Anyone who still wants to $ALV (-1.03%) this year, today is the last day to get in on this year's distribution.

There is currently € 17.10 per share.

Next year, the dividend is likely to rise to € 19.

Hello everyone.

Today I'm not going to analyze my $ALV (-1.03%) or $BATS (-1.81%) . By the way, I'm currently looking for a really cool dividend stock, but the final analysis is not yet complete, a few exciting companies are still on the longlist (e.g. $ABT (+1.69%) , $NOVO B (+1.42%) , $SAN (-1.11%) ) - no matter. That's not what we're talking about today, but P2P loans. Do you know this class? I've been using this class for almost 6 years and just wanted to report on it and then go into more detail about my "third oldest" platform - Income Marketplace. If you want to see nice graphics and my portfolio charts, you should go to my free blog post, if the text is enough, stay here ;) - Otherwise here: https://steady.page/de/finanzen-anders/posts/7f29f472-572d-49aa-98da-bd0978640036

Why I invest a lot of money without deposit protection - and still sleep soundly

"Imagine someone offering you a permanent 12% return per year."

"The first question is not where can I sign upbut:

Who actually bears the risk here?"

I myself have been investing since 2022 part of my assets in P2P loans (€ 88,064 as at the end of April 2026)specifically via Income Marketplace - Income is my third oldest platform. I've been invested in Bondora for almost 6 years.

This is not a self-experiment out of boredom, but a deliberate addition - and yes, so far with returns well over 10 % p.a.

This means that the investment beats both my call money and most of my broadly diversified ETFs in difficult market phases.

But:

If double-digit returns beckon anywhere on a sustained basis, then the same applies in accounting as in real life:

"If it looks too good to be true, someone is obviously taking risk."

So the question is not whether risk exists - but who bears it, how it is structured and whether you are fairly rewarded for it.

P2P is not a savings product.

Rather, it is the asset class for people who know that returns do not fall from the sky, but from assumed risk.

If you are interested in the P2P asset class in video form, please watch my video:

I have also written about the P2P asset class in great detail on my financial blog (in 7 parts). Here is the link to part 1:

Why I like to invest in P2P loans? Take a look at this graphic - in my financial blog :)

The purple curve is my main stock portfolio at ScalableThe purple curve is my main stock portfolio at , strong highs and when Donald Trump declares tariffs, my portfolio plummets. Not for the faint-hearted.

The yellow curve is my investment in P2P loans as a whole, a really nice yield ladder. And Income? In light green, significantly higher returns than the yellow curve. In other words, I have a relatively predictable passive income here!

What is the business model - quite soberly?

With P2P loans, we give investors money to lendersmostly fintechs in Europe or emerging markets.

These lenders grant (among other things) consumer loans with high interest rates - and we get part of it.

👉 We are replacing the bank to a certain extent.

With the small difference that we:

• no deposit protection
• no state protection
• and no guarantee have.
• We take over but also parts of the credit risk,
• but in return get we also higher interest rates.

That is uncomfortable - but honest.

Income Marketplace is thereby not a lenderbut a marketplacethat connects investors with fintech lenders (loan originators) brings them together.

👉 Anyone who invests here is not in loans in Germanybut in loan portfolios from Europe, Central and South America, Asia. And I personally find that very exciting.

Income

So why Income of all things?

Income Income differs from many P2P platforms in a way that you can only appreciate if you have experienced early P2P crises:

A buyback guarantee is only as good as the lender who can pay it in an emergency.

That is why Income on a multi-level security concept:

• Lenders retain 20-35 % of the loans themselves,
• but subordinated - we are serviced first.
• If a lender defaults entirely, the portfolio can Income take over the portfolio
• and continue to process it via debt collection.

This is not a magic trick.

But it is structurally cleaner than the classic "Trust me, I'll buy it back later".

Now the honest part

Income is:

• not regulated
• not profitable
• and the security mechanisms have never been tested in a real major crisis

And yet I invest.

Why?

Because I:

• understand the risk understand
• it limit it
• and don't confuse it with "safe money"

In other words:

This money doesn't have to be there in three years - but it is very welcome to work.

