So I just realised that I've been investing for exactly 1 year and 1 week, so I thought this would be a good moment to reflect. I'm 36, the total portfolio size is 50k+ and the money isn't needed in short term. My portfolio summarised:

1. ETF core, 50% at minimum: $VDEV (+0,19 %) and $VFEM (-0,42 %) , recently added $EUE (+0,2 %) as I see more potential in the EU than in the US in the short-medium term. I like how a combination of these 3 ETFs allows for more adaptability than simply putting everything in a world ETF. Plus, the TER is a bit lower.

2. Individual stocks, max 10 positions, only including companies that I understand and have faith in that they will perform well in the next couple of years. The goal is to at least match $IWDA (+0,02 %) but preferably to make some additional gains. In summary:

Tech:

$NVDA (-0,39 %) : committed after the post-Deepseek dip, will just wait out all the short-term turbulence

$AMZN (+0,66 %) : doesn't need additional info.

$ASML (+2,2 %) : ditto

$VRT (+2,61 %) : see one of my previous posts on GQ. Bit too volatile for me now, but when the AI-hype picks up again, will perform well.

Health:

$NVO (+8,95 %) : I have a lot of faith in the GLP1-narrative, stock is very undervalued

$LLY (+0,68 %) : same at NVO, got pummeled hard recently but in longer term another good bet in the GLP1-race.

Divident:

$ALV (-0,17 %) : popular German insurance company. Divident-wise, I have more faith in insurance companies than banks. Banks also face more headwinds due to fintech.

$ASRNL (+0,31 %) : comparable to Allianz, solid, no-nonsense Dutch insurance company.

Bit more speculative:

$NU (+0 %) : I think fintech has a lot of potential and NU was valued quite cheaply compared to US- or EU-based counterparts. Could benefit from US recession if USD evaluates.

What are your thoughts? What would you add or lose? I'm thinking of adding $GOOG (-0,67 %) when the current downtrend subsides. Does make the portfolio more tech-heavy but all companies are internationally oriented (in case of US recession) and should outperform in the longer term.

Thanks in advance!