Hello and welcome to the first dividend income report of 2017 for my mom’s portfolio! As you could read in My Mom’s portfolio page, we took over the financial management of my mother at the start of 2016. My dad passed away since 2009 and since then my mom didn’t manage her financial situation. The […]
During the past weekend End of January we have been focused on reading some new tax regulations that were kicked off by the Belgian government since the 1st January 2017. The first important change was the cancellation of the most stupid speculation tax on shares. You could read my key learnings from this experience in […]
Recently we read an article about Belgian Dividend stocks in the financial newspaper De Tijd. Are they worth a position in your dividend portfolio? Below you get our humble opinion and we discuss the pro and con’s. A royal dividend is a payment each investor should aim for. In Belgium 50% of the stocks that […]
The past months October 2016 to January 2017 have been quite interesting related to the press about Savings accounts in Belgium. I know interest rates in the USA and other countries are also low. End of October 2016 Suddenly the press communicates that one Belgian bank KBC, changed the conditions of the savings account for […]
Reflection on Belgian TAX stupidity In 2015, the Belgian government under Prime Minister Michel invented a speculation tax of 33% on capital gains of shares and options if they were sold within 6 months. The losses could not be deducted (as in other countries) so this tax led to a behavioral change amongst the little […]
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 […]
It is that time of the year. To me, the end of December and the Christmas holidays mean finishing out the year strong, racing towards the finish line, and setting the table for a successful year going forward. We take the time to reflect upon the year and goals achieved in 2016. We review our […]
End of the year 2016. Always a great moment to reflect back. 2016 was the year where we started to build our blog. During the past years, we became more and more frustrated on how bank employees treat people and advise them badly. The most incredible event was when I had an appointment made with […]
Many people are afraid, are not interested, nor want to spend the time to manage their money. They rather prefer spend time on hobbies, spending money and are happy that they have enough money to cover their monthly expenses. They consider managing their money difficult and rather leave it up to the bank to store […]
Dividend income, it’s amazing! Seriously, as I progress in my financial independence journey and keep on executing on my financial strategy, I become increasingly convinced that dividend income is what keeps me on course. Monthly savings differ and stock prices love irrational ups and downs, but dividends from my investments in stocks or ETF’s are […]