On the 2nd of October the student organization Capitant Antwerp organized an event “Start to Invest” for the students of universities in Antwerp. The theme of the evening was “your first steps in investing”. The conference room of the university was too small for all students interested to attend the event… Two speakers were invited […]
On the 30th of September, Sven Sterckx, chairman of the Belgian League for Investors (VFB) opened the investors’ Day of the Tips. Fourteen banks. wealth asset management companies and investment advice companies signed up to present their top 3 investment ideas to the Belgian investor. Below you can read our reflection of the day in three […]
On the 5th of September, VFB Trefpunt in Antwerp, Belgium organized an infosession for investors about “Successful Investing with ETFs”. The presentation was given by Patrick Verelst. As I use ETFs within my dividend portfolio, I was interested to hear what kind of investment strategy with ETFs would be presented that leads to success. I […]
On the 4th of September, the Belgian League for Investors (VFB) kicked off the fall season again for Flemish investors with new events. Danny Reweghs, Director Strategy of the investors’ magazine Inside beleggen was invited to present his outlook on the markets and whether there were still buy opportunities in the market. Who is Danny Reweghs ? […]
On the 18th of August I read on the website UitinVlaanderen that the investment club Bull’s Eye Society hosted an event for the occasion of its 10th birthday. The club invited Sven Sterckx, chairman of the Belgian League for Investors (VFB) to talk about “Saving and Investing your money”. As I was available that evening, I […]
Vacation time has ended and back to work. Soccer season has also started and coaches are finetuning their strategy and execution plan with the (new) team that they now have. This week I am for business in a town called Lviv in Ukraine. A lovely town where local people also enjoy life the same way […]
Vacation time has arrived…the family is now in the middle of France. A region called La Vienne with the city Poitiers as the centre of the region. We rented a vacation house with a pool and there’s also a jacuzzi and gym to work out. Vacation time is also a time where I can grab […]
On 19th July the news came out that the Belgian government considers a tax on investment accounts. When I read this news, I thought I was going to choke…and have a heart attack. “Do politicians have no common sense or brains about investing at all ?” was my first thought. Hereby I write a reflection […]
At the 4th of July, I read an interesting blog post of PIERRE HUYLENBROECK with the title “Become incredible RICH” on the Beleggersgids website. Pierre Huylenbroeck is the author of “Everyone investor’ and the publisher of Mister Market Magazine. (URL : www.mistermarket.be) He also wrote 4 books ‘De Reuzen van de Beurs’ (2000), ’40 Meesterwerken uit de Financiële […]
July 2017. Vacation time. A time where each family prepares for their yearly summer vacation. My 8y old daughter also made a year end school presentation about our family plans for the summer of 2017. It’s also a time to reflect on how we grow the money for our foster child. We will do twice […]