The most important distinction

The officially reported defaults are less than 2 %.

Depending on the country, the real borrower defaults are 20-25 %.

This is not a contradiction -

but shows that there is constant regrouping, buying back and reinvesting.

👉 The return is not generated because nobody defaults -

but because the system expects defaults.

The mistake many beginners make

Many people hear:

"Buy-back guarantee, auto-invest, 12% - sounds relaxed."

And that's exactly that is the dangerous moment.

P2P only works well if you:

• diversified
• critically scrutinize lenders
• and come to terms internally with defaults

If you are looking for absolute security lost nothing here.

But if you are looking for returns and consciously manage riskwill find an interesting niche here.

Conclusion

My conclusion in one sentence

P2P loans are not a substitute for overnight money -

but a deliberately risky addition to returns for people who know why they are getting 12 or 13 %.

And when we think about it, it's not with the question

"Is that safe?"

but with the much more important one:

"What risk am I consciously taking - and am I getting a fair price for it?"

If you would like to open an account with Income, please use my affiliate link: https://link.finanzenanders.de/income

Not enough?

If you Income Marketplace or P2P investments interest you, then let's get down to business.

Income Marketplace In figures (so we're not just talking about feelings)

• Foundation: 2020
• Registered office: Tallinn, Estonia
• Regulation: ❌ None
• Investor assets under management: ~EUR 26-27 million
• Financed loan volume: >EUR 220 million
• Average yield: approx. 11-14 % p. a. (13,78 % lt. Income)
• Deposit protection: ❌ None
• My current investment: € 3,579
• My current return: 12.95 %

In short: Not a savings account. Not even close, but a very high return.

At times I've invested over €10,000 on Income I withdrew a lot from all my P2P loans when we bought our house. That was the plan. And now the great thing is that with Income the transfer to my reference account is free of charge and super fast!

I like the UI / structure of Income:

Everything at a glance.

I also really like the cash flow forecast.

Why Income not simply "Mintos with a different logo" is

Income is trying to solve a problem that P2P investors have known well since corona:

The buyback guarantee is only worth as much as the lender who promises it.

Therefore Income on two additional security mechanisms:

Security concept 1: Junior Share

("Skin in the Game - but the right way, please")

With almost all loans, the lender holds a subordinated subordinated equity share - usually 20-35 %.

This means that

• Investors are are given priority
• the lender receives money only when we are fully repaid
• if the portfolio turns out worse → the lender loses first

👉 This is structurally better than classic "skin in the game", but:

• It protects not from poor collection rates
• It does not protect not from systemic crises
• It has never been proven in a major stress test

Security concept 2: Cash flow buffer

(Or: "Plan B in case the lender disappears")

If a lender defaults:

• Income takes over the loan portfolios via SPVs
• Repayments continue
• Collections are made via local partners
• Losses are to be cushioned by surpluses & junior shares

Sounds good - and is conceptually clean.

But to be fair, it has to be said:

The real thing hasn't really been played out yet.

The well-known problem case ClickCash (Brazil) was simply too small to seriously test the system.

Failure rates: Apparently low - potentially brutally different

This is where it gets exciting:

• Official platform statistics (March 2026):
• → only 1,7 % of the portfolio in debt collection
• Lender-specific:
• → partial 20-25 % defaults with high-risk originators
• (e.g. Indonesia, Brazil with ClickCash)

This is not a contradiction:

• Short-dated + buyback + regrouping conceal short-term defaults
• In the long term, everything depends on Lender quality & collection efficiency

👉 Diversification is not a "nice to have" here, but essential for survival.

Auto-Invest: Passive income - or passive looking away?

Income lives from Auto-Invest.

Once configured, the capital (usually) continues to work diligently.

Advantages:

• Compound interest
• hardly any cash drag
• Very granularly controllable

But:

• You must not not blindly filter for yield
• if you take all lenders & countries, you also buy problems

💡 My personal lesson:

Better fewer lenders - but understood risks.

