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 covers my five favorite passive income investments. As I discuss these investments, I provide practical advice to help all the beginning investors out there plan to make your money work for you.
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?
The end of February 2020 saw a dip in stock market prices. This came on the heels of a 10 year long bull market. For the last few months we’ve watched as many companies hit new 52 week highs. According to Market Watch, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 12.4%, the S&P 500 lost 11.5%, and the Nasdaq was down 10.5%. Some gains were made on Monday, March 3 as the market attempted to stabilize. Then, on Tuesday, March 3 we had the Federal Reserve announce an interest rate cut of a half percentage point, which led to further action… Read More »Market Correction in February 2020 and What I Did
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…
Announcing the release of the Squintillions Beginner’s Guide to Building Financial Success. The guide covers a top 20 list of financial tips to help those new to personal finance get started on the path to financial success. Contains explanations for each tip covered as well as links to further resources.
The standard recommendation for an emergency fund is 3 to 6 months of expenses (some sources even say 6 to 9 months). Whoa, that seems like a lot of money, especially if you have a family to support! This article breaks down how to get your emergency fund started and covers the benefits of having one. Click the title to read 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 …)
Summer is here! What does that mean for Squintillions? It means my children are out of school and home with me all day and it is much more challenging to make any videos for the Squintillions YouTube channel. You know what is awesome though? I got a shout out from one of my favorite personal finance video influencers, Joseph Hogue, on his channel “Let’s Talk Money! with Joseph Hogue, CFA.” We are both doing the Grow Your Dough challenge and he referenced my previous Grow Your Dough update video. Check out his video here: Unforunately, my Sony RX100 VI camera… Read More »Status Update for Squintillions and Shout Out!