Shopify is one of only two Enterprise level positions in the Freedom Portfolio, but many people might not recognize the name. So what does Shopify do? Put simply, they make it easier for small companies to set up an e-commerce solution and sell things online. They have products to assist setting up online stores and to deal with fulfilling orders.
There were a lot of surprises in Tesla’s (TSLA) third quarter earnings report, which is the last one with Elon Musk as chairman for at least three years, although he will still remain on as CEO.
The midterm elections are coming up (November 6, 2018), and with them, the deadlines to register to vote in them. If your social media feeds are anything like mine, you’ve probably seen posts imploring people to register to vote. There’s already been some controversy over “fake news” misdirection links that have been spreading on twitter which seem to be about celebrity gossip but take unsuspecting readers to voter registration pages….
When the market seems to be dropping precipitously every other day, it can sometimes be hard to keep perspective. By my rough calculations, the Freedom Portfolio is down around 15% in this month alone, so I can certainly sympathize with the pain some people are feeling.
SPOILER ALERT: Spoilers for Firewatch follows. Recently, while browsing video games, I noticed a game called Firewatch was on sale. I’m not sure what drew me to it, but I did a little research on the game. The reviews were largely glowing (including some who considered it one of the best games of the year), and so, completely on a whim, I decided to give it a try. I’m incredibly glad…
After missing their subscriber estimates in the second quarter, Netflix (NFLX) rebounded in a big way with their third quarter earnings this week. Here are my key takeaways:
During the tumultuous dew days for the market last week, I wrote a very short piece where I said, “I’m not selling a single share today and have no intention of selling any shares anytime soon”. First, I have a confession. In my haste to get something timely out that day and my desire to use the strongest possible language to convey how strongly that I felt that people shouldn’t be selling their positions in a panic during the two day market drop, I used some imprecise language.
I started my 21 Day Fix Challenge on September 9th, or a little over a month ago, so this follow-up post is a little late. Apologies. So how did it go? Let’s dive in and find out. The Workouts The workouts were tough, but I was able to stick to them without any trouble for the first two weeks. I started running into problem at the start of doubles (doing…
I almost didn’t write this because as I’ve mentioned before, I’m very much focused on long term returns only and simply by mentioning the Freedom Portfolio’s returns after one week it draws attention to it. In many ways, that’s the last thing I want to do. I personally think that the movement of a stock over the course of weeks or months is largely irrelevant and instead am focused on what the returns will be one, two or ideally three plus years down the line.
The Problem It’s hard to remember which came first. Was it when the upstairs became unbearably hot one summer day to the point where the family slept in the basement at night? Or was it being woken by the sound of water dripping from the ceiling onto a stack of papers in our bedroom? Regardless, both events kicked off journeys that traveled a winding path that ultimately led to my…