At the end of April, my net worth went up by 2.62%, to end at $270,415.25. Good market gains, low expenses, and continuing to invest about 50% of my net income is the reason for the gains.

Looking over the last several months, I’m amazed at two things:

1. Since I’ve started tracking my net worth back in December 2014, there has only been 2 months that I had less net worth then the previous month. That was August, 2015 and January 2016.
2. As my net worth has increased, the percentage of gains has held steady – averaging 2-3%.  This means that the $ change from the previous month has steadily increased.

Combined, these two facts represent the importance of continuously investing excess money, staying disciplined in diversifying investments, and the glory of compounding interest.

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At the end of March, my net worth went up by 7.72%, to end at $263,511.68 which is a massive increase of over $18,000 from last month! This is primarily due to my bonus being paid (cash is up 30%), an increase in salary, an increase in cash into investment contributions.  Retirement is also up by a significant amount because 6% of my bonus gets put directly into the 401(k) account and matched by my employer.

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Better late than never…  At the end of February, my net worth went up by 2.9%, to end at $244,621.88 which is a net increase of $6,897 over last month! Primary contributors to this increase was a 5% net increase in brokerage accounts (market gains and additional investments).

BTW – these numbers look like a mirror image of the Jan 2017 update.  I had to check back 3 times to make sure I was looking at February, and trust me, it’s correct!  How’s that for consistency!

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