On 25th February 2017 there was a roundtable discussion of US and Canadian investors talking about the fact that prices were going up, but dividends keep coming… What did we learn from this article on Seekingalpha.com? What is our opinion? What can you learn from this roundtable? In the US and Canada dividend (growth) investing […]
On Saturday 25th of February, it was D-day again for investors in Flanders. VFB organized his congress in the Kinepolis in Antwerp. More than 1000 investors attended this conference. The conference was focused on Technology and Innovation. Here is the program of the companies presenting their company strategy and results. Programma Happening Additionally there was a […]
Several months ago I purchased the book “Beleggen voor (je) kinderen. The author is Wilfriend Voorspoels, who has more than 30 years of experience as an investor. We purchased the book to learn about specific insights that we could apply in our investing strategy for our kids. Book Review with Personal remarks A savings account […]
In the beginning of January 2017, we reflected on our 2016 year where we visited New York (USA), Colombia, London and many other great travel locations and experiences that we did. And when I asked the kids at that time where should we go for a city trip, they mentioned immediately two locations. Those 2 […]
On the 4th of March, we decided to meet up with friends at the city of Oostende. As I rarely go to the sea coast in winter time, we decided to make it a day trip. Before leaving to town, I did some internet research and here are the 7 reasons why you should visit […]
Financial education is IMPORTANT! If you read my biography in About me, you know that we invest time each year in our financial education. This also means sacrificing a Saturday or an evening instead of being with the family. One of those activities to learn about stock investing is to attend conferences organized by VFB, […]
On Saturday we buy always the financial newspaper De Tijd in a local newspaper shop. Here we reflect on two articles that we read in the newspaper of the 11th of February. I think nobody does see the connection between the two articles and that’s why we reflect here on those two articles. Article 1: […]
At the end of 2016, “Financial expert” Paul D’Hoore gives his advice on what people should do with 10.000 Euro on Belgium TV channel VTM. He is regarded as a stock market guru and employed as financial expert for a big Belgian TV station VTM. His advice to invest your money in 2017 is as follows. Review […]
Bruges is one of the most picturesque cities I know in Belgium. It is always a pleasure to spend a day there exploring this medieval Belgian canal-filled town and its incredibly well-preserved historic town center. This city has the well-earned nickname of ‘Little Venice of the North’. We did go there at the end of […]
Brussels wears three impressive hats, as the capital of Flanders, Belgium and Europe. It started life as a fortress, then developed into a market square and eventually blossomed into the economic, political and social centre of the Flemish capital. There’s lots to see in the city from the bizarre comic strip to enjoying its café […]