It is also important to realize profits from time to time. I realized and learned this very quickly, especially during my time on the crypto market. Today I sold 2 of my remaining 9 shares of $PLTR (-0.7%) sold. With a profit of over 500% 🔥

Hello my dears,

The CEO makes a major contribution to how successful a company is.

A CEO plays a crucial role in the success of a company. According to studies, a CEO's performance has a significant impact on company performance, with estimates ranging up to 45%. An effective CEO can increase company value through strategic direction, leadership and decision-making, while poor leadership can lead to stagnation or even decline.

Here are some aspects of how a CEO contributes to a company's success:

Strategic direction:

The CEO sets the long-term vision and strategy of the company and ensures that resources are utilized efficiently.

Leadership and motivation:

A good CEO motivates and leads employees, creates a positive corporate culture and promotes collaboration.

Decision-making:

The CEO makes important decisions that drive the company forward, whether in terms of products, markets or investments.

Communication:

The CEO is the mouthpiece of the company and communicates both internally and externally to create trust and transparency.

Crisis management:

A capable CEO can react quickly and effectively in crisis situations to avert damage to the company.

A CEO change can have a significant impact on a company, both positive and negative. If a new CEO comes in with a clear vision and effective leadership style, this can lead to a significant upturn, whereas a change to a less capable leader can lead to problems.

The role of the CEO is therefore of great importance for the success or failure of a company. A good CEO is more than just a manager; he or she is a visionary, a leader and a crisis manager who leads the company through all the ups and downs.

Dear ones, which are your favorite CEOs?

And do you even know the CEOs of your investments?

I have to admit I don't know all 59 🙈🙈

But maybe one of your CEOs is one of the 10 from 2024.

To determine the ten most successful CEOs of the year for shareholders, the business medium "The Economist" has compiled a list of CEOs whose total shareholder returns were particularly high compared to the average of listed companies in the S&P Global 1200. The S&P Global 1200 comprises the most valuable companies outside China and India. The information is based on data from "Bloomberg" and was collected between January and December 19, 2024.

10 John-Christophe Tellier (UCB) $UCB (-0.04%)

Jean-Christophe Tellier is the CEO of UCB, a global biopharmaceutical company based in Brussels. UCB specializes in the development of therapies for people with serious diseases, particularly in the fields of neurology and immunology.

In 2024, the launch of the anti-inflammatory drug Bimzelx in the US led to a sharp rise in the share price. UCB thus achieved a total shareholder return 133 percent higher than the average of the companies in the S&P 1200 over the period under review.

9 Rick Smith (Axon Enterprise). $AXON (+0.99%)

Rick Smith is the founder and CEO of Axon Enterprise, a technology company that develops public safety solutions. Originally founded in 1993 as Taser International, the company made a name for itself with the development of stun guns used by law enforcement agencies worldwide.

Despite repeated reports of a toxic workplace culture at Axon, the company has had a successful year. The rise in the share price was spurred on by the comments of the newly elected US President Donald Trump, who wants to further militarize the US federal police force. Axon Enterprise generated a 149% higher total shareholder return in 2024 than the average company in the S&P 1200.

8th Tyler Glover (Texas Pacific Land). $TPL (+0.23%)

Tyler Glover is the CEO of Texas Pacific Land Corporation (TPL), one of the largest private landowners in Texas and an influential company in the energy and real estate industries. TPL owns millions of acres of land in West Texas, particularly in the Permian Basin, one of the most productive oil and gas regions. In 2024, the company's share price rose on expectations that the high energy consumption of AI data centers will boost the business. Texas Pacific Land delivered a 158% higher total shareholder return than the average company in the S&P 1200 over the period.

7 Geir Haoy (Kongsberg). $KOG (+2.06%)

Geir Haoy is the CEO of Kongsberg Gruppen, a Norwegian technology company operating in various industries, including defense, space, shipping, oil and gas, and digital solutions. In 2024, the company benefited from increasing orders for weapon systems. CEO Haoy achieved a 174 percent higher total return for his shareholders in 2024. 174 percent higher total return than the S&P 1200 average.

