Author: Finance Gnome

Thanks to the Fed cutting interest rates by 50 bps and sparking a rally in almost every asset class, our tech-heavy portfolios benefitted greatly. Since the rate cut on 18 Sep 2024, markets have continued to break all-time highs and even continuing to …

Markets are back to all-time highs again, for the third time this year and just over the past 3 months. Who knows whether third time’s a charm but I’m not chasing the momentum just yet. Although data points are all pointing to a Fed rate cut, that’s pr…

We were away for the first half of August on vacation, so I missed out the July update (been a while since I missed one). However, seems like the market went up and down the past 2 months, and markets actually ended August roughly back to where they we…

Big Tech pushed the market higher in June, and our portfolios benefitted. Even Tesla (TSLA) and Palantir (PLTR) joined in the party this time. Needless to say, portfolio returns were pretty spectacular. As equities rallied, crypto pulled back, REITs ar…

The party continues in May and so far also in June. Nvidia (NVDA) continues its crazy run, while Tesla (TSLA) continues to disappoint. As a result, the Family Retirement Portfolio (FRP) performed well lifted by NVDA, and the Personal Trading Portfolio …