Today I wanted to present my experiences since my first own investments.
To start: I am 39 and my interest in the market began in August 23.
My professional expertise lies particularly in product development and nuclear technology.
I have 2 degrees (engineering with a focus on product development and radiation protection engineer) and 2 apprenticeships as an automotive mechatronics technician and radiation protection specialist. After 7 years of working in product development, I left this profession completely and currently work in radiation protection at various nuclear facilities and power plants worldwide.
Intended for retirement: I had previously invested, 5 years with Targobank, 3 years with DVAG/Generali through unit-linked pension insurance. With the result of -40% of the invested money plus liquidation costs of approx. -30%.
So I started to do some research. Like many others, I initially had hardly any experience in the sector and started by investing a few euros in some no-name companies. At a loss.
I read up and quickly found access to Getquin. I tried back and forth and of course listened to "Trust me, brother". With losses.
Now I've gained enough experience and found the ideal strategy for me: Diversity but not at the expense of performance.
Savings plan: €350 is increased annually.
Investment in companies: €10 each
Blackrock $BLK Banks US
Exxon Mobile $XOM (+1.51%) Oil US
RWE $RWE (+4.16%) Supply DE
Realty Income $O (+0.43%) Real Estate US
Cameco $CCO (-2.79%) Uranium CA
P+G $PG (+1.08%) Consumption US
Heidelberg Materials $HEI (+0.42%) Building Materials DE
Petrobras $PETR3 (-0.29%) Oil BR
Stellantis $STLAM (-0.56%) Automotive NL
Siemens $SIE (-0.13%) Consumer/Energy DE
Johnson & Johnson $JNJ (+0.84%) Health US
Walmart $WMT (+1.27%) Retail US
Allianz $ALV (+0.72%) Insurance DE
Linde $LIN (+1.31%) Gas/Hydrogen DE
Henkel $HEN (+0.57%) Consumption DE
SAP $SAP (-1.07%) Software DE
Infineon $IFX (-4.08%) Chip manufacturer DE
Visa $V (+0.57%) Means of payment US
BASF $BAS (-0.55%) Chemistry DE
Rheinmetall $RHM (-0.4%) Automotive/armaments DE
Telecommunications $DTE (-0.87%) Telecommunications DE
ETF: 70€ each
Xtrackers Nasdaq 100 $XNAS (+0.47%)
Ishares MSCI World IT $WITS (+0.59%)
US: 56.3% DE: 29.2% NL: 3.7% BR: 3.5% KA: 3.5% JP: 1.2% Rest: 2.6%
Broker: Change from SC to Zero.
Zero display in Getquin I am currently too lazy to enter everything manually.
Strategy: Buy and Hold
I also invest between €2,000 and €6,000 2-3 times a year in addition to my savings plan.
Furthermore, I actively use Solana crypto (partially staked) and reinvest the profits in other shares or increase my holdings.
Why not Bitcoin: In my opinion, Solana has always performed better than Bitcoin to date.
Strategy: Time to market
Investment time: min. 15 years
In the medium term, I will also open a company portfolio and implement the savings plan strategy.
In the long term, it will remain at €1500 crypto. However, the ETF and share holdings will increase.
I look forward to your feedback.
Best regards
Adrian