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· Investing

401k Benchmarks

401k Investment options for 2018. NOTE: this is not a recommendation to buy or sell. Target Date Funds The further out the…

· Investing

401k For 2018

Notes to self regarding Dell’s 401k plan headed into 2018… The limit on employee elective deferrals – $18,500 (includes before tax 401k…

· Investing

The 2017 Laggards

2017 was an epic year with 20%+ returns across most of the major averages. It was truly stunning.  It felt like one…

· Investing

Full Year Performance: Heat Map

This is worth a post since you rarely see something this epic. Here is your 2017 full year performance heatmap for the…

· Investing

FANG Stock update

FANG, which has evolved into FAANG, is comprised of the darlings of tech: (Facebook (FB), Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Netfix (NFLX), and…

· Investing

Electric Car Stock Watch for early 2018

[stock_ticker symbols=”FMC,ALB,SQM,PCRFY,NVDA,LIT,LIXXF,GXY,FCX,GLCNF,SCCO,BHP,SBGL”] Electric cars will continue to be hot into 2018 with every major car maker getting into the game or expanding…

· Investing

Here comes 2018

It’s that time of year again for predictions, regrets, resolutions and reflection.  For 2017, I missed out on a few opportunities (Bitcoin),…

· Investing

Watching Those Semis

The multi-year love affair with semis has cooled off over the last month as money floods into cryptocurrencies and, yes, clothing retailers. …

· Investing

Few Dividend Stocks on Watch

I’m getting old.  I’m in my 40s and have been there a while.  I know that’s not technically old, but it’s getting late…

· Politics

Income Inequality?

This weekend, I stumbled across an article in the New York Times, Our Broken Economy, in One Simple Chart, that attempts to…