Investments

I write about my investor experience by investing in dividend-paying stocks, options trading, cryptocurrencies, peer-to-peer lending, stock IPO's and more. Currently on the road to save 1 million dollars by 2045.  Check out my freemium newsletter for investing with covered calls

 

TerraMatris Crypto Hedge Fund: Strategies and Insight

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The world of cryptocurrency investment is constantly evolving, with new strategies and opportunities arising regularly. One such development is TerraMatris, a private crypto investment hedge fund founded by me, Reinis Fischer on August 22, 2023. This fund takes a unique approach to cryptocurrency investment, combining options trading with reinvestment in various crypto assets. In this article, we'll explore TerraMatris, its trading strategy, risk management techniques, and how you can become a…


#10 Coin of the Week: Ethereum (ETH)

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I keep growing the Terramatris crypto hedge fund bit after bit by selling put options on Ethereum and Bitcoin. Every week we choose one crypto coin and invest all premium in it. In the last weeks, we have already invested in XLM, ETH, USDC, and BTC. I have decided to stick with these 4 tickers until we grow the portfolio to at least 0.1 ETH or 0.01 BTC, thus enabling covered call writing on these positions. For week 10, we are returning to ETH - every time we are going to take options…


TerraMatris Crypto Hedge Fund Portfolio Value reaches $79.79 in September 2023

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Terramatris is a private crypto investment hedge fund started on August 22, 2023, by me. The fund is privately held and is not publicly registered under any specific jurisdiction. Though, most of the time operated from Tbilisi, Georgia.  We trade options with crypto while reinvesting premiums back into different crypto assets. At the moment we are growing our crypto portfolio by selling put options on Ethereum.  Once we will have at least 0.1 ETH or 0.01 BTC we will start selling covered calls…


The 'Anti-Coffee Fund': Investing $5 a Day for 33% Returns

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It was on a Saturday evening at the end of September 2023, we were returning from a Salty Garden tavern near Bazaleti Lake to Tbilisi, parked our car on the street next to our house when I noticed there was a new corner coffee shop opened in our house. The better part of me asked me - if would I like to have a cup of coffee. I thought about it for a second - like, we have an excellent coffee machine in our apartment, and that is the only coffee I actually enjoy - mostly because the coffee is…


#9 Coin of the Week: Stellar XLM

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I keep growing the Terramatris crypto hedge fund bit after bit by selling put options on Ethereum and Bitcoin. Every week we choose one crypto coin and invest all premium in it. In the last weeks, we have already invested in XLM, ETH, USDC, and BTC. I have decided to stick with these 4 tickers until we grow the portfolio to at least 0.1 ETH or 0.01 BTC, thus enabling covered call writing on these positions. On week 9th, we are returning to Sellar XLM - every time we are going to take options…


Latest Addition to Stock Portfolio: 2 AMZN shares at $125.62

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On October 5, 2023, I bought an additional 2 shares of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock, paying $125.62 per share for our long-term dividend stock portfolio. Amazon.com, Inc. is an American multinational technology company focusing on e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. We are now holding 40 shares of AMZN in our stock portfolio.  Using dollar-cost averaging our average cost per AMZN share is $115.09 60 shares to go once we are able to…


#8 Coin of the Week: BTC (Bitcoin)

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I keep growing the Terramatris crypto hedge fund bit after bit by selling put options on Ethereum and Bitcoin. Every week we choose one crypto coin and invest all premium in it. In the last weeks, we have already invested in XLM, ETH, USDC, and BTC. I have decided to stick with these 4 tickers until we grow the portfolio to at least 0.1 ETH or 0.01 BTC, thus enabling covered call writing on these positions. On week 8th, we are returning to Bitcoin - every time we are going to take options…


#7 Coin of the Week: USDC

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I keep growing the Terramatris crypto hedge fund bit after bit by selling put options on Ethereum. Every week we choose one crypto coin and invest all premium in it. In the last weeks, we have already invested in XLM, ETH, USDC, and BTC. I have decided to stick with these 4 tickers until we grow the portfolio to at least 0.1 ETH or 0.01 BTC, thus enabling covered call writing on these positions. On week 7th, we are returning to USDC coin - every time we are going to take options premiums this…


All in Crypto

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On September 27, 2023, I decided to withdraw all funds available from my stock brokerage account and put them to work at Terramatris crypto hedge fund. I have been thinking about this move for ages, and finally just did it. All the funds are used for writing put options on Ethereum, thus growing the total portfolio.  Today's withdrawal will give about a $40/mo boost to our hedge fund. Not much, not little. Taking into account that I'm growing it from scratch - quite a decent bump.…


#6 Coin of the Week: Ethereum (ETH)

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I've been working on the Terramatris crypto hedge fund, growing the portfolio from scratch by selling put options on Ethereum. Every week we choose one crypto coin and invest all premium in it. In the last weeks, we have already invested in XLM, ETH, USDC, and BTC. I have decided to stick with these 4 tickers until we grow the portfolio to at least 0.1 ETH or 0.01 BTC, thus enabling covered call writing on these positions. On week 6th, we are returning to ETH coin - every time we are going to…