Inflation last month was 4.2% year over year. This is mainly due to higher oil prices Bloomberg forecast this week's inflation is also 4.2% year over year. I think it's going to come in lower. Crude oil prices have been falling in June. My forecast for inflation this week is less than 4.2% which should boost the market higher. So last Friday, we adjusted the model Investing Accelerator to close off our hedge and go back to long. Hedging is a method we use to reduce drawdown if we think the market is going down. It is like buying insurance in case the market goes down. This is particular useful when the market is forming a top or when we think the market is turning around. Hedging is taught extensively in Investing Accelerator Cheers, Eric --- Eric Seto Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) Chartered Investment Manager (CIM) Founder of 5MinInvesting.com Whether or you are retiring with $50K, $100K, $300K or more, it is important to figure out the right strategy for you. For people with lots of capital, they can afford to throw it all into CDs / GICs and earn a low 2-3% return. However, if you are looking to generate cashflow with a few hundred thousand, then you would need to look deeper You need to find a more capital efficient strategy and still achieve your target monthly cashflow (for retirement or simply working less) In Investing Accelerator, you will learn two strategies: First, we focus on buying options to buy discounted stocks to multiply our profits for long term gains Second, we focus on selling options to generate interest premium which serves as a more predictable stream of cashflow We use these strategies on blue chip companies like Apple, Microsoft, Visa, Mastercard etc We place 1 trade a week for monthly passive income to smooth out our cashflow This allows us to split the portfolio into 2 parts 1. Low risk low return with index funds or bonds 2. Higher return higher risk cashflow generating option strategy

Everyone is panicking about SPCX going below IPO open price but... The truth is - IPO price is usually inflated. This is when insider cash out and sell. Facebook dropped below its IPO price Uber dropped below its IPO price Airbnb dropped below its IPO price Tesla dropped below its IPO price Investment bankers hype up the IPO, sells it to the public - rinse and repeat That's why generally I do not touch IPO until they have been on the market for 1 year. (which coincidentally matches with how long NASDSAQ 100 and S&P 500 requires a stock to be public first before adding to an index)​​ ​ Cheers, Eric Eric Seto Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) Chartered Investment Manager (CIM) Founder of 5MinInvesting.com Whether or you are retiring with $50K, $100K, $300K or more, it is important to figure out the right strategy for you. For people with lots of capital, they can afford to throw it all into CDs / GICs and earn a low 2-3% return. However, if you are looking to generate cashflow with a few hundred thousand, then you would need to look deeper You need to find a more capital efficient strategy and still achieve your target monthly cashflow (for retirement or simply working less) In Investing Accelerator, you will learn two strategies: First, we focus on buying options to buy discounted stocks to multiply our profits for long term gains Second, we focus on selling options to generate interest premium which serves as a more predictable stream of cashflow We use these strategies on blue chip companies like Apple, Microsoft, Visa, Mastercard etc We place 1 trade a week for monthly passive income to smooth out our cashflow This allows us to split the portfolio into 2 parts 1. Low risk low return with index funds or bonds 2. Higher return higher risk cashflow generating option strategy If you are interested, you can schedule a call and ask any questions you have: https://bit.ly/48mJlgR

Most index funds are not made to deal with the bear market. We are told to buy and hold when the market goes down and correct itself. Yes - we can diversify - but most of the industries are correlated (even oil and gas and real estate). This means when the overall market goes down, we all go down together. So after years (17+) of studying the market, I conclude - The best to deal with the bear market is learning how to use inverse index funds. For example - most people buy QQQ NADSAQ 100 long. But you can also buy inverse QQQ NASDAQ 100, which is an ETF that will go up when NASDAQ 100 goes down. By combining the ability to choose from long NASDAQ 100 (bull), inverse NASDAQ 100 (bear), and hold cash, this will give you more flexibility to deal with the market downturn This is especially important because the market is at a high. SPY and QQQ return are hitting 20% per year (which we know the average is 10%). So we are in the middle or near the top of a bull cycle. So the bear cycle is coming. So the secret is: long, inverse, cash. However, rotating between long and inverse can be time consuming. It requires you to have years of experience (and perhaps a machine learning model) It also can be an emotional journey for newbies. That's why we create a fund to address this problem. So I take on the emotional stress instead of you ;) wink wink.​ (One investor asked me why did I go bald? That's why. I used all my hair to developed the machine learning algorithm)​ It is our "best" answer to the bear market to date. However, SEC limits only investors with $2.7 million in net asset can invest in this fund. So if you are the qualified few that meet the net asset requirement, you can watch the presentation here to learn more:​ https://branchpointfunds.com/ Cheers, Eric

As people are watching the new hedge fund presentation that I am setting up at (https://branchpointfunds.com/), investors are asking to learn more about the machine learning model and how it works. There are two public videos that basically outline the machine learning model I use and teach you the basics behind it Video 1: How to invest $3M - https://youtu.be/qWdryjOxoFE Video 2: Alternatives to 60/40 - ​https://youtu.be/CwAnziwa0uw​​​​​​​ You can try to start watching in the mid way point of the video where I start going through the machine learning concepts and how that is applied to investing. ​ To invest in my machine learning hedge fund, you would need a net worth of $2.7 million excluding your primary home. You can learn more about it here:https://branchpointfunds.com/ Cheers, Eric --- Eric Seto Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) Chartered Investment Manager (CIM) Founder of 5MinInvesting.com Whether or you are retiring with $50K, $100K, $300K or more, it is important to figure out the right strategy for you. For people with lots of capital, they can afford to throw it all into CDs / GICs and earn a low 2-3% return. However, if you are looking to generate cashflow with a few hundred thousand, then you would need to look deeper You need to find a more capital efficient strategy and still achieve your target monthly cashflow (for retirement or simply working less) In Investing Accelerator, you will learn two strategies: First, we focus on buying options to buy discounted stocks to multiply our profits for long term gains Second, we focus on selling options to generate interest premium which serves as a more predictable stream of cashflow We use these strategies on blue chip companies like Apple, Microsoft, Visa, Mastercard etc We place 1 trade a week for monthly passive income to smooth out our cashflow

In the last 17 years, I tried over 500 different strategies. Here's the full video on where I am at today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC8oz1HnN5E​ In this video, I share the biggest lessons I learned at each stage, the mistakes that cost me money, and why each strategy eventually led me to the next one. ​​You'll also learn why my investing philosophy shifted from simply pursuing higher returns to building a more repeatable and sustainable investment process. ​ My key investing journey and milestones:​​ - Forex - Value investing - Discounted blue chip stocks - Options for multiply your profit - Options for income - Machine Learning Each stage has its pros and cons I take all of the lessons I learned and apply it to the next market. Slowly but surely - I grew significantly as an investor Watch the full video here: ​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC8oz1HnN5E​ Cheers, Eric --- Eric Seto Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) Chartered Investment Manager (CIM) Founder of 5MinInvesting.com Whether or you are retiring with $50K, $100K, $300K or more, it is important to figure out the right strategy for you. For people with lots of capital, they can afford to throw it all into CDs / GICs and earn a low 2-3% return. However, if you are looking to generate cashflow with a few hundred thousand, then you would need to look deeper You need to find a more capital efficient strategy and still achieve your target monthly cashflow (for retirement or simply working less) In Investing Accelerator, you will learn two strategies: First, we focus on buying options to buy discounted stocks to multiply our profits for long term gains Second, we focus on selling options to generate interest premium which serves as a more predictable stream of cashflow We use these strategies on blue chip companies like Apple, Microsoft, Visa, Mastercard etc