There is nothing major to report for March other than I have finished my 5 mg dose and am starting 7.5 mg this week and will stay on 7.5 for 4 weeks then jump up to 10 mg. I’m excited about potentially losing more weight but also concerned about side effects. I won’t know until…
Category: Risk Management
A New “Guaranteed” Financial Crisis?
I’ve been spending most of my free time now on risk mitigation strategies because while most people go on with their day to day lives, they seem to be oblivious to growing problems with the financial system. CNBC had an interesting article entitled Treasury Secretary Bessent says White House is heading off a ‘guaranteed’ financial…
$4 Trillion In Losses – How My Collar Strategy Keeps Me Safe
The stock market has lost $4 trillion recently and I recently wrote about moving to a collar strategy to protect my portfolio. In that post, I linked to a YouTube video but I thought it would be a good idea to review how I’m using this in my portfolio currently. Overview The collar strategy involves…
The Recession Is Here – Mass Layoffs
In September 2023, I wrote a post entitled, “How To Prepare For A Recession” and I’m glad I did and took actions I recommended. This week, the company I work for laid off hundreds of people and we’re not sure if the carnage is done yet. I can tell you many people were shocked and…
Zepbound: My Health Journey – February Year 2
I am a little late getting this post out because I went to visit my doc to talk about the weight loss situation. He has been monitoring my weight and he agreed that I have reached a plateau at 25 lbs lost. He suggested we bump up to the next level which I thought would…
How To Prepare For A Global Depression
On the heels of my risk management theme post a few days ago, I have been researching with AI how to prepare for a global depression. I always like to hope for the best but plan for the worst so here’s what AI suggests for preparation for a global depression. How to Prepare for and…
Risk Management Is The Theme for 2025
I haven’t had time to write too many posts because I am fighting fires set by this new crazy administration. Last year, I wrote a post entitled, “Diversification is 2024 theme: Banking, Health, Tech, Everything” and that was based on all the cyber security and related incidents throughout the year. This year, it seems every…
Portfolio Risk Management & Collar Strategy
I have been concerned about the economy for a while now but the growing volatility I’ve seen in the market the past few months coupled with the new administration policies lead me to believe that now is a good time to shift to different options strategies. I’ve written about my ladder covered call strategy here…
AI: Risk Mitigating Investment Portfolio During Tariff & Trade War
With the stock market showing signs of fatigue and fracturing, I had an interesting conversation with AI on how best to risk mitigate an investment portfolio during a tariff and trade war. There are specific recommendations below but don’t take what AI wrote as gospel and do your own due diligence. I asked for recommendations…
Tariff Warnings: Laptop Prices Going Up 10% In March
It looks like my strategy hoarding electronics was prudent and timely. According to TomsHardware, the price of laptops are expected to rise 10% in March due to the new administration’s tariff scheme. Acer Laptop prices in the U.S. are set to rise by 10% from March 2025, commented CEO Jason Chen in an interview with The…