the Weekly FIVES Series [7 of 250]: This episode covers macro and market updates, how the 5 stocks I purchased for the FIVES challenge are doing, our Feb Bucket Tracker and F bucket contributions, and framework for financial freedom topic of the week: The 5 Phases to Reach Financial Independence – Phase 3: Small, Consistent Daily Actions
1. Track your expenses
2. Change mindset on spending habits and paying yourself first
3. Work on top line – invest in yourself
4. Find like-minded for inspiration
5. Focus on increasing your cash flow – your spread
All designed to help you build a financial strategy for you or your family, the path to FI.
Here’s a free link to download and print The Bucket Tracker http://tinyurl.com/y3wcxxzy
Macro update:
big metric this week was CPI, came in 3.1% vs. 2.9% expected, down from 3.4% in Dec.
Retail sales were expected to come in -.3%. Came in hotter at -.8%,
Jobless claims remain steady week to week, 212k = 220k
Avg mortgage rate ticked up to 6.7% for a 30 yr, still down from peaking in high 7’s, 3 years ago it was 2.7
Delinquency rate on cc is at 3%, 2 yrs ago it was 1.8%, this is trending up
Personal savings rate has declined from 5.2% of disposable income to 3.7% in the past 7 months.
Market update
Nasdaq: down 1.4% for the week, up 6.8% ytd
S&P 500: down .4%, up 5.5% ytd
Russell 2000: up .5% for the week, up 1.1% ytd
BTC: – up 7%, up 17% ytd
Oil: up another 2.3% for the week, up 3.5% ytd
MAGS: Mag 7: down 1.8% for week, up 13% ytd, (Alphabet, Apple, Amz, Meta, MSFT, NVIDA, Tesla)
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