“There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole of government working for you." -Will Rogers ​​The Portfolio Performance The portfolio is up 6.21% YTD Closing the year I'll be closing the year tomorrow, recording and archiving the 2021 portfolio, and preparing for 2022. Mom said I "MUST" continue this blog, even if it only helps one person. While it is clear that the portfolio will underperform the S&P 500 index, the portfolio did make money, achieving Rule #1 a

“Finding investments is easy, waiting is hard, waiting is the hardest part” -Clay Baker ​​The Portfolio Performance The portfolio is up 5.64% YTD New Position in Mosaic Company (MOS) By the time you read this I will have purchased 227 shares of MOS at $39.77 a share. This purchase represents a 1/3 stake in the position that I want to eventually hold. The Mosaic Company produces and markets concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients in North America and internationally.

“Finding investments is easy, waiting is hard, waiting is the hardest part” -Clay Baker ​​The Portfolio Performance The portfolio is up 5.94% YTD LendingClub Followup This morning, analysts at Wedbush issued a note recommending LendingClub. Their note follows some of the same topics I discussed in my first buy and certainly most of my own thinking on the company. The stock is up almost 7% this morning on the Wedbush note. I'll also note that Cathie Wood's ARK Investment Man

“Finding investments is easy, waiting is hard, waiting is the hardest part” -Clay Baker ​​The Portfolio Performance The portfolio is up 5.05% YTD Adding to LendingClub By the time you read this, I will have added 1,065 shares at $24.19/share to our existing position in LC. See the portfolio for details. The Stay Invested portfolio is now holding a full position in LendingClub (LC). I'm taking advantage of the fact that LC is below its 200-day moving average and has a Relati

“Finding investments is easy, waiting is hard, waiting is the hardest part” -Clay Baker ​​The Portfolio Performance The portfolio is up 11.37% YTD Adding to UBER By the time you read this I will have added 847 shares at $36.85/share to our existing position in UBER. See the portfolio for details. The Stay Invested portfolio is now holding a full position in Uber. I'm taking advantage of the fact that UBER is at its 52-week lows. By itself that's not a reason to buy any sto