
My One Year Blogiversary
Can you believe another year has come and gone? It seems like just the other day that we rang in 2017 and wondered what might be in store for us. The year turned out to be a great one for investors in nearly all markets. The S&P 500 total return, which includes dividends, came in at just over 21% for the year. The housing market remained hot, though listing an “average” annual return wouldn’t quite do it justice, as the markets are highly localized. Even bond markets saw a de

My Six Month Blogiversary
Well that’s it folks, the first half of 2017 is in the books. I can’t believe how fast 2017 is going and at this pace it’ll soon be fall. Since we’re now in the second half of the year, July marks the 6 month blogiversary of my blog, Financial Fixation. This week’s post is a way for me to reflect on how the first six months of blogging is going as well as announce some goals for the 2nd half of the year. When I set out to blogging in early January I really didn’t have a plan.