March is already over, daylight saving time is on and by the time you read this, it will be "liberation day". Let's see what Mr. Trump does today at noon. But that will probably be the subject of April.

For now, let's take a look back at my March 2025.

I posted a loss of 3.09% in March. With my portfolio size, this corresponds to a value of almost €4,000. The Dax (-1.72%) beat me again, but compared to the HSBC MSCI World (-7.88%) I am still doing very well.

Over the year (YTD), I lost ground to the DAX, which remained fairly stable, but at the same time I was able to extend my lead over the MSCI World. After all...

Overall, however, I am also satisfied in March. As in February, my portfolio is quite stable compared to the MSCI World. Yes, in good phases I forego profits, but I don't have so many losses now. Volatility is supposed to be a real mental challenge for some people. I'm just glad that things are a bit more subdued for me.

My high and low performers in February were (top 3):

$EOAN (+5,42 %) EON +13.45%

$UNH (+0,65 %) UnitedHealth +7.15%

$ALV (-0,37 %) Allianz +6.60%

$RACE (-2,98 %) Ferrari -12.35%

$RACE (-2,98 %) Eli Lilly -13.04%

$MC (-4,43 %) LVMH -17.71%

Funny that UnitedHealth was the second worst performing stock in February and now the second best.

Dividends:

In March, I received a net €165.60 from a total of 22 distributions.

Compared to March 2024 (€128.38), that was an increase of 28.99%

Investments:

As I mentioned in February, I am still building up my nest egg again. This is also not yet complete.

A special payment is due in April, but this will go into the $XEON (-0,01 %) as I am saving all the special payments for the loan repayment in 5 years' time.

I have actually stopped some savings plans in order to have more money for individual purchases or to build up cash. More on this later.

Buying and selling:

There were no sales this month.

I bought Ferrari, and there is still room here until the position is full.

As I mentioned above, I stopped some savings plans. Realty, STAG, Gladstone Investment and Hercules Capital have been stopped. I would like to add to Realty again to fill the position (I'm still €300 short). The price of the others is moving sideways, so I imagine that I will be able to buy them at a later date at the same price.

Savings plans (total €175):

• Cintas ($CTAS (-3,49 %) )
• LVMH ($MC (-4,43 %) )
• Monster Beverage ($MNST (-1,22 %) )
• Microsoft ($MSFT (-2,62 %) )

Goals 2025:

My goal is to have €130,000 in my portfolio at the end of the year. The goal is to be achieved by reinvesting the dividend, making payments and, of course, increasing the share price. The share price increase is of course impossible to predict in any way, so the motto is: if the share price falls or does not rise enough, more cash is needed.

This comes from selling useless stuff on eBay, additional income from e.g. "neighborhood help" etc. The worse the share price, the more additional cash has to be raised.

Target achievement at the end of March 2025: 21.05%

So I'm on the right track (so far), although I would have needed a bit more in March to maintain the average. Well, everything is still open at the moment.

Now I'll wait and see what tariffs come in today (or not), look forward to the dividends and just wait and see. "Because doing nothing often leads to the very best of something."

How was your March? I have the latent hope that, for once, I did better in March than my usual 50% or so of the getquin community.

#washbaerreview

Purchase of ~$300K from Hims $HIMS (-7,12 %)

Sale of ~$250K from Schwab $SCHW (-4,84 %)

Purchase of ~$250K from Block $SQ (-3,87 %)

Sale of ~$250K from Monster $MNST (-1,22 %)

Purchase of ~$250K from Microsoft $MSFT (-2,62 %)

The second month of 2025 is already over. Time is flying by again at breakneck speed and one event or statement follows the next this year. It's crazy what's going on at the moment and at the same time the market is somehow saying "I don't care".

Up down, up down, the markets are becoming more volatile and yet, or precisely because of this, my February was almost at +/-0.

But one thing at a time.

In February I achieved a plus of 0.8%. With my portfolio size, this corresponds to a value of almost €900. Not particularly good compared to the Dax (+3.77%), but still very respectable compared to the HSBC MSCI World (-2.49%).

Unfortunately, things do not look any better over the year (YTD).

The Dax is running away with 13.3%, while the MSCI World is bobbing along at 1.6%. Here, too, I was at least able to beat the World, but I still lag miles behind the DAX.

Overall, however, I am still very satisfied. As I don't have a lot of tech in my portfolio and my stocks are (mostly) rather stable, there is often no outperformance of the stocks and if there is, it is only marginal.

