Monthly investing via DRIP
Compound interest may be a miracle, but a monthly investing plan is at least as miraculous. If you add, say 300 EUR or USD each month, it is much easier to obtain a large savings egg compared to investing a lump sum because: It’s only a small amount each month You contribute in ups and…
The difference between US and Belgian Retirement plans
The FIRE movement in the US is a big supporter of all kinds of retirement plans such as 401k, IRA, Roth IRA and many others. Retirement plans have a good reputation mainly because of their tax benefit. Sometimes that’s justified (as in most US schemes) but Belgian schemes are not all in the same boat.…
Expected annual return calculators
S & P 500 calculator What & How Starting from: what can you expect – long term – from various assets or market indices / ETFs – see post here what do I estimate as a correct price level – see post here I combined these two to make the calculators below. The formulas built…
Real Estate ETF’s
I want to invest in Real Estate but the Real Estate market in my country en region is very expensive and does not give decent returns. A Real Estate ETF offers an alternative. Which one to choose? Which Real Estate indexes exist and which one is the best proxy for the market?
Current market valuations – Dec 31 2018
Where are we today with the stock market? Cheap, normal, expensive? US versus Europe versus Japan, Australia? Real estate? Gold?