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Ethical investing: Does socially responsible investing pay off?

ESG and SRI are two acronyms used for ethical investing. Thanks to the recent surge in ethical investing the Belgian bank NewB found enough investors to get all the funds to receive a banking license. This makes them the first bank focusing mainly on ethical investing and banking. What started as an idea in the aftermath of the financial crisis to change banking forever, much as the crisis did, is now a bank with a license. Ethical investing is taking off!

Why I love (Belgian) REITs and you should too

2020 is almost over with the coronavirus still floating across the globe infecting thousands of people daily, but multiple vaccines are about to fight back. The market originally went into panic mode and sold off all of the gains it made this year, and then some, but quickly recovered.

The majority of stocks had gone quite a bit lower. However, thanks to their defensive nature, REITs were able to remain relatively steady for a while.

Quarterly Portfolio Report - growing stack of coins

Quarterly Portfolio Report – Q4 2019

USD rate used: 1 USD = 0.89487 EUR

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Total portfolio worth (excl. mortgage)

The last quarter of 2019 continued where Q3 stopped, on a high note. The amazing experiences continued and the market kept performing stellar and kept making new highs.

These are my top stock performers of 2019

We are in the last two weeks of 2019, i.e., the perfect time to not only look forward in terms of stock picks but also to have a look at how my current picks are performing.

Why I choose a core-satellite strategy

On my portfolio page I mention that I follow a core-satellite strategy. I want to clarify what this exactly means and how it’s different compared to what you will find when researching FIRE.