My high and low performers in February were (top 3):

$HSY (+0,24 %) Hershey +15.63%

$T (-0,36 %) AT&T +14.07%

$NESN (+2,09 %) Nestle +13.10%

$ADM (-2,51 %) Archer Daniels -8.57%

$UNH (+0,65 %) United Health -13.16%

$TSLA (-3,59 %) Tesla -27.59%

Dividends:

In February, I received a net €123.62 from a total of 10 distributions.

Compared to February 2024 (€99.26), this was an increase of 24.54%

Investments:

Due to the construction work on the house last year, the focus continues to be on building up the nest egg and saving up a "leisure account" again, as everything was really used up completely last year and only the custody account remained.

The savings plans will of course continue unabated, but individual investments are probably not possible for the time being.

Purchases and sales:

I have parted with Mercedes ( $MBG (-2,59 %) ) and Medical Properties ( $MPW (-3,83 %) ).

I then added to Lockheed Martin ( $LMT (+0,01 %) ), Hershey ( $HSY (+0,24 %) ) and Petroleo Brasileiro ( $PETR4 (-2,47 %) ).

My savings plans remain unchanged, but it is quite possible that I will stop them for the time being in order to build up investment cash again.

Savings plans (350€ in total):

• Realty ($O (-1,43 %) )
• STAG Industrial ($STAG (-7,16 %) )
• Gladstone Invest ($GAIN (-4,13 %) )
• Hercules Capital ($HTGC (-4,91 %) )
• Cintas ($CTAS (-3,49 %) )
• LVMH ($MC (-4,43 %) )
• Monster Beverage ($MNST (-1,22 %) )
• Microsoft ($MSFT (-2,62 %) )

Goals 2025:

My goal is to have €130,000 in my portfolio at the end of the year. The goal is to be achieved by reinvesting the dividend, making payments and, of course, increasing the share price. The share price increase is of course impossible to predict in any way, so the motto is: if the share price falls or does not rise enough, more cash is needed.

This comes from selling useless stuff on eBay, additional income from e.g. "neighborhood help" etc. The worse the share price, the more additional cash has to be raised.

Target achievement at the end of February 2025: 37.41%

So I'm on the right track (so far). I'm curious to see what else will happen in 2025 and hope that the crash, which seems to be getting closer and closer, will take a little longer (so that I can continue to accumulate cash).

How was your February? Are you happy so far? I think that, due to the volatility, the portfolios in February are far more spread out than they were in January or even at the end of last year.

Hims & Hers (Monday) $HIMS (-7,12 %)

Axon Enterprise (Tuesday) $AXON (-2,13 %)

Cava Group (Tuesday) $CAVA

Nvidia (Wednesday) $NVDA (-6,05 %)

Salesforce (Wednesday) $CRM (-5,58 %)

Zoetis (Thursday) $ZTS (-4,03 %)

TransMedics (Thursday) $TMDX (-2,4 %)

Monster Beverage (Thursday) $MNST (-1,22 %)

Rocket Lab (Thursday) $RKLB (-4,7 %)

Duolingo (Thursday) $DUOL

What do you expect from these companies?

Hello everyone,

I thought it was time to share my portfolio again and face your criticism👀.

Income: ~900€ net

I save an average of ~€200 per month with special payments and started investing when I started my training: 01.08.23

Brief explanation:

Deka Fond: These are capital-forming benefits (13€ AG / 27€ AN per month)

Had to take an active fund here

Core (planned; distribution not quite right yet)

70% ACWI $ISAC (-4,39 %)

10% AI & Big Data

10% India $FLXI (-0,92 %)

10% Small Caps

Satellites:

Blackrock 👑 $BLK (-7,32 %)

• best performance - simply an awesome company

Monster 🧃 $MNST (-1,22 %)

• I am wavering here with the sale / sales are weakening

Realty Income 🏡 $O (-1,43 %)

• Can't be missing as a real estate azubi of course

Novo Nordisk 💉 $NOVO B (-2,25 %)

• My latest purchase and correspondingly poor performance.

ASML 🔬 $ASML (-7,33 %)

• I see great future potential here, growth

LVMH 👜 $MC (-4,43 %)

BAT 🚬 $BATS (+3,96 %)

Looking back, I'm satisfied with the return so far, knowing that the ACWI alone would probably have performed better on its own. Especially in the first few months, I learned the hard way and tried things out a bit. A few individual stocks are part of the fun, which increases interest in investing in general.

