Recently we travelled to London to learn about the investing behaviour of English Investors at the London Investor Show. Past Friday 9th of November we travelled to Amsterdam to visit the Beleggersfair at the former stock exchange building Beurs van Berlage. Last year we also visited this event and learned some new stuff. Beleggersfair is […]
What has dominated the news yesterday and will dominate the news today ? The midterm elections in the USA is the number ONE news item in the world. But what do the midterm elections mean for the markets? Here a recent article from OppenheimerFunds caught my attention. This article has some interesting graphs I want […]
Autumn vacation for the kids finally…and Halloween is approaching. As a family we locked in two Halloween events and prepared our scary clothing and makeup. During the past weeks I have missed publishing some blog posts. The main reason is FOCUS. I am focussing on the achievement of my 2018 objectives. If you follow this blog, […]
Investing money starts with informing yourself and learning how others do it. On Friday 19th of October, I had marked The London Investor Show in my calendar. The London Investor Show is in its ninth year of exhibition and goes from strength to strength with over 12,000 people attending to date. The Expo offers the chance […]
Sunny warm sunday in October….amazing how the climate is changing. The warmest 14th of October in Belgium since years. Also election day in Belgium. Will it change much for the future ? I don’t think so. Did you notice what happened last week ? All media and newspapers put it in their headlines. The stock […]
Do you know the location of the blog post picture ? No…? My mom did travel to this beautiful isle. Sicily, the largest Mediterranean island, is just off the “toe” of Italy’s “boot.” Its rich history is reflected in sites like the Valley of the Temples, the well-preserved ruins of 7 monumental, Doric-style Greek temples, […]
Three months until the year end. Coming months I have plugged in several investors events in my calendar. Also some abroad. One of the events that interested me, was the presentation of Sam Hollanders. I did meet Sam personally during past VFB investors events and I was interested in his way of looking at companies […]
September has ended and we are 3 months away from the year 2019. Past week we did spend in Washington DC in the United States. This resulted in a heavy jet lag during the weekend. In Washington I was able to visit Mount Vernon where you can find the US President George Washington mansion. Take […]
Recently the Belgian newspaper “Het Laatste Nieuws” HLN published an article “about how much money you need to save to maintain your life standards during your retirement. The roaring title of the article was ” 85x saving your salary- how do you do that?”. When I read an article from a journalist about personal finance, […]
The last four months of the year, September to December, is a period where we always focus on what we can accomplish to finish the year with a good feeling. It’s always a very busy period. My calendar looks pretty full to be honest. I have travel booked until the week before Christmas. The kids […]