The Monthly Financial Update gives our readers an inside look at the allocation and performance of our personal portfolio. At the beginning of each month, we share a snapshot of our investments and highlight their performance over the previous month. In addition, we compute our progress towards achieving our retirement number.
The Streak Continues
So far 2019 has been a great year for our portfolio and April was no exception. Each of the first 4 months of this year has provided us with positive results and we couldn't be more ecstatic. Whoever thought up this investing stuff may have been on to something... 🙂
Results:
4.48% month over month growth
56.5% of retirement number saved
Check out our performance in the table below.
The Numbers
Accounts Portfolio Allocation Change In Value (April-May)
Liquid Funds 0.58% -9.98%
High-Yield Savings 8.61% 7.26%
REITs 0.76% 0.31%
401(k)s 49.87% 5.32%
IRAs 4.43% 2.05%
HSA 0.85% 8.02%
Cryptocurrencies 0.02% 22.57%
P2P Lending 0.07% 1.68%
Taxable Stock Investments 34.67% 3.02%
Debt 0.13% -32.54%
Total = 100%
Portfolio Allocation = Current asset distribution of our portfolio
Change In Value = Change in account value due to asset appreciation/depreciation, deposits, and withdrawals
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