It has been interesting as of late if you follow the market. It is crazy how the market seems to be in a separate reality what is going on around us. Over the last year I have been watching my investments and trying to figure out what this next election cycle was going to bring to the market. Then the COVID-19 and recent protests showed up. These making it even more confusing.
How is the marketing rebounding so much through these tragedies in our nation. Unemployment is up, small business are shuttering, global economies are strained and we are divided as a nation on something that should be unifying us (BLM & Police Brutality). We saw oil futures go NEGATIVE, the stock market pument and almost completely rebound.
Here are some of the things I did during this time:
-Bought index funds as the market went down and back up to lower my average cost basis
-Bought into stocks I believed were good stocks for the long term and thought would come out of this environment strong (value)
-DIDN'T dump and of my index funds or retirement holdings. Although I considered selling and rebuying lower. I ultimately decided against it since I didn't react instantly and didn't know when that bottom was. It ultimately was the right decision as I am almost back to even on my 401K and could have missed out on those gains. Although, if done correct would have been a big gain but it was to risky for me to try.
Moving forward I am interested in a few things. I have been working on a project to bring people in my circle together to discuss investing and building wealth. A discussion I think doesn't happen enough in minority communities.
A second item I am interested in is looking to continue to support small business with an extra plus for supporting minority business or businesses within my circle. I don't want to simply be a customer. I want to figure out how to leverage my skills and resources to help support and build these.
A third interest of mine is building knowledge with my nieces to empower them to build a financial understanding to be successful in whatever they decide to do. I have already started a saving plan and discuss the importance of savings but I want their knowledge to expand into ownership (business, investments, realestate...). I also encourage them to an overall balanced education and want them to explore their interests. It scares me thinking that they, as black women, will need to work twice as hard to get half the opportunities others will.
Sunday, June 7, 2020
Road warrior to treadmill warrior
As I mentioned in my last post, running in south florida sucks. Now that "spring" has turned to summer it is even worse. I have decided to move to the treadmill. It has been an interesting transition as I have dreaded the treadmill throughout the years. Often it is boring and doesn't feel like my natural running flow.
Over the last 2 months I have been able to adjust to the change. I have been able to run for longer distances without having to stop. Although my pace has been slower than when I was running on the road most recently it is faster than when I ran outside last summer. My average distance completed has also been much higher. One of the things I have added to make running on the treadmill more bearable is adding watching tv instead of just music or staring at the wall. This has contributed to me getting extra miles in as I get caught up in the show that I just keep running,
Overall, it still isn't as fun but it is serving the purpose of keeping me moving. I don't think I will be beating any records with this but I am also not losing my fitness, which is the main purpose of my running. I have also been adding in speed work once a week and doing those outside. I have been surprised at the quality of those workouts despite me running on a treadmill most days.
Pros:
Running everyday
Run anytime of day (vs night or early morning for outside)
High miles per run
staying healthy
more comfortable environment
more tv time
Cons:
Inside
controlled enviromnent (no hills, heat, change ups)
slower average mile
Not building speed
more tv time
Over the last 2 months I have been able to adjust to the change. I have been able to run for longer distances without having to stop. Although my pace has been slower than when I was running on the road most recently it is faster than when I ran outside last summer. My average distance completed has also been much higher. One of the things I have added to make running on the treadmill more bearable is adding watching tv instead of just music or staring at the wall. This has contributed to me getting extra miles in as I get caught up in the show that I just keep running,
Overall, it still isn't as fun but it is serving the purpose of keeping me moving. I don't think I will be beating any records with this but I am also not losing my fitness, which is the main purpose of my running. I have also been adding in speed work once a week and doing those outside. I have been surprised at the quality of those workouts despite me running on a treadmill most days.
Pros:
Running everyday
Run anytime of day (vs night or early morning for outside)
High miles per run
staying healthy
more comfortable environment
more tv time
Cons:
Inside
controlled enviromnent (no hills, heat, change ups)
slower average mile
Not building speed
more tv time
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