It’s officially been one month since I made my first post about starting my investing journey. When I made that post, I had just over $10,000 invested. Now I’m sitting at $11,575, which is about +$815 / +7.58% over the past month alongside my weekly investing. Obviously I’m happy to see the portfolio up, but honestly, the return isn’t even the biggest thing for me. I’m still learning a ton every week. I’m trying to get better at actually understanding the businesses I own, figuring out what their competitive advantages are, looking at the risks, and not just buying something because the stock is going up. I’m also realizing how easy it is to get caught up in the next stock everyone is talking about. Some days everything is green and I feel like I’m doing great. Other days the portfolio gets smashed and suddenly I’m questioning everything 😂 I’m slowly learning that one bad day doesn’t mean the company suddenly became a bad investment. A few things I’ve learned this month: • A green portfolio doesn’t mean I know what I’m doing. • A red day doesn’t automatically mean my thesis is wrong. • Stock prices can move WAY faster than the actual businesses. • Conviction means a lot more when you actually understand what you own. • There will always be another stock that looks exciting. • Trying to perfectly time everything is probably a losing game. • Consistency is going to matter way more over the next 20–30 years than what happens this month. I’m still making mistakes, changing my mind, researching new companies and questioning some of my positions. And that’s honestly why I’m documenting all of this. I’m 25 years old. I’m not trying to pretend I’m some investing expert or stock guru. I’m just trying to learn how to build a portfolio that I can hopefully hold for decades and see where it takes me. Current core holdings: TSMC Broadcom Amazon ServiceNow NVIDIA QQQM XEQT I’ve also started building some smaller positions in companies I’m still researching and figuring out whether they deserve a bigger spot in the portfolio. One month down. $11,575 invested. Let’s see where this thing is in another month. 📈 Not financial advice — just documenting my own investing journey.
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James @liuj22 · 36mEdited
TSMC and NVDIA have very long runway, don't be tempted to sell them when they rise or dip. Have a timeline in mind, two years ~four years.
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