6. Yasuhito Hirota (Asics). $7936 (-0.91%)

Yasuhito Hirota is the CEO of Asics, one of the world's leading sportswear and footwear companies, which is particularly well known for its running and training shoes. This year, one model in particular has been a success for the company: Onitsuka Tiger.

The shoe is trending thanks to posts on social media and has recorded high sales figures. Asics thus achieved a 176% higher total shareholder return than the S&P 1200 average in the period under review.

5 Seiji Izumisawa (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries)

$$7011 (-1.39%)

Seiji Izumisawa is the CEO of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), a Japanese industrial conglomerate that operates in a variety of sectors, including aerospace, power generation, shipbuilding, engineering and defense. Izumisawa has bundled the company's strengths - and focused primarily on the energy and defense sectors. This year, he delivered a 177 percent higher total return to shareholders than the average company in the S&P 1200.

4. Jensen Huang (Nvidia). $NVDA (-0.68%)

Jensen Huang is the co-founder and CEO of Nvidia, a leader in graphics processing units (GPUs) and artificial intelligence (AI). Under his leadership, Nvidia has evolved from a manufacturer of graphics chips for computers to a global technology giant that also offers solutions for AI, deep learning, cloud computing and self-driving cars.

The rapid growth resulting from the AI hype slowed down this year. The high expectations of analysts were not quite met. Nevertheless, Huang was able to achieve a 180% higher total return for its shareholders in 2024 than the S&P 1200 average.

3rd Jim Burke (Vistra). $VST (+4.97%)

Jim Burke is the CEO of Vistra, an energy supply company based in Irving, Texas. Vistra is engaged in the generation and distribution of electricity and operates a broad portfolio of energy assets, including gas, coal, wind and solar power plants.

Similar to Texas Pacific Land, his company benefited from increasing energy consumption due to AI data centers. In 2024, it generated a 288% higher total return than the S&P 1200 average.

2nd Christian Bruch (Siemens Energy). $ENR (-1.29%)

Christian Bruch is the CEO of Siemens Energy, a global company specializing in the development, manufacture and maintenance of technologies for power generation, transmission and distribution. Siemens Energy was created in 2020 as an independent company from the spin-off of the Siemens Energy Division.

In 2024, the company recovered after Siemens Energy posted a loss of more than 4.5 billion euros in 2023. The German government provided billions in guarantees for the troubled company. In 2024, Siemens Energy achieved a total return 312 percent higher than the S&P 1200 average due to the recovery of the share price.

1 Alex Karp (Palantir). $PLTR (-0.7%)

Alex Karp is the co-founder and CEO of Palantir, a company specializing in data analytics and software solutions. Founded in 2003, Palantir provides big data analytics platforms that are mainly used by government agencies but also by companies in various sectors - and are controversial.

By 2024, the company's market capitalization had risen from USD 36 billion to over USD 180 billion. In September, Palantir was included in the S&P 500 Index of the most valuable companies in the USA. In 2024, Palantir thus achieved a total return 322 percent higher than the S&P 1200 average.

I would have expected some of the CEOs here, but there are also a few that I would not have expected.

I am invested in Siemens Energy, Vistra and NVIDIA

Unfortunately, UCB didn't make it from the Watch into my portfolio.

I hope you enjoyed the presentation of the CEOs.

Please let me know in the comments.

https://www.businessinsider.de/wirtschaft/ranking-die-besten-ceos-fuer-aktionaere-im-jahr-2024/

$PLTR (-0.7%) only 25% for me until the first Tenbagger!!! You can do it!!!

Try nr xyz but at some point it has to work out

Today I'm going to show you my best and worst trades since the start of my investment journey. No show, no excuses - just real numbers and learnings.

🟢 My top 15 trades

📈 From Rheinmetall to Palantir to Ferrari - some positions really took off.

Biggest single gain: +131 % for Rheinmetall💪

→ The majority came from strategically placed opportunities, not luck.

🔴 My flop 15 trades

📉 Nvidia put, Mainz Biomed, BrainChip... The biggest flop?

-99.76 % with a warrant on Nvidia 😬

→ The lesson: highly speculative bets quickly go against you - especially without a plan.

📘 My most important learning

I learned this lesson in my first year of investing:

Short-term trading may work from time to time - but not in the long term.

