$MU has been the biggest driver, with strong contributions from $NVDA, $MRVL, $CRDO and the rest of the AI/infrastructure basket. Some notable trades that helped me get here: • $MU bought as low as $88 to $106, with several 90% to 100%+ realized trims and a much larger position still running • $CRDO bought around $100 to $108, with multiple realized trades up 60% to 150% • $NVDA bought around $118 and continued holding as a core winner • $NOW bought around $87 to $93, with repeated 10% to 20% swing profits • $TSM bought around $363 and trimmed as high as $441 • $ANET bought around $142 to $146, with several profitable trims into strength • $VST was another strong AI power trade, alongside wins in $COHR, $AAOI and others Even got $AMD at $120 back in the day but sold it into $300s. A lot of these amazing entries happened in 2024-2025. Still a long way to go, but crossing +150% total profit is a phenomenal milestone. read more
My name is Davis Emele and let me start with the boring part. I started late. I had little room to maneuver when I first began my practice. I arrived in Canada with hardly any financial backing behind me. No family to support me, no head start. Not to mention that tuition really bit into my earnings. For a while, this made me believe that the time in the market theory was not suited to my personal scenario. That I had no head start before even opening a stock account. However, I soon realized that the comparison was not fruitful. Someone will always be younger and have more savings than you, therefore giving them an advantage over you. Someone will always be older and have less savings than you. Either way, it is not a fruitful exercise. The real deciding factor is having started or not. The money itself was not what surprised me. It was the psychological benefits of it all. There is something about consistently saving a little bit of money every month, while having a chunk of it taken away for tuition, having skipped some months in between, that really helps you quiet a certain type of financial anxiety that you don't really know you have. Discipline takes a backseat to the fact that you really can stick to something yourself. If you haven't started something, or you did start but gave up, or you think that you have fallen far behind and that there is no point in continuing, you are not behind. You are just not at the starting line yet. And you can't get to the end if you are just standing there, can you? read more
I was about to sit down with my notebook and continue researching more regarding investments, my current portfolio, future goals etc… I pulled out a notebook I haven’t touched in 2 years and found THIS. Immediately took a picture & figured to motivate anyone on here I wrote this in 2024. I was making $38 a month in dividends and had a goal to reach $50 🥹 When I mentioned before how I was broke, I wasn’t lying Fast forward 2 years. Ive sacrificed a lot, hustled & fought, and now sit at 100k invested. From a goal of $50 dividends a month to 1,170 today. Please keep fighting. Don’t give up on your goals. And a pro tip: write that shit down. One day you’ll find it like I found mine and it’ll put a huge smile on your face Side note: my portfolio was wild back then 😂 i had no idea what to do Another side note: im celebrating with a cookieread more
Crazy to even say it out loud but I didn’t even have the opportunity to make a post to celebrate my investment portfolio crossing $100,000 and I am already 13% up just a couple of weeks after. Crazier than that, my total return has crossed the 100% benchmark, even though I haven’t bought anything recently as I am on a cash-accumulation journey (currently sitting at 7%, targeting 10% by EOY). I’m am taking it with a grain of salt given how choppy the market has felt lately and the volatility/risks that comes with holding positions like $MU, $NVDA, $PLTR, or cryptocurrencies, but this is a great time to reflect on how far I’ve come and enjoy the current view!
I hadn’t updated the page in a month or so. My dad died and life has just been crazy. Thanks to $AMD and $META for pushing it over the edge! Woohoo. Next stop $100k!
