After 30 months of consistent investing, I’ve finally reached €52,000 invested at the age of 24. It hasn’t been easy, especially since Belgium doesn’t have apprenticeship programs like some other countries. Every euro I’ve invested has been earned through student jobs and freelancing in my spare time.
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41My journey
Hey everyone, I’ve been thinking for a long time about whether I should start sharing my investments here. I’ve finally decided to take the leap.
I’ll go by the name McQueen on this journey
Today I made a new move in my portfolio: I bought 25 shares of the SPDR MSCI World ETF. This wasn’t a random purchase. I’m currently trying to strengthen and expand the ETF core of my portfolio, because I feel my allocation to broad global ETFs has been a bit too small for the level of diversification I want. Before this purchase it was around 8% but i want it to go to 30% of the porfolie allocation
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This ETF is part of the foundation I want to build on long-term — something stable, global, and less dependent on single-stock risk. So this purchase was about bringing my portfolio a step closer to that structure.
I’ve honestly been hesitating for quite a while to start posting my moves. It feels a bit strange putting your decisions out there in public. I have been a quieter reader on the platform for a year now, and it is time to give it a chance and step out of my comfort zone.
From now on, I’ll try to share my buys and also explain why I make them. I’m hoping this will not only help me stay more disciplined, but also that I can learn from all of you and get different perspectives and ideas that I might be missing.
i am looking forward to being part of this community and improving step by step. And as they say in racing… it’s not just about speed, it’s about staying on track
I will be sharing my portfolio with you guys in the coming weeks and hopefully get some feedback on it. But first, I am going to Paris with my girlfriend this weekend, and then to Malta with my girlfriend's famaily. So, I'll enjoy myself first, and then I will share the portfolio and some more information about my current situation.
Thanks for reading!
My recent purchases
Since I received a small cash injection from my grandma, here are my purchases. As well as the iShares MSCI EM ETF $IEMA (+1.39%) with approx. 1200€ .
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A silent reader for a long time, now my first post asking for feedback on my portfolio.
# Investment strategy
- Core-Satellite with MSCI World $IWDA (+0.4%) , $SPPW (+0.59%) and SP 500 $CSPX (+0.4%) , $I500 (+0.39%)
- Monthly investment: € 3,000-6,000 (fluctuates seasonally/because of bonuses and vacations).
- Current monthly savings plans: $VFEG (+1.16%) Emerging Markets 1000€, MSCI World 1000€, Euro Stoxx 600 $MEUD (-0.53%) with 600 € + $EWG2 (-1.49%) Gold and $BTC (+0.1%) -purchases on top without a fixed savings plan.
- Individual shares: US Hyperscaler $GOOG (+6.42%), $MSFT (+3.6%), $AMZN (+6.74%) due to professional proximity, US share deliberately reduced by other stocks, etc. $DTE (-0.46%) , $NOVO B (-8.33%) , $ASML (-1%) ,
- Target weighting for alternative investments (gold/BTC) at least 10%.
- S&P 500 savings plan currently suspended as valuations appear too high.
- In future possibly: Max. 10% in speculative individual stocks (max. 2% per security). There are always interesting ideas here in the community
# Targets
1. remaining amount from house loan: due in 5 years € 35k (currently € 600/month charge) + in 10 years € 217k (currently € 1,600/month charge). Due to favorable interest rates (1.3%), I do not make any early unscheduled repayments.
2. building up retirement provision & financial freedom.
# Notes
- I have 2x SP500 and 2x MSCI World because I switched due to high gains and lower TER. It was recommended somewhere because of the FIFO principle for payouts. In retrospect, I would solve this at ING with a 2nd custody account.
- I have my BTC with Bitvavo and am satisfied
- Child custody account: In $TDIV (-0.74%) invested, dividends (~600 €/year) are reallocated to MSCI World to use the exemption order, current custody account value for the 4-year-old: 4,900 €.
- Both employed (41/36 yrs.), gross household income ~€185k/year, wife works 32 hours/week.
- Property value house (new build 5 years ago in a medium-sized state capital), rented and paid-off condominium (600e/m net rent), occupational pension, Riester ETF are not included here.
My tip to the getquin community: Don't forget to live your life while investing :-)
For me:
- Own house -> quality of life is priceless, I can only recommend it to everyone, even if I had to almost completely liquidate my portfolio 5 years ago
- Road trips in the USA/Canada (before child and before Trump) -> countless great experiences
- Ford Mustang GT Convertible (6th gen) -> :-)
* Have you set yourself a specific allocation of ETFs / regions?
* How do you see your US weighting?
Without seeing it exactly, I suspect a larger US and tech overweight (S&P500, individual stocks and MSCI World).
On the other hand, you could split the portfolio from the "core" into two parts:
a) MSCI + EM
b) SP500 + Stoxx600 + EM
All in all, a portfolio with structure and a roadmap 💪 Keep it up!
Portfolio conversion
Hello, I am currently considering changing my portfolio and switching to a core-satellite strategy.
My main part should be the $SPPW (+0.59%) with approx. 45%. After that, dividend stocks will follow: $NOVO B (-8.33%) with 10%, $O (+0.04%) with 5%, $MO (-0.39%) with 5%, $MAIN (+0.14%) 5% and $PG (+0.08%) at 10%.
The growth values should consist of $NVDA (+2.15%) , $AAPL (-2.89%) , $2330 and $ASML (-1%) with 5% each.
Would you sign this or would you change something?
Table with values for an easier overview:
MSCI World SPDR - 45%
Novo Nordisk - 10%
Realty Income - 5%
Altria - 5%
Main Street Capital - 5%
Procter & Gamble - 10%
Nvidia - 5%
Apple - 5%
TSMC - 5%
ASML - 5%
Changes I have made so far:
Reduce Novo nordisk and procter & gamble to 5% r and add 5% gold and btc each.
Otherwise, I share the motto that no individual value should exceed the 5% threshold.
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