Today, I have a clear strategy:

✅ Core-satellite

✅ Focus on quality

✅ Discipline & long-termism

🧠 Why am I sharing this?

Transparency is not a buzzword for me - it's a duty.

Losses are part of it. If you only talk about your profits, you're only telling half the truth.

#Trading
#Fehler
#Investieren
#Transparenz
#Learnings
#DepotEinblick
#DerSpekulant
#Getquin

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The special episode on warrants has unfortunately been postponed as my interview partner still has to submit the questions to the compliance department, which is still checking them. I hope they will be finished by the end of the week.

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Lga5JqyppbNkCyEJZ9fYx?si=vleOAWsZSPWpdPHce3xUPw

Apple Podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/98-gespr%C3%A4ch-mit-tobias-kramer-werdegang-amd-palantir/id1695869891?i=1000716166309

$AMD (-2.28%)

$PLTR (-0.7%)

$BTC (+0.54%)

Hello everyone and have a nice Sunday. I would like to hear your opinion, hard-hitting and honest, on my current portfolio.

I would like to emphasize up front that I have only been investing money since the beginning of 2023. My journey started directly with the tough crypto market. But good thing... As a result, I am very much in the plus with BTC and some altcoins... and very much in the minus with others... that's life 😁

I got into the stock market and my ETF savings plan in May 2024.

Since then, I've been investing in these 3 ETFs every month:

1) $IWDA (-0.23%) 50% - currently + 6.1%

2) $EIMI (-0.1%) 30% - currently + 6.6%

3) $RBOT (-0.67%) 20% - currently + 8.6%

Also bought some individual stocks such as $MSTR (-6.26%) , $COIN (+1.52%) , $PLTR (-0.7%) , $RIOT (+2.87%) and many more. I am also strongly up on the majority of them.

I monitor the markets on a daily basis and am increasingly looking for opportunities to pick up good and interesting ETFs or, in some cases, individual stocks (focus on dividends)

I have now made the following adjustments or added stocks (ETFs) in recent months:

4) $JEPQ (+0.22%)

5) $JEGP (-0.09%)

6) $TDIV (-0.35%)

I have included the two from jpmorgan as distributing etfs to generate additional cash flow. Getting money every month is just a good feeling and I thought I'd rather do it with these etfs than look for additional individual stocks.

The $TDIV (-0.35%) I have read a lot here and then decided to include it because it is doing really well and looks very interesting 🔥😎

So I now own 6 Etf's and sometimes I have the feeling it would be better to only have 2-3. But I find the 3 new distributing etfs really appealing due to the monthly or quarterly cash flow.

Individual stocks with a focus on dividends and which I have bought heavily in the last few months are :

1) $PEP (-1.18%)

2) $O (-0.12%)

3) $MAIN (-0.96%)

4) $RIO (+0.29%)

And brand new since last week

5) $ALV (-0.46%)

I would like to say goodbye to the following values in the near future:

$STAG (+0.16%)

$JNJ (+0.29%)

$TXN (-0.55%)

So there would be 11 stocks or securities in my long-term portfolio that I would like to save monthly or via DCA over the next 20-30 years.

I'm still new to the world of investing. Just under 2.5 years is nothing I would say. I would therefore be grateful for any tips on what I should possibly change or improve.

The dividends from the individual shares and ETFs always go into the $IWDA (-0.23%) because I want to increase its share, which alone should make up at least 50% I would say!

Unfortunately, I currently only have €350 to invest each month. But I currently have almost 100k in the markets. Most of it is in cryptos... but at the end of the year everything will be completely liquidated and then I'll have some cash to invest again!

Now it's your turn.

Thanks in advance.

Best regards

Chris 👋🤝😎

I wanted to give you a little update on my current defense portfolio and the planned changes.

📍Status Quo:

📍Capability areas and benefits for the portfolio:

Air & missile defense

$RTX (+0.09%) ,$LMT (-1.33%)

Patriot, PAC-3, THAAD - core systems for the protection of cities, bases and fleets

Combat aircraft & air dominance

$LMT (-1.33%) , $BA. (+1.91%)

F-35 program (LMT), Eurofighter Typhoon, future Tempest/FCAS

Maritime strike capability

$HII (-0.54%) , $GD (+0.45%) , $BA. (+1.91%)

Nuclear submarines (Virginia, Astute), Type-26 frigates, combat systems

Sensors & electronic reconnaissance

$HAG (+0.93%) , $QQ. (+2.86%) , $CHRT (-1.91%) , $BA. (+1.91%)

AESA radars, ESM/ECM, BAE Raven ES-05 radar

Autonomous systems & drones

Almost all companies play me here. $KTOS (-0.22%) as the only drone pure play.

