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 (-0.73%) Oil US
RWE $RWE (+1.08%) Supply DE
Realty Income $O (+1.37%) Real Estate US
Cameco $CCO (-5.88%) Uranium CA
P+G $PG (+2.23%) Consumption US
Heidelberg Materials $HEI (+0.51%) Building Materials DE
Petrobras $PETR3 (-1.16%) Oil BR
Stellantis $STLAM (-0.34%) Automotive NL
Siemens $SIE (-0.45%) Consumer/Energy DE
Johnson & Johnson $JNJ (+2.12%) Health US
Walmart $WMT (-2.31%) Retail US
Allianz $ALV (-0.14%) Insurance DE
Linde $LIN (-0.84%) Gas/Hydrogen DE
Henkel $HEN (-0.41%) Consumption DE
SAP $SAP (-1.87%) Software DE
Infineon $IFX (-1.86%) Chip manufacturer DE
Visa $V (-0.16%) Means of payment US
BASF $BAS (+1.69%) Chemistry DE
Rheinmetall $RHM (-1.89%) Automotive/armaments DE
Telecommunications $DTE (+0.67%) Telecommunications DE
ETF: 70€ each
Xtrackers Nasdaq 100 $XNAS (-1.52%)
Ishares MSCI World IT $WITS (-2.36%)
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