Felix (@fxlixx) on getquin

Hey :)

I'm no longer completely new to getquin, but I've never really received or asked for detailed feedback on my portfolio before. Now, at the end of the year, I'm taking the time and looking forward to your answers.

I am currently still 17 years old and therefore still have a lot of time before I retire. Despite my desire to be financially independent as early as possible, my aim is therefore to achieve long-term, sustainable growth without having to restrict myself too much financially.

My portfolio is based exclusively on ETFs, as I neither have the desire nor the time to invest in individual companies. Of course, this is also possible without a lot of time, but then combined with a lack of knowledge - not my goal. Instead, I use 3 ETFs to achieve global diversification and thus minimize risk. With the $EMWE (-0.12%) I form the basis and invest in the MSCI World. My portfolio is supplemented with the $XZEU (-0.59%) to strengthen the European share and with the $EMSRI (-0.17%) so that emerging markets are also represented in my portfolio and a US cluster risk is reduced as far as possible. What all three ETFs have in common is that they follow ESG and SRI criteria. There are certainly different views on how sensible this is in the end - but I personally feel more comfortable with these investments, which are at least greener.

In future, I would like to steadily increase my current savings rate of around 50 euros per month as my income grows. The percentage distribution of my savings rates per ETF should be based on the 50 / 30 / 20 or 50 / 20 / 30 model, even if the actual percentage distribution in my portfolio currently looks different. However, I don't see any need for rebalancing at the moment - what is doing well can continue to do so; what is doing badly doesn't have to take up a larger share. In future, too, I would prefer to focus on safer, lower-risk forms of investment and not on "good luck" gambles.

Please let me know your thoughts on all this. What do you think is good? What would you do differently?

Rmann@Epi

8Mon

First of all, kudos to you for entering the stock market early and for your reflexive approach to investing. In principle, you can continue like this until you reach financial freedom.

A thought for inspiration: in my opinion, your diversified passive strategy is more suited to an investor who is in the middle of life, around 30-50. Because you still have so many years left, your risk of return succession is very low, i.e. you could and should take higher risks. This makes sense because you have to reduce the risk a few years before the payout because of the above-mentioned risk of return succession and this is the only way to achieve the total market return.

What do I mean by more risk? I mean assets or ETFs that are more volatile but promise higher returns in the long term. These include, for example, tech $CSNDX, small caps $SPYX, crypto $BTC. These could be added to a $ACWI with 30%. That would give you returns and security.

In any case, good luck and always remember: the best returns still come from your own education! 🚀

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