Goals for 2025:

Expand the core, especially the ACWI

Bring individual stocks to €200

Hello dear community

how do you see the future of $MNST (-1,22 %) ?

i think the bramche is exhausted and i am thinking about switching to pepsi prologis or merck

Nice new function 👍

I'm quite happy with my portfolio. With a focus on dividends, I still did quite well technically in terms of performance. In the fall, I had more than €100,000 in my portfolio for the first time. If someone had told me that 4 years ago when I started investing, I probably wouldn't have believed it 😅

So to all beginners reading this: Just keep going. It will grow all by itself. Starting was the most important step 👌

I currently have a portion in the call money, as I have two individual shares $MCD (+0,75 %) and $MNST (-1,22 %) have sold. I'm currently monitoring a few stocks so that I can possibly reinvest the money there. As described in the previous post, part of the money is used for active trading. I just need that for the fun factor.

Three mini crypto positions have been added in addition to Bitcoin $BTC (+0,04 %) have been added: $CHZ (+0,58 %)
$MANA (+2,4 %)
$SOL (-1,59 %)

Let's see if the altcoin bull run will work out in 2025 😅

🥤 Coca-Cola - More than just a drink ( $KO (+0,82 %) )

Coca-Cola is not just a brand - it's a global phenomenon. Whether you're in the USA, Europe, Asia or Africa, the red and white logo is omnipresent.

But what makes this share so special that it has been one of the favorites of many investors for decades?

🍾 A look at the brand

Coca-Cola is the global leader in the beverage sector and owns over 200 brands, including:

• Sprite
• Fanta
• Schweppes
• Minute Maid
• Costa Coffee
• Fuze Tea
• Powerade

With a market share of around 50 % for soft drinks in the USA and a strong presence in over 200 countries, Coca-Cola is a real heavyweight in the consumer goods industry.

💰 Why Coca-Cola is a dividend king

Coca-Cola has an impressive dividend history:

• 61 consecutive years of dividend increases.
• A current dividend yield of around 3 %coupled with solid increases.
• The company returns around 75% of its profits to shareholders - a sign of stability.

For many investors, Coca-Cola is a reliable cash flow provider, especially in times of crisis.

📈 Why the share remains attractive despite the growth limit

Coca-Cola may be growing more slowly than young tech companies, but there is still potential:

1)
New markets: The company is investing heavily in emerging markets, where per capita consumption of soft drinks is expected to continue to rise.

2)
Diversification: In addition to sugary drinks, Coca-Cola is also growing in areas such as water, coffee and energy drinks through, for example, its ownership of shares in Monster Beverage ( $MNST (-1,22 %) ) .

3)
Inflation protection: With strong brands, Coca-Cola can often easily pass on price increases to customers.

🧠 Thoughts on risks and the future

Critics criticize the dependence on sugary drinks, especially in times when healthy eating is becoming increasingly important.

But Coca-Cola is showing flexibility and investing more in healthier alternatives and sustainable packaging.

🤔 Why I have Coca-Cola in my portfolio

For me, Coca-Cola is a real classic and also the first stock I had in my portfolio.

The stability, the dividend yield and the global strength of the brand make it a perfect basic position in my portfolio.

It's not the most exciting stock, but definitely one that pays off in the long term.

📣 What do you think?

Coca-Cola: A must-have stock for dividend hunters, or are there more exciting alternatives in the consumer goods sector like PepsiCo ( $PEP (+0,6 %) ) or other stocks?

I'm looking forward to your opinions! 🌐

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Well, unfortunately I didn't win anything, but I wish you every success. Who will you be sending a share to? 🎁

$VUAG (-4,44 %)
$IWDA (-3,86 %)
$MNST (-1,22 %)

I have now sold my small position $MNST (-1,22 %) now sold.

I bought the position back on 23.03.2022 as it was included in various analyses and almost all analysts saw a buy in the share. As a result, I actually bought it quite naively. Simply to get back into the stock market after buying a house.

True to the motto: there can't be more than 0!

In the meantime, I no longer take such a naïve view and the current figures and forecasts for the coming years, as well as the situation surrounding $CELH and the general situation in the energy drinks sector have finally persuaded me to sell this position.

I will use the amount to increase the $ACWI again soon.