So I decided to replicate the following ETF:

40-45% USA share I will replicate with $VUSA (-5,34 %) replicate

20% Europe I will map with $SPYW (-5,41 %) and $VERX (-5,66 %) and . I deliberately opted for these two ETFs because I've seen that when one goes well, the other goes badly and vice versa: If one goes well, the other goes badly and vice versa, and the version without the UK is doing much better than the version with the UK. However, as I think the UK is interesting, I will continue to hold my $VUKE (-6,34 %) and include it in the weighting.

On the other hand, I'm not sure whether I should hold the Eastern Europe ETF or throw it out ??? $EAST (-7,25 %) The UK has performed very well in recent months. What do you think?

10% Japan I am doing with $PR1J (-3,5 %) and $XDJE (-4,03 %)

10% Switzerland I will participate $EXI1 (-5,42 %) . Here I am not completely satisfied because of the large TER but I have not seen an alternative, possibly one from Xtraders but then it was not better in terms of performance.

10% Emerging Markets I do with $IBC3 (-4,9 %)

For the 5-10% commodities I haven't found the perfect stuff yet. I don't want gold and Bitcoin. Unfortunately, I'm still looking for them:

https://app.getquin.com/de/post/dDcIztXuRJ/auf-der-suche-nach-einem-rohstoffetf-als-alternative-zu-gold-habe-ich-mir-uber-anderen-nickel-angeschaut-nickel-sicher-keine-gute

Possibly add 5% Canada, that would fit in well with Grund Idee. I will have to observe and research this further.

Now I have a few questions:

Just keep Eastern Europe or include it completely in the 20% or sell it?

Establish the target allocation immediately or weight the savings plans so that they reach the end of the year?

Good idea for commodities?

Canada?

So I decided to replicate the following ETF:

40-45% USA share I will replicate with $VUSA (-5,34 %) replicate

20% Europe I will map with $SPYW (-5,41 %) and $VERX (-5,66 %) and . I deliberately opted for these two ETFs because I've seen that when one goes well, the other goes badly and vice versa: If one goes well, the other goes badly and vice versa, and the version without the UK is doing much better than the version with the UK. However, as I think the UK is interesting, I will continue to hold my $VUKE (-6,34 %) and include it in the weighting.

On the other hand, I'm not sure whether I should hold the Eastern Europe ETF or throw it out ??? $EAST (-7,25 %) The UK has performed very well in recent months. What do you think?

10% Japan I am doing with $PR1J (-3,5 %) and $XDJE (-4,03 %)

10% Switzerland I will participate $EXI1 (-5,42 %) . Here I am not completely satisfied because of the large TER but I have not seen an alternative, possibly one from Xtraders but then the performance was no better.

10% Emerging Markets I do with $IBC3 (-4,9 %)

For the 5-10% commodities I haven't found the perfect stuff yet. I don't want gold and Bitcoin. Unfortunately, I'm still looking for them

https://app.getquin.com/de/post/dDcIztXuRJ/auf-der-suche-nach-einem-rohstoffetf-als-alternative-zu-gold-habe-ich-mir-uber-anderen-nickel-angeschaut-nickel-sicher-keine-gute

I might add 5% Canada, which would fit in well with the basic idea. I will have to observe and research this further.

Now I have a few questions:

Just keep Eastern Europe or include it completely in the 20% or sell it?

Establish the target allocation immediately or weight the savings plans so that they reach the end of the year?

Good idea for commodities?

February is over. While there was still snow and temperatures well below zero, I went winter swimming again and used my vacation and weekends for short trips to Dresden, Potsdam and Berlin. Thanks to the Germany Ticket. The investment knew what to do by itself for a while. Time for a look back.

I present the following points for the past month of February 2025:

➡️ SHARES

➡️ ETFS

➡️ DISTRIBUTIONS

➡️ CASHBACK

➡️ AFTER-PURCHASES

➡️ P2P CREDITS

➡️ CRYPTO

➡️ AND OTHER?

➡️ OUTLOOK

➡️ Shares

Things were actually going really well for my shares, but there were some serious headwinds from the other side of the pond: tariffs are coming. And that naturally moved my portfolio too. My giant $AVGO (-5,25 %) was now only up +200%, with a clear downward trend. But that still leaves me cold, because technology stocks are of course heavily overvalued. So it's bound to happen that someone lets the air out. I was pleased because my savings plan was executed at a more favorable price.

$NFLX (-5,74 %) goes down slightly, the $SAP (-5,31 %) remains stable in terms of performance and volume compared to the previous month. With the 2nd place by volume $WMT (-3,92 %) not too much has happened either. So as far as the stocks at the front end of the chain are concerned, February was not really eventful. The same applies to the lower areas.

