A few times a year I try to slot in an investors or trading event where I can learn new
Welcome to the first blogpost of 2019 ! We hope you enjoyed your New Year celebration. We relaxed our vacation
Dear DividendCake followers,
we are little more than 1 day away from starting a new year 2019 ! 2018 has been
In the week of the 18th of December we spend the week in Pennsylvania, USA for business, my last business
Are you giving your kids or teenagers a financial literacy class or do you expect the schools to take care
When it comes to buying vs. renting a house, there is always a passionate debate about which makes the most
Past week Saint-Nicolas did pass the house with chocolates and other goodies. Little kids always look forward to the night
Past month we travelled to London to learn about the investing behaviour of English Investors at the London Investor Show.
85x Times Your Net Salary Needed for Your Retirement…Really?
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, […]
Financial Education Class 5 : Inflation – Are you losing money?
Are you giving your kids or teenagers a financial literacy class or do you expect the schools to take care of that objective? Last week I went to the info evenings of the schools of our sons. No financial literacy classes during the whole school year 2018 – 2019….NONE !! So the school educational system is […]
My Own Portfolio : My Passive Income Report Out August 2018
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 […]
How Online Gaming Can Improve Financial Literacy
Teaching kids financial literacy is something most parents don’t care about. They expect schools to take care of it. The blogpost today reflects on events that passed in our family during the past months. Several months ago our daughter asked 10 Euro for the purchase of 800 R$ Virtual Money in her game Bloxburg. At […]
My Mom’s Portfolio : August 2018 Passive Income Report
Another month of checking in on our Mom’s portfolio. My mom decided NOT travel in August but she has a trip planned in September. More about that next month… In August one article from Alison Banney in Australia caught my attention. Three years ago only one in three retirees in Australia expected to outlive their […]
Investors Event : Seven Fat or Seven Skinny Stock Market Years – Presentation by economist Bruno Verstraete
The summer vacation has ended for the kids and the VFB investors organization also kicks off his year end program. In July I had marked the date 3rd of September in my calendar. A presentation of the economist Bruno Verstraete caught my interest. There is a strong correlation between the economy and the stock market. […]
Launch of our New Homepage
On the 14th of February of the year 2017, we launched our blog. I did chose Valentine’s day as my official launch day as it would be a day that I always remember. Today we are launching our new restyled homepage. Many people ask me why the name DividendCake. Dividend Cake is a contamination […]
Sector Watch & My Kids Portfolio : July Dividend & Options Income Report
The last week of August is moving on quickly and the last days of vacation time for the kids are running out. Monday is school time again. On the Dutch website Spaargids.be was an interesting article about how to teach your kids to save money. For most kids saving money is not an interesting topic […]
Our Emergency Fund Strategy : Benchmarking and Execution
Recently I read on the blog website of ThePoorSwiss his reflection on “Emergency Fund – Do you really need one ?“. As a married couple, he has build up an emergency fund of around 13.000 Euro. His strategy is to reduce this emergency fund going forward. In the FIRE bloggers community there is lot of […]
My Own Portfolio : Dividend & Options Income Report Out July 2018
Today we are writing our blog post from the city of Baltimore. Baltimore is a major city in Maryland with a long history as an important seaport. Fort McHenry, birthplace of the U.S. national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner,” sits at the mouth of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Today, this harbor area offers shops, upscale crab shacks and […]