Quarterly Portfolio Report – Q3 & Q4 2021
February 11, 2022
While I was still able to report the first half of 2021, ever since my daughter came into my life, I lacked the time to create a Q3 report. As such, this report will be for the last half of 2021, i.e., Q3 and Q4.
Ditching Active Funds Account For New Competitive Interactive Brokers Account
November 20, 2021
After 6 years and 1 month or 2243 days, I finally ended it. I ditched my actively managed portfolio at Beobank. While the performance was decent, it was nowhere near as good as my own portfolio nor even the performance of the popular All-world tracker VWCE.
Kinepolis Monumental In A Changing Industry: Why It’s (still) A Buy
September 25, 2021
One of my earliest individual stock purchases, when I started my fight towards FIRE, was Kinepolis (EBR: KIN). It's one of many satellites in the core-satellite strategy I have built over the years. After all the hype AMC received this year -which prevents Kinepolis from taking them over- I thought this write-up could help clarify why I held on to them for so long and will remain to do so.
Quarterly Portfolio Report – Q2 2021
September 9, 2021
Even though we are almost at the end of Q3, I still want to take the time to cover Q2 of 2021 if only to keep continuity. With the pandemic in the West almost behind us, Q2 turned out to be pretty good investment-wise. I made nice gains even though I didn't make any deposits to my investment accounts.
2021 milestones Reviewed: Mind-blowing And Financially Successful Year
January 27, 2022
2022 is over 3 weeks old now so I had some time to review 2021. I'm not only going to review my portfolio but also the milestones I set myself. Throughout 2021, I updated my milestones, but now it's time to hold them against the light and see which milestones I reached in the end.
Milestones for 2021
January 27, 2021
As I did last year, I will try to aim for certain milestones on both a personal and financial level. I already looked ahead on what I want to achieve in 2021, so now it's time to put those numbers into concrete SMART milestones.
Looking Ahead: 2021 Another Unusual Year To Worry About?
January 23, 2021
My third financial look ahead, this time for the year 2021. It has the same goal as the last one. I want to share my expectations for this year and use this as the Kickstarter to create my targets or milestones.
2020 Review: A Weird But Successful Year?
January 11, 2021
With 2020 over, a review of not only my portfolio but also the milestones I set myself is in order. Throughout 2020, I updated my milestones, but now it's time to hold them against the light and see which milestones I reached in the end.
My monthly Savings Rate report: March 2022
April 10, 2022
Quarter one of 2022 has passed with the end of March. Time seems to be flying by faster and faster as I get older. At times I'm happy about this, such as the current state of the world. I hope that as time progress there is light at the end of the tunnel. But at other times I just wish it didn't, like when I'm playing with my daughter. To help pass these relative times I receive a monthly salary from my employer, and this month is no different. Let's take a look at how I managed it this month.
My monthly Savings Rate report: February 2022
March 9, 2022
February, the shortest month of the year is already behind us. The invasion of Russia into Ukraine this month is one for the history books. The only question is, how? Will it say that Russia won or Ukraine? And how will all of this impact the world, both humanitarian and economic? Against the backdrop of this hectic tragedy, I share my monthly expenses.
My monthly Savings Rate report: January 2022
February 7, 2022
January, the first month of a new year. A fresh start, and what a start? There were some surprises this month I didn't foresee. Some with a positive, some with a negative impact on my portfolio.
My monthly Savings Rate report: December 2021
January 18, 2022
December was, on all accounts, a special month. It’s, of course, the last month of the year, but also in terms of expenses and income. We traveled to South America to visit my wife’s family, the in-laws. Suffice to say, this had a major impact on my expenses but not because of the airplane as this was already paid for a couple of months before, no, it was groceries, a 4-day resort trip, and even some baby stuff.