Whereas last month the banking and financial sector moved ahead in terms of volume, I now notice the $RSG (-4,52 %) and $SYK (-5,39 %) which continue to fight their way to the top of the portfolio. This is exciting, as I have always seen these stocks as good midfield performers, but not candidates for the top positions.

➡️ ETFs

As always, ETFs are doing their thing. What can you say except the typical? Don't rely on the state pension, build your own ETF pension. Anyone who doesn't invest is simply - I can't put it any nicer - stupid and lost. And I think that there have now been enough warnings from every political direction, as well as from various other perspectives and media, that the pension will not be enough. That's why my inner voice tells me that those who don't take care of their old age will only have themselves to blame for their misery and I even think it's unfair if others, who perhaps have little income and are cutting back in order to build up assets, have to be fleeced in order to protect the idle. At least that's what my inner voice tells me. Certainly a controversial opinion, feel free to write yours in the comments.

➡️ Distributions

I was able to collect 19 distributions on 9 payout days in January. I am grateful for this additional income stream. Everyone should build up their additional income this way.

➡️ Cashback

In January there were two reimbursements from the health insurance company, which I treat as "cashback". One was a subsidy for prophylaxis and the other was a payout from the bonus program. As I don't plan either of these as income, there was extra money to distribute. More on this under subsequent purchases.

➡️ Additional purchases

I used the subsidy for the prophylaxis to purchase a one-off savings plan in the $SPYW (-5,41 %) plan. I initially put the payout from the bonus program to one side.

➡️ P2P loans

With my last P2P platform, Mintos, there was no interest or redemption payment. I still want to withdraw everything here. I would even accept a complete write-off to get out of the platform. In any case, the remaining amount on the platform is no longer relevant.

➡️ Crypto

Crypto investors experienced book losses in February. $BTC (-0,88 %) fell from over USD 103,000 to under USD 80,000, and other cryptocurrencies also fell. $ETH (-0,38 %) and other cryptocurrencies.

I remain patient. We are a long way from my exit prices and no improvement is expected in March. We will have to wait and see and possibly add to our position.

➡️ And what else?

I currently see a major threat to the prosperity on which the German welfare state is built. Wokism, cancel culture and, above all, reliance on the state is a huge problem, as is the ever-inflating state. We Germans have far too little awareness of personal responsibility and the wrong mindset.

You are always the average of the people around you. So if you surround yourself with the wrong environment, you will never be able to develop better habits. That's why I think you should always surround yourself with people who are already where you want to be, be it in terms of sport, career, setting up a business or finances.

In February, for example, I met up with people who are also interested in investing and the stock market for a regulars' table in rural Saxony-Anhalt, naturally at the invitation of a Youtuber who I have been following for a long time and who is a frugalist himself. Each of the participants had a different background, different ideas, but the knowledge that you have to do something yourself and the will to get ahead in life united us. The meeting was simply wonderful because I usually only meet people (especially in my day-to-day work) who tend not to think about the difficult tomorrow. And I'm not just talking about very young people, but also baby boomers. I myself maintain that pensions will no longer be secure for them either. What happens if Germany gets into financial difficulties, for example if government spending continues to rise and income can no longer keep up? The cancel culture certainly means that low-income earners prefer to go on state benefits, or that people who are able to work do not leave the citizen's allowance at all. I don't have a solution for this myself.

But we all know that the state is becoming ever more bloated. On the one hand, it can't prevent this if it has to provide for more and more people (e.g. an increase in baby boomers who will soon be retiring or people who [have to] go into the citizen's allowance). On the other hand, the state doesn't want to prevent this bloating either, as it is deliberately increasing its size through bureaucracy and new official structures. Do we actually need them?

And here comes my assumption. What if this CAP cannot be solved by printing money, as it would become excessive and the welfare state would no longer function? Citizen's income is an entitlement under certain conditions, but having an entitlement does not mean that the entitlement will be enforced. The best example is childcare places. If there aren't enough, you can still be entitled to them. So what happens when social benefits can no longer be financed? No matter how much entitlement there may be. That doesn't help anyone. I deliberately paint a black scenario to get the last person to make their own provisions!

There are 45.6 million people in employment in Germany, 34.8 million of whom are subject to social insurance contributions, 5.3 million of whom are in the public sector. In simplified terms, this means that around 29.5 million keep the economy running through taxes. And thus consequently keep the welfare state alive through social security contributions. Please also remember that 100,000 well-trained skilled workers leave our country every year. Germany has invested in them in the form of general and university education. And entrepreneurs or institutions in the country have invested in them through vocational training, further and advanced training and wages and salaries. I can understand anyone who wants to leave the country and live elsewhere. Instead of condemning these people, we should finally initiate a change in policy so that Germany becomes more attractive again and 100,000 taxpayers don't leave.