“The first $100,000 is a bi*tch, but you gotta do it.” When I started investing at 18 and heard this quote, I was dedicated to making it happen. Here are my completely unfiltered thoughts and a bunch of yapping on my investing journey. Growing up, no one in my family had ever invested a single dollar. My parents immigrated from Vietnam, worked several minimum-wage jobs, and didn’t believe in investing in the stock market, in fact, they believed it was a scam. My older siblings never had anyone teach them about investing and therefore never had their money grow for them. Living in a low-income household with a heavy mindset on being frugal and having just enough to get by really made me dream bigger. So I did my research on investing through YouTube (shoutout @brandon). I started working my first job as a cashier at 15 and continued working several jobs to ensure I had enough money to invest the moment I turned 18. Finally the day comes I can finally invest. For the first few years my portfolio is only red from the pandemic crash. I questioned myself if investing was the right move, but I trusted the process and kept contributing more. It wasn’t until around 3 years later, I finally saw consistent gains. Last year, I really wanted more money to invest, so I went full workaholic mode. I was working 80-90 hour workweeks balancing my corporate job and serving at a restaurant. I remember one of the busiest days I had: I woke up at 6:30 AM for work, got to my corporate job at 7:15 AM, and worked until 4:15 PM. I drove to my job as a server starting at 5:00 PM, finished closing the restaurant at 11:00 PM, drove downtown for a DJ gig at 12:00 AM, and got home for bed at 2:30 AM. In that moment, I questioned if all the grinding was worth it. I can confidently say now I wouldn’t change a thing. It’s moments like those that remind me I completely deserve to be where I am today and that hard work truly pays off. I honestly have a mix of emotions right now: grateful, happy, excited, lucky, proud, accomplished, and motivated. It’s funny because I remember two days ago I was spamming refresh on my portfolio to see the golden 100k and it didn’t happen. This morning I was busy with work and forgot about it, then it crossed my mind and I opened up Blossom this afternoon, and there it was. Pretty anticlimactic 😭 Reminds me that investing doesn’t have to be exciting, and it’s honestly a very boring process for most people. Job ain't finished though. My next big financial goal will be $250k invested. My plan will move away from trading my time for money and toward having more passive sources of income. I really want to focus more of my time on creating. Creating financial content just like the people I watched who helped me get here in the first place. If you read this far, thank you. I’ve always believed in financial transparency and the benefits it provides to others. This was in no way a means to flex on you or brag. I just want to share with those in similar shoes to me that it’s possible. I would also love to receive advice from others on how I can make my way toward my next goals. Hope everyone has a strong and successful final quarter of this year.read more
My Wealthsimple rank: - TFSA in the 1999 age group is 94th - FHSA in the 25-29 age group is 214th These are both crazy numbers and it took me 6 years to get to this result. The thing about investing is you’re either really lucky or have a sound strategy. These are the 3 things I did to get to this number without making a crazy income: 1. Consistently Invested 🎢 I learned in 2022/2023 that a lack of consistency was destroying my portfolio. I became complacent and stopped investing all together for a couple years, which ultimately diminished my total portfolio as I was not DCA’ing in to my long positions. Consistently catching red days and movement up is how you win. If you don’t participate in the market, you don’t get to reap the benefits and you also lose focus on trying to get better everyday. This goes with anything in life. You HAVE to be consistent. 2. Keeping Conviction 🤞🏾 It’s easy to see your stock go down 20% and think it’s over. That isn’t how life or the stock market works. Healthy pullbacks, market sentiment, and geopolitical conditions are all part of the game. I sold some amazing companies like $PLTR $ATZ and $TSLA many years ago and look at where they are now. If a companies vision, financials, and performance have not changed, it is an indicator to possibly double down instead of being scared. 3. Paying Myself First ✅ This is truly the reason why my portfolio has reached this level. My money goes to my investments first. My investments have been my biggest bill for the last 3 years. Simultaneously, the markets have been extremely generous, pushing my portfolio to almost 100% in total gains. If you pay yourself first, you prevent yourself from overspending or even possibly going in to debt to live your daily life. Moving forward my top positions that I suspect will push me even higher are $AMD$SOFI$ZNQ and $AMZN. I don’t plan on selling any of these until 2028 at the minimum. read more
When I started investing, I didn't have a strategy other than just buying stocks I believed in and figuring it out as I went. Over time that changed. I started paying closer attention to my portfolio, studying companies, understanding risk, and being more intentional with where my money went. Along the way: some losses, some good calls, some questionable ones 😂 but I learned something from every single one. Today I hit the $50K target I set for my trading portfolio. Still a long way to go, but proud of the progress. Financial freedom isn't an overnight thing. Keep buying. Keep holding. Stay patient. 📈 Next milestone loading… 🤝🏾read more
Started investing exactly a year ago. Just crossed 320 gain. I know it's not a huge number compared to what a lot of people post here, but for me it's proof that consistency works. I'm not doing anything fancy, just contributing what I can and letting it sit. The first $10k feels like the hardest. Just wanted to share the milestone with people who get it.
36..started investing October 2025 with 150k. successfully doubled my portfolio in a year ro 300k+. Now to get to 400k. keep on keepin on guys. u can do this. Just keep chipping away at it
I took me 63 days, 5 hours, and 36 minutes to reach my first 100 followers. And it took me just 19 days, 18 hours, 29 minutes to hit my next 100.🤯 Thank you for helping me hit 200 Followers guys! You guys are like family. And thank you to everyone who has supported me!! I cant wait to see what this future has in store for each and every one of us. ❤️🌸
It's been a while since I started my coffee money challenge. I won't bore you with too many details, but after skipping countless coffees, not only is Tom Horton's going broke, but I'm healthier AND ever so slightly richer! 😜 I've reached 1000 shares of my coffee money stock! 🤩🚀🙌 Now we hope it goes to the $COSM (Cosmos)! So, I'll be moving on and choosing a new coffee money stock. I have a few in mind... if you're familiar with my project, drop your recommendations in the comments! If you'd like a synopsis of what this is all about, here's the link explaining it: https://link.blossomsocial.com/7uYa/pirk90jk read more
