Jul 03 2020
And so ends the first half of 2020. Needless to say, the tumult of 2020 just keeps on rolling. In addition to the continued civil unrest across US cities and the number of COVID-19 cases rising in many states with relaxed quarantine rules, the stock market’s 50 or so days of recovery came to an …
Mar 09 2020
Well, February 2020 is now done (and being a leap year, February had a leap day), Here in the Pacific Northwest winter is slowly losing its grip and the days are getting noticeably longer again. On the first day of February I got a new niece, followed by a new nephew on March 3. I …
Jul 03 2019
Well, June 2019 is over and done. Overall, it was a good month. My wife and I took a somewhat leisurely trip to Spokane and visited some friends of hers there, plus we did some touristy stuff along the way such as visiting the Maryhill Museum, Stonehenge Memorial, and Soap Lake. So how did I …
Jun 02 2019
Well, May is done and over. Here in the Pacific Northwest, it looks like summer is here with very warm sunny days and plenty of outdoor projects to keep one busy. As May wound down, the market declined in response to ongoing US-China trade issues. Now, let’s do the numbers and see how the month’s …
May 03 2019
April showers bring May flowers, and there certainly was plenty of April rain here in the Pacific Northwest (they don’t call it WASHington state for nothing). The stock market wavered a little over the month, but it seemed the market’s mood was generally upbeat. So how was my dividend earnings for the month of April? …