As I said, I'm deliberately painting the devil on the wall, but there won't be enough of the 29.5 million taxpayers left to keep things running forever. I haven't even considered the fact that many well-qualified people will retire and won't be replaced by equally well-qualified people. In any case, the risk that the welfare state will cease to function at some point is great enough for me to expect that what we consider normal today will or can no longer be normal at some point. In any case, I have heard the warnings and prefer to build up my own assets and additional income that will cushion me.

So: build up your own assets and income and stay away from government influence/opinion mongering and deceptive promises about a supposedly secure welfare state, as you will end up on your own when things get serious.

➡️ Outlook

Trump's next tariffs are coming into force, sending shockwaves through the markets, and even now, as I write this article in March, my portfolio is noticeably affected. In March, I will receive a reimbursement from my supplementary dental insurance and a bonus from my employer. You can read what I'm going to invest it in in the March review. Until then!

Links:

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Disclaimer: No investment advice or recommendation, this article is for information purposes only. Before you decide on an ETF, take a closer look at it in terms of positions

take a closer look at positions, sampling, regions, etc. I can't describe all of this

I can't describe everything, as it would go beyond the scope of this article

Part 1 (definition, categories & Z-score and quality factor): https://getqu.in/RCSY4a/

Part 2 (Value ETF): https://getqu.in/Nfnhqb/

Part 3 (Low Volatility ETF): https://getqu.in/Ub7KpG/

Part 4 (Momentum ETF): https://getqu.in/CNMgGw/

Part 5 (Small and Growth ETF): https://getqu.in/0NoqmW/

What are dividend ETFs?

Abbreviated what dividends are, since everyone here probably knows this: distributions by a company to its shareholders, the amount is usually voted on at the annual general meeting and is usually paid out of profits, but does not have to be (if it is paid out of the substance, this is often counted as a bad indicator).

Dividend ETFs are therefore primarily ETFs that distribute the dividends paid by companies to the ETF holders; they are also referred to as distributing ETFs (Dist.). In contrast, an accumulating (Acc.) ETF uses the dividends to buy more shares, i.e. it reinvests.

Because the dividend ETF distributes money, I get cash flows back from my investments, usually on a quarterly basis. These ETFs are celebrated - especially on social media - as a form of passive income and have their advantages but also disadvantages, which we will examine in more detail below.

Dividends as a value premium (CAPM /French Fama model)

Short recap (in more detail in part 5): French Fama's 3 factor model raises beta (volatility), size- and value-premium as factors to determine the expected return of an investment. Dividends are not explicitly mentioned as a factor, but they are indirectly included in the value and beta factors, as a company must first be able to afford to pay dividends.

must first afford to pay dividends. Growth and small-cap companies

often do not yet pay dividends, as the revenue generated is used for more growth

growth or the balance sheets are not yet as sustainable. Dividend payers often have a stronger balance sheet, which makes them less volatile to changes in interest rates, for example (although this reduces the expected return according to the CAPM). Exceptions are high dividend payers, which are often riskier and reward investors with a high dividend for holding the share.

The fact that dividends also count as a quality factor can be clearly seen in the dividend aristocrats. These are companies that have been paying dividends continuously for 25 years and increase them annually. This makes them particularly attractive, which is why they can also be invested in via individual products such as the $SPYD (-4,84 %) are investable.

Dividends are also included as a valuation factor in the Quality ETF as a positive valuation criterion (see also Index Methodology Part 1)

Historically, several studies for the US market show an outperformance of dividend stocks, especially even high dividend payers:

https://www.hartfordfunds.com/insights/market-perspectives/strategic-beta-etfs/what-drives-dividend-stock-performance.html

https://www.globalxetfs.com/content/files/High-Dividend-Stocks-In-Rising-Interest-Rate-Environments.pdf

In the recent past, however

However, high-dividend stocks have underperformed in the recent past, with the ACWI High

Dividend has significantly underperformed the MSCI ACWI over the last 10 years (- 100 %).

Classes of dividend ETF?

In my view, dividend ETFs can be roughly divided into 3 categories:

- Dividend as a windfall: The focus of the ETF is not on dividends, but some companies are included in the index that pay dividends and these are then distributed to the holder. A classic example is the dividend-paying $VWRL.

- Quality dividend: The focus is on achieving dividends, but these are accompanied by quality factors such as dividend aristocrats or quality dividend ETFs

- High Dividend: The highest dividend yields are targeted here, whereby quality factors may play less of a role.

