I usually drink a cup of French pressed coffee each morning, but today I decided to make myself a pour over coffee. It's incredible how much more flavor there is with a pour over. I like a pour over because it avoids overbrewing the coffee, which can lead to poor flavor. The trick to making pour over coffee is having the right amount of coffee grounds. If there's too little grounds you get a weak brew and vice versa. I'm not a coffee expert and eyeball all my brews, that said, I really enjoyed my morning coffee with a splash of lactose free milk.

With bitcoin testing a floor resistance at the $82K level, I figured I'd dive into the various preferred stocks that public investors like you and me can invest in. I ran a bunch of AI queries using this prompt: 

Explain all the strategy (ticker MSTR) public securities available for public investors to trade. Such as $STRK, $STRF, $STRD, $STRC, and $STRE and also $STRC. Explain what they are, how they are different from each other, how does the investment make money, and are the risks, etc. Think through the lens as a potential buyer of these securities and determine what you would need to know to make an informed buying decision.

Starting today (July 17, 2025), this blog will refocus on writing about personal finance and stocking picks that I find interesting.

Today's stock is Alphabet (Google). I opened a new relatively large position of about 550 shares at an average price of $182 / share.

I'll write an in-depth article soon on why I like Alphabet, but as Soros used to say "Invest first, investigate later". 

I'm going to take a break and think of a better / new way to share my performance.