February 2026 Portfolio Performance: When the Plan Gets Tested
February was rough — my equities portfolio ended down 3.7% while the S&P 500 dropped 0.9%. A war in the Middle East, an AI wave gutting SaaS valuations, and inflation refusing to cooperate. Not exactly the month anyone planned for. But YTD I’m still up 4.0%, and the 2026 strategy is intact. Here’s what happened, what hurt, and what I’m doing about it.