The stock market year 2024 is slowly coming to an end my dear investors!

I hope you were able to get the last-minute Christmas presents 👀 such as $NOVO B (-17.74%) ?🥹

Time to review the year. Normally it's not my strong point to write such texts, but I still wanted to say a few words ✍️📖

I thought the stock market year 2024 was very full of ups and downs geprägt🌦️ especially the European companies like $ASML (-1.59%) / $MC (-0.25%) did very well at the beginning of the year, but the returns were lost again over the course of the year and we are now back to the beginning of the year 📈+/-📉 0.

Of course, not "all" shares have performed as erratically as the above-mentioned shares. Some shares simply continue to perform consistently well like $BLK (+0.12%) or $MSFT (-1.05%) 📈

That's why I find "stock market life" so exciting, thrilling and interesting, because not everything always goes equally well or badly. Otherwise everything would be too "monotonous", wouldn't it? 🫣

I don't want to go into individual titles now, otherwise this article won't be finished in 2 years' time 😂

Nevertheless, I think / hope that most of you were able to take the dips in some stocks well👏

My expectations for 2025 ?

Everyone is talking about a crash/correction📉 for next year etc... but I personally don't know people 🤷🏼‍♂️ I'll take it as it comes. Of course I hope to see a dip in some stocks again 👀 or get a second chance to get in or build up my position further. But we will see 🫣

I would like to highlight 3 GQ users who have added a lot of value, at least for me🎊

@Tenbagger2024 I think through you, you really see what many and at the same time unknown companies with massive potential exist in the world! You live up to your name 🫶

@Michael-official For me, there's no way around you for all company news/earnings! You are so quick with the quarterly figures, news 📰 and much more! that's crazy🤯 🗞️

@BamBamInvest of presentations from companies, you are really amazing!

So much information about a company like $SOFI (+1.24%) you have to spend a lot of time 📖collecting information via various websites & so "short and informative" zusammenzufassen✍️ for the community here you first have to create 🙏🏽

You can expand your knowledge of the stock market considerably. "You never stop learning" 🤓 I think you have become a little inspiration on this platform for many investors here, including me🤙 Thank you for the inputbecause that's not a given.

I really enjoy reading your posts because it's just so interesting and informative at the same time!

I don't read that many posts and don't comment much on this platform. I'm more of a "silent observer" 🤫

Nevertheless, I would like to thank you for your day-to-day work, news, contributions etc. that you put together for us!

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU 🙏🏽♥️

At the end

I would like to wish all GQ users a Merry Christmas. Enjoy this wonderful time together. Reflect, think about the things that you have and that are really important to you in life. It's often the little things that matter, the things that you quickly forget in the rush of everyday life. Thinking about what you have, appreciating it and preserving it is what Christmas is all about.

Set priorities; fill your life with golf balls before you fill it with sand.

Happy New Year 2025! 🎇🎆

Above all, stay healthy!

🥂🍾Cheers to you! May your fortune continue to grow in 2025! 💥

Now a few questions for the group

How did you personally find the stock market year 2024?

What do you think the year 2025 will be like ?

Do you have any wishes, goals or ideas for next year?

Otherwise, have a nice evening!

Thanks for reading

See you 🫶

yours Aktienhauptmeister✌️

Yes, what can I say: sometimes there are not only positive successes on the stock market.

I put a stop-loss on ASML at the EK this morning, why? I don't know, maybe Fomo, maybe because I simply wasn't so happy with ASML's performance. Did I make a loss? No, not really. Did I make a profit? No. Am I annoyed? Maybe. Sometimes you win on the stock market, sometimes you lose.

I am convinced of ASML in the long term, but at the moment I see no need to hold ASML in my portfolio.

Instead of ASML $NOVO B (-17.74%) was allowed to flow into my US-heavy portfolio with 20 shares.

Hello everyone, I am 19 years old and started investing in September 2024. My investment strategy is based on the buy-and-hold methodas I want to build up assets over the long term. My goal is to reach the 100,000 euro mark as early as possible. To achieve this, I have set up a monthly savings plan of around 800-1000 euros, which I save consistently.

My portfolio

My portfolio currently consists of a mix of ETFs, individual shares and a small proportion of Bitcoin.

