After the recent market pullback, the portfolio has recently dropped back from its highs of around $1,010,000 USD to the present value of $962K USD. The market is around 8% from its highs, with the low point being close to 10% off the highs. The pullback offered some better prices, but most prices are still very over valued from what I was looking for. The buying time was definitely in late Q1 to early Q2 of this year. I am confident one day I will cross over the $1M mark again, as I had done so for my past "targets" like the first $100K, the quarter million, and the half million thresholds.
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The graph below shows the total portfolio value over the last few weeks. The market movements now dictate how the portfolio behaves, from a total equity worth point of view. With around a million dollars invested, a 1% drop in the market is a $10,000 USD drop in the paper value. Quite a lot relative to what I can invest periodically. The contributions I make from my job or dividends are still relevant in helping the portfolio push itself upward, but its impact is not as strong as when I started.