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

Taylor Swift said [In order to play the music and sing the song she loves, there's a lot of other work she has to do to get there] This phrase echoed with me as I prepare my first fund over the last 9 months. In essence, a fund is simple. I run machine learning models I place the buy / sell order in the platform. And I love it. But in order to do what I love that through a fund, the amount of legal, regulatory and tax considerations I have to go through stops 99% of the people to start a fund. For a private fund like the one I am starting, the net asset requirement is $2.7 million USD excluding your primary residence. Now, I am merely weeks from starting my fund I got my offering memorandum, subscription package, streamlining the onboarding process. My team sent out invitation to a small group of VIP investors / close contacts Now, I am just waiting to open a brokerage account with either Charles Schwab or Clear Street to start trading If you are interested in checking out my BranchPoint team and what we are offering, here's the website: https://branchpointfunds.com/ If you want to get a copy of the investor package, you can reply this email and I can connect you with my BranchPoint GP team and they can provide you with the access. 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:

After working hard for the last 7 months, we are close to launching the next phase for growth - the US hedge fund. As the market recovered, I am generally bullish for the next 2 weeks. This means we are just holding our long term positions until it is an optimal time to take profit. Meanwhile, I will be heading to Fukuoka and Tokyo Japan. I was " " this close to going to Hokkaido this year but my wife decided to go Fukuoka. So we are going to Fukuoka instead. YAY! Time to become a travel blog influencer instead of a finance influencer / portfolio manager. I will still be monitoring the market, being active in the community and answer any questions. If you are looking to join Investing Accelerator directly, you can use the discounted link and payment plan. You will get 33% off $9000 USD lifetime membership. This will be $499 a month for 12 months. https://5mininvesting.thrivecart.com/special-discount-investing-accelerator/ I am looking to visit onsen in Fukuoka, eating some beef and strawberries. If you have any recommendations, let me know.​ Looking forward to the relaxing hot summery weather in Japan.​ Cheers, Eric ---- Eric Seto Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) Chartered Investment Manager (CIM) Founder of 5MinInvesting.com In May, I’m helping 20 people to become better at investing. During the call, you can discuss which area of analysis you need the most help with (finding discounted stocks vs generating income). You can discuss your knowledge on options (and whether or not you are looking to learn a specific option strategy e.g. covered calls, cash secured puts, spreads) We can identify if you would benefit from the techniques covered in the program from technical, fundamentals to buying / selling options We can also discuss the tax advantages / disadvantages of using different retirement / investing accounts for each strategy.

Recently, I am trying to do a thought experiment What would be more life-changing? Option A: $1M cash where you can invest it Option B: $200K per year, mostly passive income I guess the straightforward answer would be depending if you can make 20% per year from the $1M cash. But I think the answer to the question is more complex than that. Some people might prefer ​$1M cash to start a business or pursue another opportunity Some people might prefer $200K passive income so they don't need to worry about income and go travel Which one is more valuable to you? Leave a comment in the post in the community. I read every comment. ​​I would like to understand why. If you want to be part of Investing Accelerator, here's the 33% discounted link to join directly and skip the onboarding call (LINK) Cheers, Eric --- Eric Seto Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) Chartered Investment Manager (CIM) Founder of 5MinInvesting.com In February, my goal is to help 10 people with no financial background master investing. You will learn two strategies: • Long-term investing with options — learn how to find discounted blue chip stocks using technical and fundamental analysis You will also learn how to hedge during a bearish market to protect yourself • Monthly passive income — learn how to generate cash flow for retirement or replacing/boosting part of your salary using options Here's a step by step guide on how to join Investing Accelerator for free: https://www.skool.com/invest-retire-community-1699/how-to-join-investing-accelerator-for-free If you’re interested, you can hop on a free strategy call with me or Michael to see if you are a good fit. Schedule a call here: https://bit.ly/48mJlgR To date, we have 740+ students in Investing Accelerator.

The question we are trying to answer today is: Will Gold and Silver bounce back? - A major Chinese gold trading platform called JWR has collapsed after a surge in retail investor activity tied to rising global gold prices. - Tens of thousands of investors put money into JWR during a strong gold rally, but when prices kept climbing recently, many tried to cash out at once. -The platform couldn’t handle the wave of redemption requests, leading to a liquidity crisis in which it is now unable to pay customers back, with estimated unpaid funds exceeding 10 billion yuan (about US $1.4 billion). -Hundreds of investors protested outside JWR’s Shenzhen offices demanding their money, and police were involved to maintain order Leverage trading for gold and silver will take away a good chunk of liquidity. So I don't think we are expecting the amount of money coming back into the commodity market, especially if certain platforms are overleveraged The question then becomes Does this lead to the domino effect on other markets like Bitcoin, S&P 500, NASDAQ 100? BTC dropped another 6% this weekend.​​​​​​ Join 740+ students inside Investing Accelerator Cheers, Eric --- Eric Seto Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) Chartered Investment Manager (CIM) Founder of 5MinInvesting.com In February, my goal is to help 20 people with no financial background to learn long term investing and monthly passive income strategies for retirement. To date, we have 740+ students and our model monthly passive income strategy focusing on making one trade a week using our data driven tools. The program has two parts: • Long-term investing — how to use technical analysis, fundamental analysis combined with data science help us find discounted blue chip stocks We also analyze the macro economic environment on a weekly basis in case we need to hold cash / short the market to hedge our portfolio.