Q2 2025 figures look strong: +45% sales, USD 386 million profit and EPS has doubled 📈🔥

A clear sign for me: $HOOD (-0.84%) is no longer just "hype", but is developing into a profitable player in the financial sector.

In the long term, I see a lot of potential here - despite risks such as regulation and competition.

Investing can be easy - if you know the right criteria. 💡

When choosing shares, you should not only look at the share price, but also at real key figures that measure growth and profitability.

🔹 Rule of 40 - the rule of thumb for growth companies:

Add sales growth + EBITDA margin. If the value is above 40%, you are on a profitable growth path.

🔹 IRS (Investment Return Score) - the clever filter:

If you divide the Rule of 40 by the market capitalization, you can see which companies grow most efficiently per dollar invested.

✅ Advantage:

• You recognize small, efficient growth companies.

• You avoid large, expensive companies that offer less potential per dollar invested.

Application examples:

Palantir :

Rule of 40 (%) = 94

Market capitalization = 379 billion USD

IRS = 0.248

NVIDIA:

Rule of 40 (%) = 163

Market capitalization = USD 1,000 billion

IRS = 0.163

Robinhood:

Rule of 40 (%) = 92

Market capitalization = USD 25 billion

IRS = 3.7

• A higher IRS does not necessarily mean that $HOOD (-0.84%) "better" or more profitable, but that the score appears more attractive in relation to the market capitalization.

• IRS is a screening tool, not an absolute measure of future returns.

• NVIDIA could still be a safer, stable and highly profitable investment, only the IRS is lower due to the high market capitalization.

Invest smart, not just by gut feeling! 🚀

What does it look like for you? What criteria do you use to buy new shares?

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$HOOD (-0.84%) share reached a new all-time high this week.

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#aktionär I am pleased with the company's performance. Above all the innovative spirit of the management is very remarkable.

My questions to you:

• Which position gave you the best performance?

• Do you have any tips on how you manage to hold your shares despite high book profits? I find it difficult not to take profits immediately.

PS: If you are looking for trading ideas, have a look at my profile, I just published this week 5 exciting stocks with a price potential of over 50% and an R:R of partly 10:1 presented.

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I was able to get in at $HOOD (-0.84%) around €40 during the April slump and am now incredibly happy about it, not least because of the share price performance. I have always believed in the company, but the direction in which the company is developing is beyond my imagination.

Please let me know your opinion on the position and what you think of the share.

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So 1.5 weeks have now passed. The first gimmicks are over and my Watchlist Pie has returned a total of 4.5% in one week. This has now been sold and I have built up a pie to save for the next 8-10 years. I'm starting with 50€ a week until I've completed the broker's test phase. After that I'll ramp it up to about 1k per month.

There are still a few stocks missing, but the big ones will be scaled down a bit. Among others $IREN (-10.25%) ....

What do you think of the selection?

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$RKLB (-1%)
$NU (-0.44%)
$SMCI (-0.69%)
$HIMS (+6.24%)
$ENR (+1.25%)
$HOOD (-0.84%)
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$TTD (+0.3%)
$QBTS (+0.85%)
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And what of course should not be missing is $SIKA (+0.52%) These are still weighted at 2% 😉 As a craftsman, I really enjoy using the products myself. The technological progress compared to other products such as StoCretec or others is already enormous, but it would go beyond the scope of this article.

$HOOD (-0.84%) publishes (voluntary) monthly updates. The report for July was published today and is convincing across the board. High trading volumes as a result of increased volatility played $HOOD (-0.84%) into the cards.

Total platform assets now stand at $298 B, which corresponds to an increase of 108% compared to the previous year.

This rapid growth is also reflected in the share price. YTD is $HOOD (-0.84%) up 142% for euro investors, and even higher in USD. A P/E ratio of 55 also indicates a high valuation. However, it is well known that the P/E ratio is not the best valuation indicator for growth stocks.

$HOOD (-0.84%) According to my investment thesis, the US economy will be a major beneficiary of the largest wealth transfer ever in the USA in the coming years, when trillions of USD will be passed on to the next generation. A short to medium term catalyst could be the inclusion in the S&P 500 in September when the next rebalancing takes place.

Are you invested or are you considering $HOOD (-0.84%) in your portfolio?

A short introduction on my part. I am 26 years old and have been investing for 3-4 years. The last two years I have done a professional training. This now enables me to earn a net salary of around € 3300 to start with. I also have a side business which also earns me around €1000 a month.

Now to the plan I'm pursuing until I'm 30. As you can see from my portfolio, my individual stocks are underperforming the market, although I am convinced of the values in the long term. I will therefore now shift my focus strongly in the direction of ETFs.

Savings plan in the future:

100€ per month in Bitcoin

100€ in a building society saver to get the 70€ housing construction premium per year (is a legacy from 2023 and has a good financing interest rate)

$HOOD (-0.84%) and $HIMS (+6.24%) should be saved up to a maximum of €1000 via a savings plan. I think both models are very promising, but I'm aware of the risk involved.

$IWDA (+0.19%) I want to accumulate around €1800 per month as a core.

So I hope to have around the first €100,000 in my portfolio by then.

This will leave me €2200 to live on, which should be enough for a normal standard of living. Do you think the savings targets are realistic or do you think the 50% savings rate is too extreme?