Eager to find a sport that challenges your child’s body AND brain? Curious about which sport gives your child the
Puy du Fou, an incredible and breath taking experience
Three years ago I learned about Puy du Fou when we were
On the 18th of August I read on the website UitinVlaanderen that the investment club Bull’s Eye Society hosted an
July has passed and one sports event jumped out on the sports headlines for me. The eight victory of Roger
Wow....time flies. We are already 12th of August. It will be Christmas in no time, isn't it?
Two weeks of August
Vacation time has ended and back to work. Soccer season has also started and coaches are finetuning their strategy and
Vacation time has arrived...the family is now in the middle of France. A region called La Vienne with the city
Hello again. Today was a rainy day at our French vacation location....so the family did relax...some reading, playing some scrabble,...and
On 19th July the news came out that the Belgian government considers a tax on investment accounts. When I read
My Own Portfolio : Dividend Income Report Out January 2017
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. My monthly PAY MYSELF FIRST differ and stock prices love irrational ups and downs, but dividends from my investments in stocks […]
Official launch of our Dividend Cake blog
14th February 2017 Today is a special day. It’s Valentine day and we are celebrating our relationship with our beloved one. Additionally, after one year of hard work, we are launching our Personal Finance and Travel blog on all social media. Read about why we are starting a blog and the journey from the initial […]
My Kids’ Portfolio : Dividend Income Report Out January 2017
Hello and welcome to the first dividend income report of 2017 for my kids’ portfolio! As you could read in My kids’ portfolio page, we doubled our kids saving money from 5K to 10K in a 5 year time frame using our defensive strategy from our Financial strategy. Now we are switching gears and we […]
Read about collective (stupid) behavior of the Belgian population
Yesterday an interesting article appeared in the Belgian press. Saving Belgian also guilty on keeping interest rates low… According to a study of Eric Dor, a professor of economics, is the ECB low interest rate policy not the only reason for low interest rates on savings accounts. His reasoning is that the Belgians just keep […]
My Mom’s Portfolio : Dividend Income Report Out January 2017
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 […]
Who is stealing our money? Watch out !
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 […]
Is investing in Belgian Dividend Stocks a good decision?
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 […]
How do you grow your money or are you happy with 0% ?
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 […]
The Speculation Tax is dead – What can you learn from this?
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 […]
How would you invest 10.000 Euro in 2017?
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 […]