Road Trip for President Trump

"This is ridiculous.  What are we going to do?  Road trip."  ~  Animal House discussion

It's been a tough week politically for President Trump.   And now he's off on a 9 day trip to the Middle East and the Vatican.  

It doesn't seem to me that the political situation will go away while he is travelling.  It will be interesting to see how everything evolves.

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This is not financial, policy or political advice. Please consult a professional advisor.

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Pacing House Updates

It seems that houses need to be updated about every 10 - 15 years.    Otherwise, the home will seem dated, especially to potential buyers.    We've been living in our home almost 14 years.

We've already updated some mechanicals (roof, furnace, A/C, and water heater) in the past ten years.  Over the last couple years we've updated most of our kitchen appliances, due to failure.  Also, I changed the kitchen cabinet handles from brass to brushed nickel.    Recently, we painted the living, family, and dining rooms, and the exterior.  In addition, we changed the remaining aluminum venetian blinds to celluar shades.

This month, we will be changing our kitchen sink to stainless steel, and updating some bathroom faucets to brushed nickel.  I will also be replacing most of our brass switch/outlet plates with brushed nickel.

Our next round, which we have started, will be working on eliminating  ground cover (i.e. ivy and vinca) from our landscape areas.   Also, we will be replacing some plants and adding new ones.

Hopefully, we will complete our major updates in the next couple years, allowing us 10-15 years of minimum effort before the next update.

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This is not financial or home improvement advice. Please consult a professional advisor.

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My Buy List

Here are the stocks on my buy list:

Add to existing positions:
WDC, PCLN, GOOG, GOOGL, FB, AMZN,

Buy new positions:
TSLA, TRMB, ALGN, SHOP, HRC

Just purchased yesterday:
SIMO, IDXX, MMSI

I identified these stocks based on a screen of recent price performance.  My hypothesis is that winning stocks will continuing advancing in this bull market.   These will be primarily trading positions, which I will exit partially or completely after meeting target profit gains.

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This is not financial or investment advice. Please consult a professional advisor.

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