My BHAG: To keep/grow all the money!
Current Status: An Enterprising Investor! I’m trying, probably unsuccessfully, to beat “the market”. More importantly, I’m trying to keep all my money no matter what comes our way! Connect with me on Twitter for all investing all the time! @deanoroll5 (https://twitter.com/deanoroll5)
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God Bless Bitcoin
The US government ran a $2 trillion deficit over the past year. This money was printed from thin air. We are up to a monstrous $36 trillion national debt right now. BTW…I promise it is very hard for you to truly understand how much a ‘trillion’ is. We are not wired to think in trillions…
True “Inflation”
“Inflation is a vector, not a scalar. Ignore the abstraction at your own risk. Inflation is the rise in price of every single item for sale across a market, not just the “basket” of goods selected to be a good example, and subject to adjustment and correction over time.” –Michael Saylor “If the currency isn’t…
Which Bitcoin spot ETF is the best?
Bitcoin spot ETFs have been online for about 2 weeks now. I’m going to fire Grayscale $GBTC today I appreciate: 1) all the crypto bros who panicked back in 2023 and let me buy at an almost 50% discount. 2) @Grayscale for suing and winning against the corrupt @SECGov I don’t appreciate: 3) the egregious…
Bitcoin’s Big Events Timeline (i.e. Things I Think Mattered Most)
Future Events I’m Watching (As Of 9/7/23) 0 – Current Events (2023 YTD) 1 – Second Largest Global Crypto Exchange Collapses 2 – Crypto Industry Collapses 3 – 2021 Bull #2 – More Institutions, Sovereigns, And Regulators Weigh In (7/21 – 11/21) 4 – 2021 Bear – Sovereign Nations Weigh In (5/21 – 7/21) 5…
Everything Is Monetized!
TL/DR: If the currency isn’t scarce, everything else on the planet that humans desire will become scarce. I’ve spent the last 15+ years (since the ’08 financial crisis) trying to figure out how to manage money during unprecedented times. We are living in an experiment. My guess is you are going to have to try…
Is Hyperinflation Coming? – Preston Pysh
The link I’m sharing in this post is a Bitcoin video podcast. Ignore that (for now). The interview is essential for everyone to understand (not just us Bitcoiners) what is happening in our economy. The guest being interviewed is Preston Pysh (my hero). I’ve listened to him for years (literally for 100s of hours). He…
Why Do We Need Inflation?
Hmmm…. If the currency that your wealth is stored in is being debased by inflation how does that help you? Who decides what the inflation/debasement rate is? How do they benefit from this decision? Why does the currency have to be debased at all? If you are not thinking about this topic and its impact…
Do I Want To Invest In Other Crypto Assets Besides Bitcoin?
I’m a ‘kinda/sorta’ Bitcoin maxi who recently dedicated some time trying to take an objective look at alternative crypto assets. This is what I came up with. If you’d rather download a PDF you can here: My Current Status I’ve invested a good deal of money in Bitcoin over the years. I’ve spent a great…
4 Years Of Being A Super Nerd About Investing!
Yes, it is 20 pages… No, you won’t read it… PS – I’ll share it anyway. PPS – I can still be fun at parties despite being a super nerd. If you’d rather download a PDF to read this you can do that here: Part 1 – 4 Years In… “Don’t tell me what you…
I’m THE Preston Pysh Fanboy
I got to meet my investing idol and one of the nicest guys around, Preston Pysh. I was in full fanboy mode (but also tried to remain cool). “Be cool Joey…be cool!” My son (also Preston) went with me to Peter McCormack’s “What Bitcoin Did” live podcast episode in Nashville (with guest Preston Pysh and…
RANT Alert – Houses Aren’t Investments
I found myself repeating a rant of many days past during my recent squirrel war saga. A house is not an investment. I will die on this hill! I’m thankful for much in my life…including having a home to live in. Regardless, that doesn’t stop me from STRONGLY disliking my home…A…LOT!!! Since selling our house…
Bitcoin – Do I Still Want To Own It?
I’ve owned Bitcoin for a while. If you’d like to read about how I came to initially own Bitcoin that is here: https://deanorolls.com/2019/12/27/bitcoin-btc/ It has become a substantial part of my investment portfolio. I’ve done a good deal of research on it over the years (substantially more since I began owning it). I like…
I’m Uncomfortably Long Assets!
A person I follow on Twitter recently noted that he was ‘irresponsibly long’ Bitcoin. This concept stuck with me because it reminded me of how I currently feel about my investment portfolio. I do not believe I am irresponsibly long anything but I definitely feel like I am uncomfortably long everything. I believe that the…
What I’ve Learned (Or Relearned) About Investing Over The Past 3 Years!
Deanco Investment “Group” Update – October 2020 (Month 36) There is no investment group, it is just me and my money. I’m just a normal guy who has a full-time job that is not in the field of investing (right now). However, I do have a finance degree and co-founded a fintech investment performance reporting…
Keep On Truckin’!
Every six months I do a personal finance update. I update a complex spreadsheet that has a bunch of historical charts. I’ve kept track of a ton of financial statistics/ratios since we began married life back in 1995. Every six months I sit down, update it, digest it, and chart my course corrections (if any…
Listen To People Smarter Than Yourself!
“You will be the same person in five years as you are today except for the people you meet and the books you read.” – Charlie Tremendous Jones These days it is as easy as ever to access smart people. I figure if I seek them out maybe (or is it hopefully) they’ll rub off…
Why I Bought Some Bitcoin! HODL?!? I Guess?!?
I’ve been watching Bitcoin/crypto/blockchain from the sidelines for a few years. I’ve set up an exchange account, downloaded wallets, downloaded the blockchain onto my computer, and studied about it off and on for a few years. I’ve never pulled the trigger on actually buying any of it, however. I’m careful to use the word ‘buy…
The Top Things I Learned (Or Relearned) About Investing Over The Past 2 Years!
For this post as a PDF download this ^^^ PDF. Man! October was a busy month! Then it bled right over into November. I’m just a normal guy who has a full-time job that is not in the field of investing (right now). I have a finance degree and co-founded a fintech investment performance reporting…
Physical Gold and Silver
Asset Class: Commodities (Precious Metals) Original Investment Thesis (7/2018): I will likely keep a precious metal allocation in my portfolio from here on out. I’ve never owned precious metals in my life until mid-2018. I’ve heard all the great investors talk about how it is nothing but a pet rock, has no yield, therefore, it…
Creating Deanco Investment Group
Preston, my oldest son, recently (in late 2017) got interested in investing and wanted to learn about it. I warned him it was really hard, really time-consuming and almost always a losing game to try to beat the “market”. I told my son if you want to invest in individual stocks (rather than just buy…
Disclaimer
These are my investments. They work for me (hopefully) and may/may not for you. Information here should not be construed as financial advice or an endorsement of any specific financial strategy or investment. The information presented here is for illustrative/education purposes only and does not provide any investment advice, tax advice, legal advice, or make any recommendations regarding particular financial instruments, investments, or products. I am not a broker, dealer, attorney, tax advisor, or insurance agent. I will likely soon be living underneath a bridge when all this doesn’t work. Tread lightly, my friends!
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