This is how my auto-invest is set up

However, I also have the option of investing manually, such as in this short-term business loan:

Sorted by shortest term

I have chosen the top loan and will invest €25.41.

Done.

The inconvenient truth: Income is not (yet) profitable

Income earned:

• approx. 2-4 % p. a. fees on loan portfolios
• no fees from investors

Problem:

• Losses in the annual reports
• No audited financial statements
• Dependent on investor and financing rounds

Plain language:

You also invest to a certain extent in the hope that Income survives as a platform.

For whom is Income suitable - and for whom not?

Suitable for: ✅ Yield-oriented investors

✅ People with previous P2P experience

✅ Investors who can mentally & financially cope with total losses

✅ Addition of up to ~5-10% of total assets

Not suitable for: ❌ Security lovers

❌ "This is my nest egg" faction

❌ Investors without time to monitor risk

❌ People who believe that 12% is "virtually safe"

Conclusion: Exciting, lucrative - but not a free ride

Income Marketplace is not a miracle investmentbut:

• structurally more sophisticated than many P2P platforms
• transparent
• high-yielding
• so far without losses for investors

👉 Whether it stays that way is decided not the marketingbut:

• a real lender crash
• a recession in emerging markets
• or your own discipline when investing

In other words:

Income is not a savings account.

But perhaps that's precisely why it's interesting. Definitely for me :)

Disclaimer

Of course, investing in shares, ETFs, crypto, ... is always associated with risks. My thoughts are therefore not to be understood as concrete recommendations for action (neither buy nor sell recommendations), but are intended to stimulate your way of thinking. So that you can also develop your own opportunities. Past performance is no guarantee of future returns. Capital is at risk. Furthermore, the data and figures are not accurate. For links with * I receive a commission if you order through them. There are no additional costs for you. Thank you for your support!

Even I can make mistakes, so please always double-check.

This article reflects my opinion and my experience, although it is financially supported by Income is financially supported.

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Most of the return comes from the 🇺🇸, especially from the IT sector and industry (almost half of which contributes $FIX (-3.62%) to this)

In 🇪🇺nur 2 positions with strong returns $ALV (-1.03%) and $ASML (-0.5%)

In 🇬🇧 only with $LIN (-1.12%) with

It was a friendly month. BUT: The better optics don't change the rules.

Allianz $ALV (-1.03%) and Schneider $SU (-2%) remain in view because of their weights, Texas Instruments $TXN (-1.68%) is not a buy candidate after the rally, and Palantir $PLTR (+4.57%) remains a special case with existing trim/exit logic (next trigger 150€).

Goldman raises $ALV (-1.03%) to 'Buy' - target raised to 450 euros 👍

Since my $SAP (+2.26%) - Distaster, I have always been concerned with the question of how to deal with solid shares that have done well and how to secure profits if you actually believe in the company and therefore do not sell and pursue a buy and hold strategy.

I was at +120% with SAP and then didn't sell at 280 because it was doing so well. After the setback to €240, I thought, I won't sell now either, it will go up again. And now we are at 140 euros :-(

What do you do with stocks that have done well and that you actually believe in and want to keep? For example, I have $ALV (-1.03%) + 90% and I don't want to sell it because it's a solid share. But who knows, maybe something unforeseen will happen and then the profit will be gone. For example $NOVO B (+1.42%) many people probably missed the exit and are now at 25% of the peak price.

Do you have any ideas? I don't have the time to check and evaluate every report on every share every day, or I would certainly make the wrong decision. Simply selling via S/L can of course also mean selling in the event of a short-term fall, which may even be made up for intraday. And of course the question of where to set the S/L?

Thank you very much for your help!

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$RHM (-6.8%)
$SAP (+2.26%)
$ENR (-3.36%)
$BAS (-3.12%)
$BAYN (-2.82%)
$BEI (+0.12%)
$DBK (+0.34%)
$DTE (-0.57%)
$EOAN (-1.5%)
$GEA
$IFX (+0.97%)
$RWE (-1.81%)
$SY1 (-2.87%)
$ZAL (-0.46%)
$ADS (+2.26%)
$BNR (-1.31%)
$HEN (+4.26%)
$MRK (-1.79%)
$SIE (-0.54%)
$SHL (-4.91%)

The 2026 dividend season is stronger than expected. Despite economic uncertainties, payouts remain at a high level, many companies are robust and confirm the role of dividends as a key driver of returns.

