So, Tencent Walks Into a Chatroom… In 1998, Pony Ma and four pals in Shenzhen spotted the success of ICQ and thought, “Let’s make a Chinese version.” Boom—OICQ was born. By 1999, it was everywhere. People loved it. AOL didn’t. They sued. Tencent renamed it QQ, slapped a penguin on it, and kept rolling. Then…
Approximately $2,537.21 in new funds added to the portfolio for a total of USD7,734.62. 💸 This week I added Alibaba (BABA) and Apple (AAPL) to increase exposure to China and U.S. consumer tech. Also topped up on NVIDIA (NVDA), ASML, and the Swiss SMI ETF (CSSMI). It messed with the weights a bit, but I…
I transferred some positions from one Interactive Brokers account to another—and suddenly my unrealized P&L was looking amazing. Like early retirement amazing. For two whole days, it showed green gains that made no sense… then reality hit and it corrected itself. 😅 In this video, I show what happened, how transfers can mess with your…
📢 Quick Portfolio Update Added Alibaba (BABA) and Apple (AAPL), and topped up on Swiss SMI (CSSMI), ASML, and NVIDIA (NVDA). Yeah, it messed up the weight and balance a bit — not perfect, but I wanted to avoid extra fees and keep the trades minimal. Long-term mindset, low-cost execution. Let’s roll. 🚀📉📈 🏷️ Ticker…
In this episode, Market Mint dives headfirst into Micron — thinking it was a vitamin, a rapper, and maybe even a snack. Watch me unpack what the company actually does (hint: it’s not about microwaves). DRAM? NAND? AI chips? Yeah… I got no clue. 🤯📉
Stock price: MU (NASDAQ) US$ 80.72 +2.95 (+3.79%)2 May, 16:00 GMT-4 So I bought Micron a on day 1 of my portfolio because someone mentioned “AI” and “chips” in the same sentence. But now earnings came out, and apparently Micron is crushing it? DRAM is booming, AI servers are slurping up memory like milkshakes, and Apple might shove more RAM…
Welcome to RocketMint.net, the financial blog absolutely nobody asked for. This is where I document my glorious attempt at building a stock portfolio without blowing myself up emotionally or financially. There are no courses. No eBooks. No “here’s how I made $8,000 a minute from dividend ETFs.” Just mistakes. 🤷♂️ Why Am I Doing This?…