We just don't speak the same language

The world's most perfect husband and I have been together for almost 32 years. Over the past year, we have spent pretty much every hour of the day together, and before that we worked side by side for 10 years. Spending so much time together has made us truly understand, unlike when someone says it, that men and women have very different ways of expressing themselves.

Despite this realization, I can still, albeit very rarely, get incredibly irritated with him when he doesn't understand what I mean or am trying to say. Aside from his lack of ability to express himself as a woman 😉 (Dr. Phil said it best; your husband is a man, not your girlfriend) I love him more than anything and can't imagine a life without him.

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No free lunch during January

Assuming I haven't missed any announced special or supplemental dividend on any of our current holdings, we'll receive our first special dividend of the year next month.

It is Capital Southwest Corporation (CSWC) that pays a special dividend of ¢6 on March 31, 2026.

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Arrh

Although we will perform better this year compared to last year on a full-year basis, it annoys me immensely that not every month in the current year performs better compared to last year.

The reason for this is that we have sold some or parts of certain holdings, which has resulted in the month for the dividend being changed.

It's always a competition!

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Spot on

For the first time since I created my Google Sheet, I have changed the ratio between SEK and USD. Until December 31, 2025, I calculated that 1 USD was equivalent to 10 SEK. With the unexpected strengthening of the Swedish krona in 2025, I was forced to change the ratio to 1 USD = 9 SEK.

This change was entirely consistent with the January 2026 results as my expected dividends were almost exactly the same as our actual dividends.

It will be exciting to see how the Swedish krona maintains its current value against the rest of the world's currencies in 2026.

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