A transparent investing journal for people new to the market. One pick a day, explained in plain English, with every position tracked live. No hype, no jargon.
Every position is a $10 buy, held at Fidelity. Values update from live market data, so what you see is what the portfolio is actually worth right now.
| Position | Cost basis | Price | Day | Value | Gain / Loss |
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The whole system fits in four steps. Small, consistent, and easy to follow along with.
Each trading day I screen for a company with a real story and strong fundamentals.
A small, equal-sized position. Low stakes keep the focus on learning, not gambling.
A short post on what the company does and why it caught my eye, written for beginners.
The position joins the portfolio above, so you see how every idea actually plays out.
Every Friday is a wildcard. A niche, unusual, or just plain fun company that is still a real, researched pick. It keeps the routine playful and surfaces names you would never think to look up.
I am Rob, a finance student at TCU. I started Ten a Day because most investing content is built to impress, and almost none of it is built to teach. So I do the opposite.
Every trading day I buy $10 of one company I have researched and write up why, in language a complete beginner can follow. You see the wins, the losses, and the reasoning behind both, in real time.
It is a journal, a track record, and an open invitation to learn alongside me. Start small, stay curious, and watch a real portfolio grow one day at a time.
Follow on X to catch each daily buy as it happens, and watch the portfolio above update alongside it.