Unmanned jets (XQ-58) and tactical UAS - rapidly growing budget item

Cyber / AI & data fusion

$PLTR (-0.7%) ,$CACI (+0.46%)

AI-supported command and control systems (PLTR Gotham/Apollo) and US government IT services

Ground-based large-scale systems

$GD (+0.45%) ,$NOC (-1.15%) , $BA. (+1.91%)

Abrams modernizations, artillery rockets and ground-based sensors, CV90-IFV, M109 howitzers

Multidomain space flight

$NOC (-1.15%)

US nuclear deterrence - from delivery systems to warning and command and control networks

💰Realized partial sales at $HAG and $PLTR

I had already reduced $HAG and $PLTR by 50% each this year with large gains (+651% and +346%):

The valuations of both companies are currently extremely sporty.

PLTR

Trailing P/E ratio (TTM): 580 - 590x

Forward P/E ratio: ~240x

Price-to-sales: >100x

HAG

Trailing P/E ratio (TTM): 120 - 130x

Forward P/E ratio: ~80x

Price-to-sales: >5x

I will nevertheless remain invested in both positions for the time being. Mainly because I currently see no significant change in the underlying investment story.

Position sizes are relativized by new planned purchases and the concentration risk falls from 34% → 25% of the sleeve.

📊Planned adjustments:

❓Why these changes?

New position$AVAV (-1.93%)
(drones/loitering ammunition):

Covers the fastest growing budget line (attritable UAS), which was previously barely represented.

New position $RHM (+0.05%)
(Ammunition & Platforms)

Adds the "155 mm grenades" bottleneck and European land systems to the portfolio; beneficiary of EU armament.

Increase $RTX (+0.09%)

Most favorable US prime (forward P/E ≈ 25), high visibility in air/missile defense systems.

Top-up $GD (+0.45%)

Diversified towards submarines, ground vehicles and ammunition; reliable free cash flow.

📉Planned, staggered entries:

$AVAV: $220 - $185

$RHM: €1550 - €1450

$RTX: $125 - $120

$GD: $285 - $270

🤔 What does your portfolio look like?

Which defense stocks do you hold and why?

This video will also appear as a podcast on Monday.

$AMD (-2.28%)

$PLTR (-0.7%)

$BTC (+0.54%)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXMiGQFXv0k&

Of course $TSLA (+2.84%) massively overvalued! Does that make it a clear short position? Absolutely not! $TSLA (+2.84%) is not a normal commercial enterprise. $TSLA (+2.84%) is a religion, just like $AAPL (+0.13%) .

Every piece of bad news is bought, every hot air statement by the CEO, no matter how unrealistic, is bought. $TSLA (+2.84%) is for me one of the easiest stocks to manipulate with such a market volume.

No matter what is said, the disciples buy, buy and buy. So no, $TSLA (+2.84%) is like $PLTR (-0.7%) a stock that is extremely risky to trade against.

Let's take robotaxis as an example. The share price jumps because, after many promises, 10 cars have been put on the road as assisted driving with a passenger and an accompanying vehicle. But only in good weather and in bright light.

The profits to be generated from this are extrapolated as if there were no competition and it will be rolled out across the board from 2027. Just for comparison, it took Waymo 7 years to get permission to drive the vehicles without an attendant. Even if there is a very risk-averse government in the USA right now, but I believe that this will still be decided by the states and not by decree. That's why it started in Texas. It will take at least 10 years to roll it out across the whole of the USA. In Europe, I don't think it will be before 2050.

There is plenty of competition, just like with humanoid robots. The cars will only be bought by the religious community.

I think it will stay that way.

And even though I'm assuming a highly exaggerated valuation, I'm not going to bet against this religion.

I think the fair value is between 100-150 rather than 400-500, but I don't believe it will get that far.