Around 25 companies in the DAX are expected to increase their dividends. Overall, the level remains attractive, even if the momentum varies from sector to sector and not all sectors are benefiting equally.

The shift within the sectors is particularly striking. While traditional dividend payers from the automotive industry such as$MBG (+0.36%)
$VOW (+0.19%) or $BMW (+1.3%) are paying weaker dividends, other sectors are gaining in importance:

Insurance companies and financial stocks in particular are moving more into focus. Companies such as $ALV (-1.03%) or the $DBK (+0.34%) are among the beneficiaries of this development and could play an increasingly important role for dividend investors. At the same time, there are also individual cases such as$ENR (-3.36%) which are paying dividends again after a break.

For investors, this means that selecting the right sectors is becoming more important than the dividend yield alone.

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What a wild ride that was, please ?!? Even the poor kangaroo gets sick...

🦘📈🦘📉🦘📈🦘📉🦘📈 🦘

...and personally don't really believe that the current situation is the end of "Pinky and the Brain"...

... "Pinky" still has to live up to the bets of all his boddies, has his back to the wall domestically with regard to the mid-terms and "the Brain" still has no interest in the end, after all, he still wants to permanently occupy at least southern Lebanon (incorporate the country) and therefore continues to escalate...

...my conclusion from this is that "Pinky" will launch a limited ground offensive over Easter or shortly afterwards in order to sell it strategically at home or to be able to announce something successful at all, the outcome of which is still completely open, while "the Brain" is already forging plans on how he can continue to pursue his goals even after a possible US exit - the end is open - regardless of the fact that the energy issue will still not be resolved after the end 🤷🏻‍♂️

But let's get back to March...

...even though the month was difficult, it ended with a small gain on the bottom line or even just below the last ATH...

...shows me, conversely, that my consistent strategy and steady fingers have been able to survive such market phases relatively well so far 💪🏻

In terms of the year as a whole, the first quarter has also been relatively successful for the circumstances and when I think about the fact that the overall portfolio is just ~1.5-2% below my chosen September milestone, the whole thing reassures me immensely or rather... is going better than forecast 🫠

In the long term, of course, everything is still on target and so not only are the nights still calm and cozy, but I also know that the dividends will continue despite everything, which brings us back to the next topic...

》Dividends《

This month there were €116.68 net dividends, which means an increase of 164.41% YOY 💪🏻

YoC (TTM) is ~6% and thus slightly below the target range, although the good months are yet to come...

》Outflows《

$PDI (-0.07%) (35x)

$VICI (+0%) (35x)

》Accesses《

$ALV (-1.03%) (5x)

$EVD (+0.89%) (25x)

$FWRG (-1.17%) (73x)

》TOP 3《

$3750 (-1.37%) +28,67% (+89,65%)

$VAR (-2.44%) +23,61% (+55,54%)

$HAUTO (-3.45%) +11,31% (+79,18%)

》FLOP 3《

$HSBA (-0.79%) -8,25% (+45,21%)

$ASWM (-0.49%) -6,51% (-8,38%)

$MUX (+1.63%) -5,70% (+27,30%)

Furthermore, all contracts for the continuation of my training were signed and sealed this month, which was also pleasing and comes with a small salary increase 😊

That's all from me for now and I wish us all a successful April

Hello to the GQ community ✌️

My first post after being kicked about 4 weeks ago - who would have thought that solidarity towards one of the members (@Klein-Anleger ) would lead to a ban so quickly? But the goodwill of getquin was so BIG (and above all "on trial") that they graciously let me back into the holy grail of the GQ community 😉

So guys, learn from my mistakes: the goodwill here is not an Infinite Money glitch ! Save your solidarity, reduce your commitment to other members to zero and the most important thing 🚨: No surreptitious advertising for alternative financial platforms like "Cisdord" 😉😂.

