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The Market Dropped So I Bought More

The Market Dropped So I Bought More

Why This Week’s Headlines Don’t Change My Long-Term Plan - 6/14/25 Edition.

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What’s Really Causing This Volatility?

The market opened Friday morning under pressure after Israel launched a retaliatory strike on Iran, escalating already fragile geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. The immediate result? A global risk-off move.

  • Oil prices surged, jumping over 8 percent, raising concerns about further inflation and squeezing the Federal Reserve’s options.

  • Defense stocks climbed, while most other sectors fell across the board.

  • Volatility and the dollar rose, while investors avoided new positions ahead of the weekend.

  • Tech and growth stocks were hit especially hard, with many investors locking in gains or reducing exposure.

Even more broadly, recent signs of slowing consumer demand, rising jobless claims, and global uncertainty have sparked renewed concerns about stagflation, which is slower growth combined with sticky inflation. That fear is keeping pressure on equities and weighing heavily on sentiment.

But all of this is short-term turbulence. Markets are reacting. They always do. That doesn’t mean you need to change your strategy.

1. Why Events Like This Don’t Matter Over the Long Term

Every few months, the world delivers a new wave of headlines designed to rattle investors. Whether it's geopolitical conflict, inflation data, Fed decisions, or recession forecasts, the reaction is usually the same: fast panic, fast volatility, and lots of speculation.

But history shows something simple and consistent: stocks recover. Just look at the S&P 500 over time. SPY 0.00%↑ So in the grand scheme of things, you should not care what happens on the day to day basis.

Markets have been through wars, oil shocks, terrorist attacks, pandemics, and political chaos. And despite all of it, long-term investors who stayed the course and kept accumulating quality assets were rewarded.

This latest conflict, while serious on a geopolitical level, does not change the long-term trajectory of American innovation, global growth, or dividend-paying companies with strong fundamentals.

2. The Fundamentals Hasn’t Changed. So My Strategy Hasn’t Either

Let’s be clear: nothing about the fundamentals of my holdings changed overnight.

  • QQQM 0.00%↑ still holds the largest tech companies on the planet, generating massive free cash flow and leading innovation across AI, cloud, and software.

  • ASML 0.00%↑ still dominates the global semiconductor equipment space, with near-monopoly status on EUV machines that power modern chips.

  • VTI 0.00%↑ still gives me exposure to the entire U.S. economy and that economy still includes Apple, Costco, Home Depot, and thousands of other resilient businesses.

  • SCHD 0.00%↑ continues to own high-quality dividend-paying companies with strong balance sheets and pricing power.

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I have approximately ~$500K invested across a plethora of different accounts that all work in conjunction with one another. This only includes cash that has been allocated towards stocks and doesn’t include any Crypto or Real Estate. I’m working on an efficient way to release a full portfolio breakdown at some point in the future but for now, I wanted to provide a small glimpse into what my holdings and dividend income levels look like.

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That’s the key. Market noise doesn’t change a good company’s cash flow. It doesn’t change its products, its customers, or its future potential.

It just creates a lower price to buy. Since it was external forces that drove the market down, I don’t care that the price has retracted and neither should you.

3. Dividends Are One of the Best Hedges Against Uncertainty

Dividends don’t care about headlines. They don’t stop for volatility. They show up month after month, regardless of what the front page says.

That’s what makes dividend income such a powerful tool during uncertain times.

When the market falls, I still get paid. When volatility spikes, I use that income to either reinvest or reduce my margin exposure. And if prices drop even further, I can use those same dividends to accumulate even more shares at better valuations.

While others are panicking, I’m collecting. I collected $650 that I was able to redeploy back into the market this week.

I received dividends from:

  • QDTY 0.00%↑ , which is linked to the Nasdaq QQQ 0.00%↑

  • SDTY 0.00%↑, which is linked to the S&P 500 SPY 0.00%↑

  • TSLY 0.00%↑ , which is linked to TSLA 0.00%↑

  • YMAG 0.00%↑, which is linked to the Mag 7 companies. AAPL 0.00%↑, MSFT 0.00%↑, NVDA 0.00%↑, TSLA 0.00%↑, AMZN 0.00%↑, META 0.00%↑, Alphabet GOOG 0.00%↑

  • YMAX 0.00%↑

  • Realty Income O 0.00%↑

  • Johnson&Johnson JNJ 0.00%↑

  • Microsoft MSFT 0.00%↑

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I have approximately ~$500K invested across a plethora of different accounts that all work in conjunction with one another. This only includes cash that has been allocated towards stocks and doesn’t include any Crypto or Real Estate. I’m working on an efficient way to release a full portfolio breakdown at some point in the future but for now, I wanted to provide a small glimpse into what my holdings and dividend income levels look like.

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What I’m Doing Right Now

My plan is simple. Stay focused. Stick to the system. Keep accumulating.

This week, I added to:

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