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Done for now? 4 weeks ago

Feeling very satisfied with this goal. I have slightly diversified and talked seriously about this with my boyfriend, who works in financial planning/life insurance/etc. I’m also going to treat my investment amounts as a bill each month!



A fish with many fins is going to find herself again

Stock market update 1 month ago

I have invested $2,000 in one month. So far there were irregular gains and losses. The net is a loss (not much though). It is risky. I should note that I should not over-invest.

I hope that when the market recovers I would earn a good sum.



A fish with many fins is going to find herself again

09-08-09 Money invested in the rural bank 2 months ago

12% annual interest for five years will give me fair income to support my expenses.

I just invested $7,000 for this. Yay!



A fish with many fins is going to find herself again

09-09-09 Stock market 2 months ago
  • Last week I signed up for an online stock trading company.
  • Yesterday, I invested some stocks in the water utility company.

I’m still learning the ropes. I hope one day I will be confident to trade. And I will be investing for the long run.



in time 4 months ago

right now I have a lot of other expenses that have to come first, but in the next year or so I’d like to start investing



Untitled 5 months ago

I now have a job but they want you to be there a year before you can do the whole 401k thing. So this one is on temporary hold!



A fish with many fins is going to find herself again

$2,000 5 months ago

I placed a short-term time deposit in a rural bank yesterday. I’m aiming to maximize me income potential: a balance of active and passive income.



refreezer is stressed, out of balance, and feeling much better

House 5 months ago

stumbled into the possibility of taking a share of the house I’m living in – so putting off buying a car for a few months to plough some money in to this house deal. I have to be a bit smart to get into this with good conditions and risks so I can get out relatively soon with a reasonable profit, and not have it just become a big albatross. I should be able to save at the same rate and soon have enough to start investing in more things – starting easy with index funds, and moving on to shares &c later.



A fish with many fins is going to find herself again

Stock market 6 months ago

This is my goal for the year. When my beau comes home, I’m going to buy dollars and invest it in Vanguard.



Untitled 7 months ago

took a bit of a course, gotta apply and research more and read



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9king asks, “how much is a down payment on a mutual fund and do you make monthly contributions to your funds also is taxes that bad i rather ask a person who has experience with this instead of a broker”
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fanboy asks, “Do you manage stock investments inside a retirement account (Roth, IRA)? Are you happy with your broker?”
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