December is not looking good for markets so far. We hear the news everyday that the stock prices are falling due to various reasons: FED raising interest rates, trade wars between U.S. and China, uncertainty about Brexit, slowing economy growth in the world, U.S. Government shutdown etc. My own portfolio decreased by ~5% recently butRead More
It looks like the volatility in the market is back. Concerns over durability of trade talks between China and and the US, together with dimming outlook for the global economy sent the markets down during the last week. We will see if this is the beginning of a serious trouble or just another temporary dip.Read More
The last month of autumn was a remarkable month. Our baby-daughter is growing well and giving us a lot of joy. She smiled for the first time and is doing it more often now which is amazing to see! There were also some changes in the investing front. I finally managed to open an accountRead More
I finally managed to open an account with a new broker (Interactive Brokers) this week and didn’t wait long to employ my cash. On the 14th of November, I initiated a position in Illinois Tool Works (ITW) which was one of the companies I covered in my recent watchlist. This company has been a popularRead More
It’s time again to have a look at the market and try to find some potential targets for my portfolio. October was a busy month for a lot of dividend investors, as the market slipped and presented quite a few opportunities. Unfortunately, I didn’t take advantage of that but hopefully I will still be ableRead More
October has been an interesting month. Finally, we were able to witness a substantial correction in US markets as we saw a fall of ~10%. You would naturally think that it should be worrying. Actually, the contrary happened – it felt like a relief. The market finally is presenting quite a few opportunities so IRead More
I was going through my portfolio recently and noticed that I don’t have any companies from the Utility sector. Even though utility companies are usually not fast-growing, their stability may also be a good thing. This is especially useful during the bad times. We are already seeing some turbulence in US stocks recently so itRead More
With half of the autumn completed, we are still enjoying quite nice weather here in Lithuania. September marked the end of the busy season for me this year. I had two competitions at the beginning of September and one of them was a big one. These were the highlights of the month: Olympic distance triathlonRead More
At the beginning of this year, I set some goals to myself. With nine months of the year behind us, I thought it would be useful to review my goals and see if there is something I can do to reach more of them before the year ends. I will start with the financial goals:Read More
This September will stay especially important to me because a key event of my life happened recently. On the 26th of September, our baby girl entered this world! It is a feeling that is hard to describe by words and I haven’t expected it to feel so good. Me and my wife are slowly gettingRead More
