Not exact matches
Sam, great input (as always), posts
like this keep me out of thinking about getting residential real estate into my investment portfolio, instead I focus on retail / industrial properties, however I think I could manage few residential units «on the side», because of lack of diversification I am thinking about buying a triplex
at the
moment, and I'm convinced that should be the last move and I would not touch the size of my real estate portfolio afterwards, remaining assets are going straight to
stocks.
With a relatively small portfolio, I'm comfortable being overweight in certain sectors or
stocks (
like Realty Income)
at the
moment knowing future additions will help balance it out in the coming years.
Despite the fact that the charts of gold itself don't look bad
at the
moment, overall this is more of a neutral situation... with the relative weakness of gold
stocks a concern (and the main reason why many people didn't really
like the recent gold rally all that much).
Much
like the Devil's Gold, this First Blood is out of
stock at the
moment on their website.
Costco is kinda
like Target — you go in to get a couple of times
like stocking up on bulk size paper towels and toilet paper and come out with new pillows, socks, and extras you do not «really» need
at that
moment.
Couponia, sometimes working alone, sometimes working that word - of - mouth magic with Amiga, lets you know fun things
like when to
stock up on what for maximum savings, or guides you to the thrift store
at the perfect
moment to snag a nearly - new toy your kid loves, for practically nothing.
My favorite items to
stock up on
at the
moment are embroidered shirts, jeans with unique details (
like these ones with a front slit), slip dresses, mules & slides, and chic workout gear.
These tend to be
moments where the film's oppressive sound design fades out, such as when the roar of a Spitfire engine goes silent as the plane glides over the sea, or when Dawson's boat putters past a retreating destroyer completely filled with evacuees who stand
stock - still on deck
like pigeons, gazing
at the boat with thousand - yard stares.
Beyond these promising insider love-fests, I
like 3 dividend
stocks even better
at the
moment.
Again, because the
stocks are quite bunched up
at the
moment I'm breaking rule number 2 with Support Services companies (3 companies including MITIE and Interserve), and may do so again with another sector, but the basic idea is enforced diversification, so I end up holding things
like RB which is very defensive, and Rio Tinto which is cyclical.
Folks who don't
like Apple may be cheering
at the
moment — but remember, Apple is a major bellwether in the
stock market now.
An additional notion that my clients are sharing with me is their belief that the current home price bubble is much
like the
stock market... it is
at a precarious
moment, perhaps waiting to tumble once again.