But, this is more than a portfolio

This, my fellow market participants, is a testament to the power of simply participating in the wild and wonderful wealth-creation tool we all know and love: the stock market.

It’s not proof I’m smarter than you. I’m not.

It’s not proof I have more money than you. I don’t.

Fortunately, though, you don’t have to be smart or rich to reap the many rewards of the stock market … that’s what this portfolio proves. It’s what I’ve been building for 107 days, and what I’ve encouraged others to build since this site was nothing more than an unformed thought bubble floating around my head. This is what simply investing $10 a day into the stock market can turn into with a little bit of discipline and plenty of patience. It’s proof anyone — you, me and anyone else with a phone, internet connection and a little disposable income — can build life-changing wealth in the stock market.

My strategy in a nutshell:

Invest $10 a day into SCHD (an ETF I’m using to build an ever-increasing stream of income), Microsoft/Costco (my top picks for long-term dividend growth) or Robinhood /Rivian (my top picks for long-term capital appreciation), reinvest the dividends/capital gains, rinse, repeat and never, ever stop.