SSAB - April 30, 2026

End of the month! Hope you got your taxes done!Live streams continue! Today… YouTube!Hope you enjoyed yesterday’s episode! All about how I got started teaching English! Was a bit of a mess BUT, did you see the album art? Well, did that ever take me down memory lane AND showing the gf what I look like without a beard!More stock talk. How many stocks can you really own? Another look at my spreadsheet and the addition of a couple of columns. Have the banks topped? Putting them on the list!And a young lady shares her experience learning about money in China:https://substack.com/home/post/p-193649470Two quotes:-“A-shares are my ‘original family.’ That thing can be green for five days after being red for three. After a few years, I’d already developed an ironclad heart for withstanding losses — 20%, 30% drawdowns and I’m still cool as a cucumber, absolutely unshaken. This mentality helped me hold through several gold crashes. But the problem is: nobody ever taught me how to handle things going up every single day!”-“We also factored in our extended families’ total asset allocation. Xiuming and I are from a small city in the southwest. If we went home, we’d have a place to live — both sets of parents and grandparents have their own homes. But if you actually calculated their value? Practically worthless. Either 30-year-old apartments or new builds in the far suburbs. They all look like fixed assets stuck in your hands that can’t be liquidated.”Donate to the show! PayPal link below!https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA***Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.comAnd on Notion: https://stevensirski.notion.site/SSAB-The-Audio-Blog-of-Steven-Sirski-00acfe344e164bfab191d3cddf6952b2?pvs=4Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.comLanguage vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlogGoogle Stock Tracker Sheethttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kbpCC2cieuq23zYyr0-WznPRogVX0aS86BF4_vPvgMY/edit?usp=sharingHope you have a great one!! 00:00 Month End Check In00:28 Beijing Visa Countdown01:06 YouTube Live Recap02:31 Streaming Schedule Plans05:12 Podcast Stats And Timing06:30 Album Art Photo Hunt08:12 Teaching English Qualifications10:28 Old Travel Photos Stories15:28 Korea Arrival Memories18:06 Stocks Talk Disclaimer18:45 Tracking Stocks Spreadsheet19:32 Canadian Bank Picks20:14 Canadian Banks Setup21:12 BNS Double Top Thesis21:42 Protective Puts Basics22:26 Trade Journal Reasons25:14 How Many Stocks Own28:13 Spreadsheet Links Update29:05 Investing Lessons China31:28 China Market Mechanics33:25 Beijing Real Estate Reality38:05 Gold Jewelry FOMO41:20 Wrap Up and Links