I have been working a TON in the background lately, with a focus on tagging images to speed up my processes, and I started a new channel SoCalHomeGardening on YouTube. In preparation for that I needed to get better organized to.....
This is one of my core positions I am dollar cost averaging into for a portfolio target of 10%. It is an Small-Cap Value Index Fund. This ETF is off its recent highs from March 28, 2024 and is down only 0.25% Year-To-Date. Its current 1-year return is up 13.52%.
This is one of my core positions I am dollar cost averaging into for a portfolio target of 10%. It is an Real Estate Index Fund. This ETF is off its recent highs from March 8, 2024 and is down a significan 11.36% Year To Date. Its current 1-year return is down -4.08%.
This is one of my core positions I am dollar cost averaging into. It is an Emerging Market Index. This ETF is off its recent highs from April 9, 2024 and is up only 0.66 Year To Date. Its current 1-year return is 1.39%.
This is one of my core positions I am dollar cost averaging into. It is an International Fund Index. This ETF is off its recent highs from April 9, 2024 and is up 1.03% Year To Date. Its current 1-year return is 3.1%.
This is one of my core positions I will eventually put money into. It is a simple bond fund. I am timing the market here as it has been telegraphed for a couple years now that the Federal Reserve is going to lower rates! For many months now there is no pivot.....
This is one of my core positions I am dollar cost averaging into. It is basically the same as the S&P 500 Index. This ETF is off its highs from March 31, 2024 and is up 9.6 Year To Date. Its current 1-year return is 19.73%.
Much of the damage in my garden on my leafy greens is from sowbugs. I am going to war with them, but I don't want to use pesticides. Here are some ideas for how to do it safely.
I typically plant my 32 bell pepper plants and tomatoes on April 1st, but I am busy next weekend with Easter and it will be raining, so I will be planting them a week early this year.
The storm predicted to come in this next weekend has increased in intensity with over one and a half inches projected at this point. This should take us over the top for our much needed Sierra Nevads Snow Pack, so we should be clear of any drought conditions for this next year.