Once again, I am blown away by AI. My wife and I are planning on a trip to southeast Asia early next year and I would normally spend hours researching places, thing to do, restaurants on Tripadvisor then trying to pick a hotel around the activities I want to do but AI did this all…
Zepbound: My Health Journey – November Edition
I am late getting this post out but that’s because of the Thanksgiving holiday. The good news is that I actually lost 3 lbs in November including the Thanksgiving holiday and now I’m back on track to weight loss. I had stopped losing weight when my doc told me to get off the med so…
Inflation Still Out of Control
Something is going to break and I think it’s going to happen in 2025. I’m not sure when or what will trigger it but I can’t help but notice that inflation is still out of control. And by “break” I mean a large disruption to the normal flow of goods and services as things reset…
Cooking Turkey In A Sous Vide
This year is probably the cheapest Thanksgiving dinner I’ve ever done largely because there were only three of us having dinner. Through a series of unexpected events (recent travel, miscommunication, aging, and exhaustion), everyone in my family decided to go it alone.. Travel We had just come back from a trip in Mexico and had…
Buying EURO Currency Via FXE
The Euro is getting crushed by the dollar and I think it’s a great time to pick up some EURO currency. I wrote about hedging my investment portfolio a few days ago with Swiss currency and I’m now looking to buy Euros. The chart above shows FXE is at 10 years low from a high…
Expat Research: Retiring in Mexico
As part of my ongoing research for retirement abroad, I recently went on a trip to Mexico to explore the country, real estate and lifestyle living. This won’t be a comprehensive post but a high level summary of the pros and cons that I documented. Real Estate The area I visited is up and coming…
Traveling – No Posts This Week
I’ll be on the road this week so there won’t be any posts but if you’re hungry for something try these links. Of Dollars & Data asks, “When Did This Bull Market Start“ ESI Money has a post on The Basics of FIRE Financial Samuri ponders, “What A Trump Presidency Means For Your Finances“ Juggling…
Using Swiss Currency To Hedge Your Investment Portfolio
There are many ways to hedge an investment portfolio especially if you have a majority of your investments in the U.S. market and indexes such as the S&P 500. One of my occasional tools is to hedge my portfolio through purchases of FXF or it’s related options. SPY vs FXF Divergences I asked AI to…
Managing Equity Risk In A Stock Portfolio
Another heated topic on social media is how to manage risk in a stock portfolio. It seems far too many people have a binary mindset when it comes to investing. They are either fully invested in stocks or they are fully out sitting on cash. There are alternatives to those binary modes. Below is a…