Why I Still Buy the S&P 500 When Tech Stocks Crumble
I checked my phone this morning the way I do most mornings — half out of habit, half out of […]
Earnings Beat, Stock Fell Anyway: Why I Don’t Have to Pick the Next Nvidia
I read two headlines back to back this week that didn’t make sense to me at first. One: a major
A Familiar Name Just Rang the Nasdaq Bell — Why I Still Bought the Whole Index Instead
A famous chipmaker just listed on the Nasdaq and my first instinct was to buy the stock. Here is why I stuck with my boring monthly index buy instead.
The Fed’s New Chair Testifies This Week — My Monthly Buy Doesn’t Care
A new Fed chair testifies before Congress this week, with fresh inflation data landing the same day. Markets will parse every word. My monthly buy won’t — here’s why.
I Sold My House (Part 3): I Can’t Pick Stocks — So Here’s Exactly Where the Money Goes
The house is gone and the first money has landed. So where does it actually go? Here’s my honest, boring, 20-year plan — and why I keep buying index funds even though I’m chasing six-figure dividends.
The Secret Weapon Behind America’s 401(k) Millionaires (and Why I Use My Own Version)
A little while ago I stumbled on a statistic that stopped me mid-scroll: as of early 2026, the investment firm
I Sold My House (Part 2): The First $14,000 Landed — and Went Straight Into My ISA
The first chunk of my house-sale money just landed — and I moved it straight into my ISA. If you are outside Korea, here is what that tax-friendly account actually is, and how it compares to the UK ISA and the US Roth IRA.
S&P 500 Dividends Keep Climbing — The Quiet Power of Reinvesting Them
Even in a week of scary headlines, companies kept raising their dividends. Here is why rising, reinvested dividends — not the daily price — are the quiet engine of my journey.
What Is an ETF? The Simple Tool I Quietly Buy Every Month
An ETF is like a basket: one item, but many things inside it. In my last post, I described how
The Butterfly Effect: I Helped Build Oil Tankers — Now Their Cargo Moves My Portfolio
I spent eight years commissioning ships — cargo and ballast systems, mostly — and one thing that never left me