I have a few selected individual stocks in my portfolio, including:

$GOOGL (+0.94%) - for the strong growth in the tech sector

$ALV (-0.66%) - as a defensive stock with a stable dividend

$MCD (-0.31%) - for the stability and cash flows in the consumer sector

$TSLA (-4.58%) - for the long-term future in electromobility

$ASML (-1.59%) - as a power monopoly in Europe

I have deliberately selected these shares to cover specific sectors and future markets.

Dividend stocks

At the beginning of my journey, I bought some dividend stocks to generate small but steady income. Now, however, my focus is on growth stocks and ETFs.

$BTC (-1.26%) :

I have also invested a small amount in Bitcoin in order to benefit from the development of cryptocurrencies. However, this is only a very small part of my portfolio, as my main focus is on traditional equities.

My current strategy

On my Trade Republic account I still have a large amount of cash parked. I would like to invest this capital gradually, focusing primarily on dips and potentially better entry points during a possible bear market. For now, however, my focus remains on continuously investing in my existing portfolio and continuing my savings plan.

My savings plan

My aim is to continue to save regularly in ETFs, as they provide a solid basis. In the long term, I would like to increase the weighting of individual shares via the savings plan if promising opportunities arise.

Question for the community

What would you recommend? Should I focus more on individual stocks or should I continue to prefer ETFs? And how do you see the combination of dividend stocks and growth stocks?

I look forward to your feedback and tips on how to further optimize my strategy!

My portfolio shows a breakdown into different sectors and areas:

trade Republic: the shares and ETFs

scalable Capital : the gold

This is just the portfolio I want to hold for the next few years with a long-term savings plan. And if necessary, individual purchases where the opportunity arises, I think I am now quite well positioned or what do you think of the portfolio.

Stocks that I would like to hold for the long term

• Technology:
• 
  $MSFT (-1.05%) Microsoft,
• $AAPL (+1.34%) Apple,
• $GOOGL (+0.94%) Alphabet,
• $ASML (-1.59%) ASML
• $NVDA (+2.01%) NVIDIA
• $TSLA (-4.58%) Tesla

• Consumer goods:
• $KO (-0.4%) Coca-Cola,
• $PG (-1.24%) Procter & Gamble,
• $MCD (-0.31%) McDonald's.

• Finance and insurance:
• $JPM (+1.21%) JPMorgan Chase,
• $ALV (-0.66%) Allianz,
• $V (-0.14%) Visa

• Real Estate:
• $O (+1.22%) Realty Income.

• Armor:
• $LMT (+0.94%) Lockheed Martin.

• Retail:
• $WMT (-2.1%) Walmart.

- Luxury:

$MC (-0.25%) LVHM

- Various areas:

- $8001 (-0.17%) Itochu

- Health

$JNJ (+0.03%) Johnson & Johnson

ETF as core overlaps are relatively unimportant to me in this area :)

- FTSE All World :

$VWRL (+0.18%)

-Global Quality Income:

$FGEQ (+0.06%)

and then as a supplement

$BTC (-1.26%) bitcoin

and gold $EWG2 (-0.3%)

Barron's top picks for 2025 🤔 :

3 of them collected in the last few months $MC (-0.25%) , $GOOG (+1.03%) , $ASML (-1.59%)

Now that I've had some time to do some research, I'm making my first long-term investment in ASML. Depending on whether the share price falls below $685 again, the position will (for the time being) be topped up completely to a measly 6 shares.

Hello everyone,

A brief introduction to myself:

I am 22 years old and am currently doing a dual degree in business administration. I started investing when I was 17 and, after making a few mistakes, I built up my portfolio using a core-satelite strategy. The $IWDA (+0.23%) my basis.

Today, however, I would like to share my "gambler's portfolio" with you. Since February of this year, I have occasionally tried out leverage and relied heavily on momentum. I've learned a lot in the process, but above all that greed is the worst thing you can trade. I didn't sell some derivatives at 300% plus and later slipped into the KnockOut area.

After the brief setback at $NVDA (+2.01%) I sold some of my derivatives and entered the market with what I considered a large amount.

I am betting on $MC (-0.25%) on a long-term recovery.

$ASML (-1.59%) has found a bottom at just under 605 and has therefore been added to my portfolio as a knock-out certificate. I intend to continue holding it, as the sales forecasts and the figures from China make me optimistic that the recovery will continue.

Please leave your opinion on my very risky portfolio below the post.

Many thanks in advance

Do you also like to "gamble" with some of your money?