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A Look At My Portfolio

Before I even start, I have to take my rage out somehow. We lost to Chelsea. I have no idea how that result happened. We are a better team than Chelsea with a better manager. There were just too many emotions in the match, and players who need cooler heads *cough cough* Romero lost it. Fortunately, Big Ange is a good enough manager to carry us through, but my lord that was a frustrating match.

I talk quite a bit about the stock I am buying, but I have not talked about my actual portfolio. I am not going to go over dollars because that is tacky, but I will go over percentages because I believe any person with any semblance of a platform should back up their jibber-jabber. To reiterate, this is my goofy portfolio. I have seven positions, and I will list them by size.

Number one is Costco (COST). First of all, I love the ticker. I love it when companies make their tickers something related to their business, like Shopify being SHOP or Ferrari being RACE. Ferrari’s is my favorite. Anyways, COST is 26.96% of my portfolio. That is a large amount of my portfolio, and I know you probably just gasped, but I do not care. COST is run very well they do not have any true competitors, and their business model is unique. If you talk to any smart person, they own COST. Heck, if you talk to my grandfather, he will tell you for an hour about how much he loves COST. I am telling you that at about any point, I would buy more. To me, COST is always a buy.

Number two is Disney (DIS) at 17.03%. Now, this is slightly ahead of the third place, and that is on accident. I do not mean to have this much Disney, but each time I see that price fall, I cannot help myself. It may be a problem; I may be the first person to get addicted to DIS, but I cannot resist. The price is too low; it just is. Sure, you can point to the P/E of 66 or the struggling movie industry as a whole but I will point to Bob Iger. First of all, DIS under Bobby Boy has jacked up the prices on Disney+, which is quite a bit smarter than you think it is. What DIS was trying to do before is appeal to everyone, but frankly, Disney+ is never going to be Netflix. What Disney+ can be is a more niche necessity for families and those who love their franchises.

On top of that, DIS is extremely diversified (unlike me). Their parks can weather them through any storm, and Bob Iger can weather them through any storm. However, I have this nagging doubt. I know I have to stay strong, but I hate that I own more of DIS than I do of my third place, Microsoft. To me, DIS is a buy.

Number three is Microsoft (MSFT) at 16.95%. I used to own quite a bit more Microsoft, but I sold out a little because I was up a ton and thought I might as well pocket a little. There is not too much to say about MSFT. Their cloud business is continually getting more competitive with Amazon; they have integrated all of their software seamlessly, and they have beaten Google to the punch on AI. On top of that, MSFT is well-diversified across all tech fields and well-positioned for any new technology. I love MSFT, but as of this moment it is a hold, just because it is up 50% this year and I think it will sink a little. When MSFT does sink, however, you need to lunge and buy.

Number four is Berkshire Hathaway B (BRK.B) at 16.22%. Berkshire Hathaway as a company, is perennially undervalued. Berkshire Hathaway as a company, is boring, but boy, do they know how to make money. As a leadership-focused investor, I believe Berkshire Hathaway is led excellently and will continue to be led excellently. There has been nothing in the past 30 years that has told me Berkshire Hathaway will not keep making money. I believe BRK.B is a buy right now, and so does Warren Buffett, as he just accelerated stock buybacks.

Number five is Apple (AAPL) at 14.02%. Apple is a brand with insane customer loyalty and a management team always at the cutting edge of innovation. They are similar to MSFT in that APPL has its hands in everything. I know all of the largest tech conglomerates have their fingers in all the pies, but both APPL and MSFT have a plan. Google for example, just seems to have billions to spend and does not seem to know where to spend it. Anyways, AAPL will nail this VR thing. My AAPL position is a long-term bet that this extremely well-run company can do this Ready Player One thing right. While I never believed in the “Metaverse,” I do believe in the Apple Verse. What is great as well is that even if the Apple-Verse fails, it does not matter. Apple does extremely well in the hardware space of technology, and it always finds a way to make money. Also, it is entirely possible that the “Apple Car” dominates everything. I am not buying this stock just because of some rumors of a tech company starting a car line, but I am also not forgetting that the Apple Car is a possibility. If you are betting on Apple, you are betting on the top dog staying on top. Apple is a buy right now and will stay there until $200 when it will become a hold.

Number six is SPLG at 6.39%. I know I am basic, sue me. I am buying the S&P 500; is that boring? Yes, buying SPLG is boring. Is buying SPLG a hedge against my stupidity? Also yes, buying SPLG is a hedge against my stupidity. Will I sell SPLG because it is boring? Probably, I will sell SPLG because it is boring. I mean, this is my goof-around portfolio, but it is hard to argue with those 12% annualized gains. However, I balance out the boring of SPLG with the excitement of number seven. SPLG is a buy to me.

Number seven is TQQQ at 2.38%. Does buying into TQQQ violate my rules of picking leadership? Yes, buying into TQQQ violate my rules of picking leadership, but I do not care. Tech is going to continue to do immensely well. I was down 30% on TQQQ two weeks ago, now I am down 5%. While that is not much of an accomplishment, I think it shows the potential of TQQQ. The ride is extremely rough, but sort of fun. If you like tech, you like TQQQ. However, TQQQ is a sell or a hold for me. I will not be selling, but in my opinion, now is a good time to close out your position if you are getting a little sick of the ride. It is more than likely that my down 5% on TQQQ turns into down 25% in a week. If you are tired of the ride, now is the time to get off. If you are still hungry for more, hold. Do not buy now, TQQQ will come down.

Okay, those are my seven major positions. I should add this again, but this is not financial advice. I am sixteen. Do not listen to me. After I finish this, I am going to play Call of Duty, and I may rage so hard that I liquidate all of my positions and max out in TQQQ. What I am doing in this portfolio you should not mimic if you are older than 25. Do keep in mind that I am always right and am better than everyone else. Good luck, and if anyone has any BRK.A to send to me, my E*TRADE account is open.