Sorry, the side blow after 4 weeks of abstinence had to be 🤝

so joking aside...

⏳The first three months of 2026 have passed. Time for a brief interim summary of the current status of my reconstruction.

Before I started rebuilding the portfolio, I naturally thought about what strategy I wanted to pursue in the coming months and years - especially with regard to stock selection and weighting.

To be honest, my original plan was to keep a portfolio with a maximum of 20 shares. In the course of time, however, I realized that it will probably not stay at 20 stocks, but that the number is more likely to increase to around 30 positions (+/-).

♟️Mein Focus & my strategy:

In a nutshell: The clear focus is on growth 🚀. Dividends tend to play a subordinate role. Here I show you my shopping list and what my portfolio should look like in the future. The stocks I have already bought are marked with a green tick and without a tick, I'm still waiting ⏳

🤖TECH:

• AMAZON $AMZN (-1.07%) ✅
• MICROSOFT $MSFT (+2.78%) ✅
• CROWDSTRIKE $CRWD (+7.24%) ✅
• SYNOPSYS $SNPS (+2.52%) ✅
• INTUIT $INTU (+4.93%) ✅
• CONSTELLATION SOFTWARE $CSU (+7.28%) ✅
• SERVICENOW $NOW (+7%) ✅
• ALPHABET $GOOGL (-0.65%)
• NVIDIA $NVDA (+2%)
• ASML $ASML (-0.5%)
• MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS $MPWR (-3.25%)
• ARISTA NETWORKS $ANET (-2.57%)
• KEYENCE $6861 (+1.66%) ✅
• TSMC $TSM (-0.7%)
• MARUWA $5344 (+0.76%)
• LASERTEC CORP $6920 (-2.78%)
• NETCOMPANY $NETC (-0.37%) ✅

🏦💸FINANCE:

• SOFI TECHNOLGIES $SOFI (+0.25%) ✅
• S&P GLOBAL $SPGI (+1.16%) ✅
• VISA $V (+0.76%) ✅
• MUNICH RE $MUV2 (-2.17%) ✅
• GERMAN EXCHANGE $DB1 (-1.96%) ✅
• PARTNERS GROUP $PGHN (-0.07%) ✅
• BROOKFIELD CORP $BN (-0.13%) ✅
• HOULIHAN LOKEY $HLI (+4.71%) ✅
• BROADRIDGE $BR (-0.35%) ✅
• CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS $CBOE (-1.84%)

🏥🩻HEALTHCARE:

• NOVO NORDISK $NOVO B (+1.42%) ✅
• INTUITIVE SURGICAL $ISRG (+2.01%)
• STRYKER $SYK (+1.77%)
• BOSTON $BSX (+3.02%)
• CATALYST PHARM $CPRX (+1.15%)

🏭🏗️INDUSTRIE & REST:

• WASTE MANAGEMENT $WM (-0.09%) ✅
• GRAB HOLDINGS $GRAB (+2.39%) ✅
• CINTAS $CTAS (+0.52%) ✅
• MonotaRO $3064 ✅
• ITOCHU $8001 (-2.33%) ✅
• HERMES $RMS (+1.23%) ✅
• MERCADOLIBRE $MELI (+1.52%) ✅

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this is my extended watchlist:

IN TECH:

RAMBUS $RMBS (+0%) , QNITY ELECTRONICS $Q (-1.98%) ,

INNODATA $INOD (+1.65%) , NETFLIX $NFLX (+0.72%) ,

VERTIV $VRT (-3.96%) , PALANTIR $PLTR (+4.57%) , VAT GROUP $VACN (-2.69%) , BROADCOM $AVGO (-0.99%) , AMADEUS IT $AMS (+1.07%) , DISCO CORP $6146 (-0.24%) , A10 NETWORKS $ATEN (+2.15%) , RORZE $6323 , CAMTEK $CAMT (-3.14%)

FINANCE:

