Portfolio Archives - Fight to FIRE

May dividends galore

Overview of my dividend payout up until May 2019

May 2019 was the month of the Belgian and European elections, it was also the month in which lots of Belgian companies paid out their dividends. Yeah!

The adage ‘Sell in May and go away, but buyback by St Leger Day” or equivalent, is something that pops up every year in May. This is for the obvious reason that it’s about the month of May. I never really gave too much thought about what it really meant. I’d like to have a closer look and see if it can actually be beneficial to my return.

First financial milestone of 2019 reached!

April has just come to pass. It’s the month where Spring is in full swing and where we get lots of Easter chocolate. It also brought me my profit participation which is a cool €2,701. Thanks to this additional income I could transfer the last €7,000 needed to reach a financial milestone I set for myself.

Quarterly Portfolio Report - Growing Stack Of Coins

Quarterly Portfolio Report – Q1 2019

A new quarter is over. It's almost the exact opposite of Q4 2018. All of my (trading) accounts recovered, and thanks to the deposits…

What type of investor are you?

At the beginning of every year, I get a letter from the bank I have an investment portfolio with to review my investment and reevaluate…

Portfolio update: new savings account & stock purchases

We are only the second week of January and I can already give a major update on my portfolio and milestones progress. This is in part due to the decline we saw at the end of 2018 and the opportunity it offered me to enter at a lower price for quite a few stocks.

9 dividend-paying stocks I’ll buy in 2019

Dividend-paying stocks? As a Belgian? Am I going mad, paying 30% to get cash instead of having it accumulate? Hear me out. Getting money…

Quarterly Portfolio Report – Q4 2018

This past quarter just shows how fast things can change. In my first report, I had decent gains for most of my stocks. Fast…

My preferred brokers as a small retail investor

When trying to reach FIRE you can’t get around brokers. I’m no different. I have two brokers I use for various reasons and means.…

A thrilling transfer to my actively managed portfolio

A cold breeze is passing through and Halloween is right around the corner. Yep, it’s October. So it’s time I do something frighting. Why don’t I deposit an additional 10,000 EUR to my actively managed portfolio?

Active funds aren’t popular in the FIRE community or with anyone looking into investing themselves and who know of ETFs.
There is a reluctance to use these funds and with good reason given their entry and management fees. Even Warren Buffett is dismissive about them.