Newsletters Beginners May Find Motivating on their Investing Journey
I hope any Beginners out there may get Some motivation out of their journeys through investing in the stock Market!
It’s not as scary as most think!
Enjoy 
Here’s your weekly helping of interesting investing information and insights.
Opinion
I recently hopped on The Deep End podcast with Ryne Williams and Ari Gutman and talked about “Cathedral Investing.” Standing outside St. Paul’s in London last Spring, I had a revelation: the people who dug the foundation in 1087 knew they’d be dead long before the roof was finished. They were “Ghost Architects” building a masterpiece they’d never actually sit inside of.
In investing, we’re doing the same thing. Your early contributions are the stones in the mud—they aren’t “sexy,” but without those you will never have the beautiful stained-glass windows. You have to spend years in the “boring middle” stacking stones while the world screams for instant results. But if you stick to the blueprint, you eventually move from the mud into the “sanctuary”—that point where your portfolio becomes a legacy that protects your family for generations.
Next time you see an old cathedral, let it be a reminder: the world wants “right now,” but the things that actually last are built on “Cathedral Time.”
What I’m Reading
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Quote I’m Thinking About
“Stay in the game long enough to get lucky.” – Capital Cities CEO Tom Murphy
Video I’m Watching
I re-read The Happiest Man on Earth by holocaust survivor Eddie Jaku and listened to this TedX talk when he was 99-years old. You gotta check it out and hear his tips on how to be happy. If he can do it, then ALL of us can do it!
Podcast I’m Listening ToThe always motivational and educational Morgan Housel hung out with the MFM guys and dropped his wisdom. My favorite takeaway was Morgan’s realization that money is a tool that can be used for two things… to make the lives of those around you better or as a measuring stick. It’s up to you decide how you want to use that tool.
Disclaimer: This is not investment advice. Do your own research before making any investment decisions.
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And now, here is this week’s portfolio activity…
Dividends Received This Week ~$0
Dividends Received 2026 (Schwab Only)~
$318.74| |
Stocks Sold (AVERAGE)
- 5 Uber Technologies (UBER) | $83.50 / I just didn’t feel the conviction enough to buy more shares and wanted to send more money to the ROTH. Made ~4/share in a few weeks. If this drops to the low $70s, I’ll reconsider vs what other options are available.
- 5 iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) | $70.71 / This was another exploratory position that has a bit of overlap at the top with VTI. Also wanted more international exposure/income through IDVO.
- 4 Amplify Intl. Dividend Income ETF (IDVO) | $41.73
- 1 Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) | $336.20
GOING EX-DIVIDEND THIS WEEK | |
- 1/26 Royal Bank of Canada (RY), 2.77% | 80S
- 1/28 Clorox (CLX), 4.37% | 70S
- 1/29 Fastenal (FAST), 2.19% | 81VS
- 1/30 Agree realty (ADC), 4.33% | 70S
- 1/30 Costco (COST), 0.53% | 99VS
- 1/30 Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), 6.66% | 65S
- 1/30 Realty Income (O), 5.33% | 80S
- 1/30 NNN Reit (NNN), 5.68% | 80S
- 1/30 A.O. Smith (AOS), 1.99% | 99VS
- 1/30 Lamb Weston (LW), 3.48% | 60BS
If you missed it, sharing the two ETFs I’m using for international dividend income!
Random music from the Dapper Dividends Jukebox
Dio – Rainbow in the Dark
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Are you cursed with too much money? Consider my TIP JAR as a last resort before lighting it on !
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Russ
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