. Stock market prices had started dropping. My accounts that had investments tied to the stock market decreased in value. One notable exception to the shrinking assets was my Fundrise account, which held its value. That gave me an idea that I wanted to test out regarding REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts). A real estate investment trust (abbreviated as REIT) is a company that owns, finances, or operates income-producing real estate and… Read More »REITs in the Stock Market Versus REITs in Fundrise
As the stock market dropped down into bear market territory, I created this video with some of my thoughts on March 12, 2020. You can choose to watch the video or read the transcript below. Video Transcript Hi friends, I’m Rebecca, welcome to Squintillions! Today I am talking about what is going on in the market and how I am reacting. First, the news of the day is that the market is dropping into bear territory. In reaction to this, the Fed is offering $500 billion in a 3 month repo operation. You can read their statement about that on… Read More »Here Comes the Bear Market! Now What?
Find out which ten nonprofit organizations I donated to with earnings from the dividends on my TD Ameritrade brokerage account.
This article relates to my dividend ETF focused TD Ameritrade Trust account. Find out how much I earned from dividends since I began investing in this account in the summer of 2019. I have a special plan for half of the dividends I earned. Click the title to learn more…
Back in May 2019, I opened a new Trust account with TD Ameritrade. With the recent downturn in stock market prices, I was able to complete the process of buying five of the ETFs I had been keeping track of for this account. My goal with this account is to use up to 50% of the money that I gain from dividends and interest each year as charitable contributions for my favorite non-profit organizations for the following year. (Click title to read more about my selections …)
I discuss my experience of opening up an IRA with TD Ameritrade and transferring my IRA to that brokerage from Edward Jones. I also cover my experience opening up a Trust account with E*Trade and transferring my assets from my other accounts at Edward Jones into my new account at E*Trade. I compare the new account promotions and the platforms.
Overview of my investment choices for the 2019 Grow Your Dough Challenge. I’m investing money with Acorns, Capital One, E*Trade, Fundrise, Lending Tree, and Robinhood. Follow along on my blog to see how these accounts progress over 12 months.