Well we are now.....CLOSED. it was a very good day for me and my nine stocks. I had eight in the GREEN.....only.....HD was in the red. I also got in a good beat on a UP day on the SP500 by.....0.26%. Very happy with the week.
I am not going to post five day returns since it was a 3.5 day week....but here is YTD. DOW year to date +5.57% SP500 year to date +7.00% NASDAQ 100 year to date +9.01% NASDAQ year to date +6.85% RUSSELL year to date +0.78% As for me I am now sitting at year to date.....+10.59%. Basically my one year goal of doing a minimum of 10% per year. BUT.....there is still six months to go...so we will see. I do believe that we are all lined up for a GREAT final six months to 2025. If we can avoid some nasty BLACK SWAN. The markets are looking very nice and NORMAL for the rest of the year. Earnings expectations are low and will be easy to beat. The economy is very good. Inflation is low in terms of the historical normal. Trade deals are flowing in and will increase over the next months. The big tax bill is going to be law today or tomorrow. Etc, etc, etc.
This headline says it ALL. Dow jumps more than 300 points, S&P 500 sets new record after strong June jobs report https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/02/stock-market-today-live-updates.html "U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite hitting fresh record highs, after a better-than-expected jobs report fueled optimism the U.S. economy was hanging tough despite fast-changing trade policy and geopolitics. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 344.11 points, or 0.77%, settling at 44,828.53. The S&P 500 added 0.83% to close at 6,279.35, while the Nasdaq gained 1.02% and ended at 20,601.10. Both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite also closed at records." MY COMMENT Sounds good to me.
A sign of the times. Looks like the EGG CRISIS is over. Egg surcharges end at chain restaurants, including in Oregon, as prices fall https://www.oregonlive.com/nation/2...rants-including-in-oregon-as-prices-fall.html A.....media....indicator of inflation. BUT...more accurately an indicator of the bird flue impacting flocks, supply/demand, and prices. I looked at our HEB today........a dozen large white eggs labeled HEB......$2.83.
Happy 4th to me! Topped a big milestone in my portfolio today. Time to celebrate. Hope you all can relax and celebrate America! Even Lori. You can join in
Another sign of the times. Here is our area of 4200 homes it seems like ALL the kids are now riding electric bikes that are tricked out to look like motorcycles. It has gotten so common that I am now SHOCKED to see a kid riding an old fashioned peddle bike. Kind of like how I am shocked to see bookcases of.....real books....in some homes now.
CONGRATULATIONS....Broteau. You are creating your own destiny with your investing. WELL DONE. And yes.......LORI......and our other friends in the EU and around the world.....should celebrate the 4th of July along with all of us here in the USA. After all she.....and they..... are supporting our economy by owning GREAT AMERICAN companies....while at the same time....benefiting themselves and their family.
LORI....RG.....and others outside the USA (sorry I am blank right now on the names of our other outside the USA friends that post here)......consider telling your friends and others about this site. It might be eye-opening for them to see the materials that are on these boards.....versus.....what the media tells them in day to day life.
Broteau.....I have seen you put money into NVDA and PLTR over the months. You must be doing very nicely. Are you willing to tell us about your portfolio and what stocks and funds and other "things" you currently hold?
Sorry....looks like the markets WILL be open on Monday. I thought that was a Monday type holiday day. So we ONLY get a 3.5 day break from the action.
This is a BIG ONE for me and other seniors in the news BBB. Tax break for seniors: Trump bill includes additional $6,000 deduction https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tax-...NjkhKeeD921JNsfT7Iwaj_I5aN1VhcSltGk41SkL6KN6I "President Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill that passed the House on Thursday provides a $6,000 boost to senior citizens’ standard deduction from 2025 through 2028. The new temporary tax break — $6,000 for individuals and $12,000 for couples — is for tax filers age 65 and older. It starts phasing out for those who earn over $75,000 ($150,000 for couples)." With the regular "Standard Deduction".....plus the extra bit that Seniors get $3,600.....plus this $12,000.....we will be at about $45,000 in Standard Deduction. NICE.
