Saving

I’m not going to sugar coat the obvious here… the Tako family net worth declined in 2018.  The year 2018 turned out to be a perfect showcase for stock market volatility.

Most of the year the stock market was in a happy place — The economy was growing, consumers were borrowing and spending more, and unemployment was also super low (all of which are important ingredients for a rising stock market).

It looked as if 2018 was going to be yet another year of positive stock market returns…

December is gone and a new year has begun!  Now that 2019 is here, it’s time I did one of those final “tally-up” blog posts which detail all of our annual numbers.  I’m usually just as curious as you guys to see how much we spent … and earned in dividends for 2018!

This last year was just a blur of activity…

The market giveth and the marketh taketh away.  Lately the market has been doing a lot more taking away than it has giving.

That’s just how the investing game works!  Market prices can vary significantly in any given year, and investors often get way too focused on the price….

To a certain extent, investors like myself desire to see a steadily rising net worth.  Up and only up please!  Unfortunately, life and the stock market don’t always comply with what I want them to do.

There will be years where the market is down, and weeks when more cash flows out than flows in.  So how do I know I’m actually building wealth?