APOLLO GLOBAL $APO (-2.04%) / BLACKSTONE $BX (-1.3%) , ALLIANZ $ALV (-1.03%) , FIRSTCASH $FCFS (-1.93%) , BLACKROCK $BLK (-0.44%) SKYWARD SPECIALITY INSURANCE $SKWD , VERISK ANALYTICS $VRSK (+2.75%) PRIMERICA $PRI (+0.86%) , ERIE INDEMNITY $ERIE (+2.2%)

HEALTHCARE:

MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS $MMSI (+2.39%) , REGENERON PHARM $REGN (-0.47%) , UFP TECHNOLOGIES $UFPT (+0.21%) , COLLEGIUM PHARM $COLL (+5.47%) , LIGAND PHARM $LGND (-9.62%) , HOYA CORP $7741 (-3.94%) , SHIONOGI $4507 (-1.13%) , IRADIMED $IRMD (+1.69%)

REST:

MISUMI GROUP $9962 (-4.6%) , KANEMATSU $8020 (-1.25%) , APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECH $AIT (-0.89%) , BADGER METER $BMI (-0.28%) , CEMENT ROADSTONE HOLDING $CRH (-1.52%) , KADANT $KAI (+6.86%) , INTERTEK GROUP $ITRK (-0.42%) , IDEX CORP $IEX (-1.02%) , ORLA MINING $OLA (+3.74%) , NEWMARKET CORP $NEU (-0.43%) , ROTORK $ROR (-1.08%) , POWER INTEGRATION $POWI (-5.96%) , LINDE $LIN (-1.12%) , GAZTRANSPORT & TECHNIGAZ $GTT (-1.8%)

This is not yet my final stock selection/watchlist. Of course, there can always be changes if, for example, the @Tenbagger2024 continues to present such undiscovered gems 🙏🏽🧐

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What should the sector/country weighting look like?

Let's start with the "desired"

🌍country weighting:

🇺🇸🇨🇦USA ~60%

🇪🇺EUROPA ~20%

🇯🇵JAPAN/ASIA ~15%

Rest ~5%

Sector weighting should be as follows:

💻TECHNOLOGY: ~30-35%

💸FINANCE: ~ 20-25%

HEALTHCARE: ~ 10-15%

🏭INDUSTRY: ~ 10-15%

REST: ~ 5-10%

So, what has happened since the beginning of the year?

Of course there were no sales 😬

There have been a few purchases where I have a finger in the pie.

JANUARY PURCHASES

$INTU (+4.93%)
$GRAB (+2.39%)
$NOW (+7%)
$MSFT (+2.78%)

FEBRUARY PURCHASES

$NOW (+7%)
$INTU (+4.93%)
$SPGI (+1.16%)
$SNPS (+2.52%)
$CSU (+7.28%)
$SOFI (+0.25%)
$CRWD (+7.24%)

MARCH PURCHASES

$MUV2 (-2.17%)
$3064
$8001 (-2.33%)
$6861 (+1.66%)
$DB1 (-1.96%)
$V (+0.76%)
$HLI (+4.71%)
$MSFT (+2.78%)
$CTAS (+0.52%)
$MELI (+1.52%)
$BN (-0.13%)
$PGHN (-0.07%)
$BR (-0.35%)

Due to the global political situation - especially because of this 🍊 in the White House, whose tweets cause more tsunamis 🌊than real natural disasters - and the current drawdown in the S&P 500 (which is very convenient for me right now and gives me a lot of pleasure 🤩), I am accordingly under water💦🫧 with some of my purchases so far.

but hey, we're investing for the long term, aren't we? So easy going, all relaxed 🥱 I will most likely not make any more purchases in the next few days or weeks, park my cash position elsewhere or put it in overnight money and wait and see which zone the market settles in or wait for it to stabilize.

What do you have on your watchlist?

Are you currently waiting or how are you dealing with the current situation?

@Get_Rich_or_Die_Tryin
@Tenbagger2024
@Max095 and of course all other members

Ok, that's enough now 😂

that's it from me for now ✌️

your stock master