The Boring Invstr

3 General News Headlines

1. A New York Grand Jury indicted former US President Donald Trump last Thursday for paying off pornstar Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal. He is expected to surrender this week.

2. Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich was taken into Russian custody by the Federal Security Bureau last Wednesday for spying accusations.

3. Both the Women’s and Men’s NCAA Basketball Final Four played over the weekend. LSU defeated Iowa 102-85 Sunday afternoon for their first championship in program history. Both the University of Connecticut (Defeated Miami (FL)) and San Diego State (Defeated Florida Atlantic) men’s basketball teams advanced to the NCAA Men’s Championship game Saturday night. They play tonight in Houston at 9:20 pm Eastern.

3 General Finance Headlines

1. After Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse failed, Americans withdrew another $126 billion from banks this week.

2. Russian officials stated that the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) started developing a currency to overtake the US Dollar as the world currency.

3. The U.S. Treasury on Friday released that Social Security trust funds benefitting approximately 67 million Americans will run out one year earlier than expected moving from 2035 to 2034.

Welcome to The First Edition of The Boring Invstr!

The Boring Invstr has so much in store for the future about anything investing and finance related! The newsletter will always start with three general news headlines as well as three general finance and investing headlines from the previous week. The main part of the newsletter will follow these two sections.

So what is wrong with the investing and finance world…

Investing is a challenging, hard, and complex task, with many factors influencing the decisions we make about where to put our money. The finance world doesn't make it any easier with its complex word choice and outrageous surface-level headlines.

You aren't alone if you have ever tried to educate yourself on where to put your money to click on an article and within a few sentences feel completely lost.

While these headlines aren’t completely wrong it is especially hard to stay sane when Yahoo Finance, the Wall Street Journal, CNBC, and Bloomberg popularize headlines that prompt withdrawals from the 2008 Great Recession and make it seem like the five most ego-centered leaders in the world will overtake the US Dollar with their currency.

It is not only the over-the-moon headlines that turn people away from the investing world but also the complexity of these industries. Before my economics professor mentioned it in class last week, I didn’t even know part of Social Security was a trust fund. Most of the time, we have no clue about how the companies we invest in work or how the Federal Reserve manages the backbone of our economy. This is a major problem that faces society, old and young, especially when over a third of Americans have ZERO saved for retirement. The scary part is that while social security keeps decreasing the percentage of people with no retirement money keeps rising.

So why the newsletter, Trey?

This is an excellent question! I am glad you asked!

I want to simplify and analyze common investing strategies, news headlines, and companies so you feel confident in who, why, and what you’re investing in. On Monday mornings you can always count on The Boring Invstr being free, 500 words or less, and digestible so that you can start your week off feeling confident and educated.

Disclaimer: The Boring Invstr is not financial advice and is my opinion. I recommend you do Your own research before deciding to invest YOUR money.