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SSAB - April 30, 2026
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End of the month! Hope you got your taxes done!
Live streams continue! Today… YouTube!
Hope you enjoyed yesterday’s episode! All about how I got started teaching English! Was a bit of a mess BUT, did you see the album art? Well, did that ever take me down memory lane AND showing the gf what I look like without a beard!
More stock talk. How many stocks can you really own? Another look at my spreadsheet and the addition of a couple of columns. Have the banks topped? Putting them on the list!
And a young lady shares her experience learning about money in China:
https://substack.com/home/post/p-193649470
Two quotes:
-“A-shares are my ‘original family.’ That thing can be green for five days after being red for three. After a few years, I’d already developed an ironclad heart for withstanding losses — 20%, 30% drawdowns and I’m still cool as a cucumber, absolutely unshaken. This mentality helped me hold through several gold crashes. But the problem is: nobody ever taught me how to handle things going up every single day!”
-“We also factored in our extended families’ total asset allocation. Xiuming and I are from a small city in the southwest. If we went home, we’d have a place to live — both sets of parents and grandparents have their own homes. But if you actually calculated their value? Practically worthless. Either 30-year-old apartments or new builds in the far suburbs. They all look like fixed assets stuck in your hands that can’t be liquidated.”
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Hope you have a great one!!
00:00 Month End Check In
00:28 Beijing Visa Countdown
01:06 YouTube Live Recap
02:31 Streaming Schedule Plans
05:12 Podcast Stats And Timing
06:30 Album Art Photo Hunt
08:12 Teaching English Qualifications
10:28 Old Travel Photos Stories
15:28 Korea Arrival Memories
18:06 Stocks Talk Disclaimer
18:45 Tracking Stocks Spreadsheet
19:32 Canadian Bank Picks
20:14 Canadian Banks Setup
21:12 BNS Double Top Thesis
21:42 Protective Puts Basics
22:26 Trade Journal Reasons
25:14 How Many Stocks Own
28:13 Spreadsheet Links Update
29:05 Investing Lessons China
31:28 China Market Mechanics
33:25 Beijing Real Estate Reality
38:05 Gold Jewelry FOMO
41:20 Wrap Up and Links