Why high dividend yields can be a problem

Unfortunately, I have often overheard conversations that sound like: "VW is so cheap, you get a 10% dividend yield, you can't go wrong". But that brings us to the problem of high dividend yields, because these are often a signal of structural weakness in the company and/or a sharp fall in the share price. If the dividend yield remains at this level, this could seriously jeopardize the company's long-term financial strength. If the dividend yield remains

and is even reduced, the original investment case is invalidated.

So even if the unsystemic individual risk in ETFs often "diversifies away", it is important to take another look at the largest positions and check whether this is not a structurally weakening company.

Advantages of dividends

In addition to the potential value premium mentioned above, dividends fulfill a different purpose at an individual level, depending on the stage of life: for most people reading this, this purpose is likely to be psychological, as they are not dependent on the cash flow from dividends.

cash flow from dividends. The dividends are then a nice motivational effect and

offer the "peace of mind" of a steady income even in the event of market setbacks

and therefore less worry about declining book profits.

Once you have reached an advanced age, the dividend offers a high comfort factor. This means that there is often no need for rebalancing or a withdrawal plan, as would be the case with accumulating ETFs. The dividends are then used as additional income for retirement; of course, withdrawals can also be made, but not to the same extent as would be necessary with accumulating ETFs.

would be necessary.

Disadvantages of dividends

Taxes! Because payments are distributed to the holder, capital gains tax, solidarity surcharge (26.375% in total) and, if applicable, church tax are also due. This tax is first deducted before I can reinvest the dividends, and reinvesting the dividends costs extra (even with neobrokers via the spread between the ask and bid price). Dividends therefore have a detrimental effect on the compound interest effect of the ETF's profits.

Although accumulating ETFs have been brought somewhat into line with dividend ETFs in terms of taxation with the advance lump sum taxation, they still offer the advantage that the tax burden is always lower than for dividend payers (if the dividend ETF has distributed less than the advance lump sum, an advance lump sum is also charged).

Another negative aspect that goes hand in hand with the above is market timing. Often not every small dividend is reinvested directly, but accumulated until, for example, EUR 1,000 is reached in the clearing account. If the market has then run away, you wait for a setback and may miss the entry or at least lose the lost performance where the money was sitting in the settlement account without earning interest.

account without interest. There is also more work involved in the savings phase due to the necessary reinvestments.

Tax comparison high-dividend vs accumulating (example 2024)

Assumption that the tax-free amount has already been exhausted

Investment amount: 100,000

ETF1: Vanguard FTSE ACWI High Dividend ($VHYL (-4,8 %))

ETF2: iShares MSCI ACWI ETF ($ISAC (-4,53 %) )

Tax Burden High Dividend:

Price at the beginning of the year: EUR 57

Shares: 100,000 / 57 = 1,754.39

Dividend per share: EUR 1.94

Absolute dividends: EUR 3,403.51

Partial exemption ratio: 30%

Tax (26.375 %) = EUR 628.38

Tax burden accumulating ACWI

Fund value at the beginning of the year: EUR 100,000

Prime rate 2023 (for 2024): 2.55%

Base yield (70%): EUR 1,785

Partial exemption rate: 30%

Up-front lump sum: EUR 1,249.50

Tax (26.375%) = EUR 329.56

There is a tax disadvantage of around EUR 300, which is thus withdrawn from compound interest.

For whom are dividend ETFs worthwhile?

In summary, the disadvantages of strongly dividend-oriented investing outweigh the advantages for me. Of course, there are many shades of gray between focusing on high dividends and reinvesting. Dividends as an addition - especially as they often come with a premium - make perfect sense, but the explicit focus on high dividends can be dangerous and has tax disadvantages.

Dividend ETFs are therefore primarily for investors who want to generate income regardless of the current market phase and appreciate the stability of the cash flow. If the dividends also ensure that you can sleep better at night when the market fluctuates and are not tempted to panic sell, then the small tax disadvantage is no reason not to invest.

the small tax disadvantage is no reason not to invest in dividends. Also

It also has its charm to have a less intensive withdrawal phase in old age.

withdrawal phase. So if you are emotionally affected by market fluctuations, appreciate regular income and are convinced of the dividend premium (as part of the value premium), then dividend ETFs are just right for you.

👉Dividends-ETFs:

Performance comparisons incl. dividends

$VHYL (-4,8 %) (World | TER 0, % | Tracking Difference -0.04 % | DivRendite 3 %| EUR 5 bn invested volume | 3Y underperformance vs. MSCI World - 5 %pt | 5Y underperformance vs. ACWI - 30 %pt | 10Y underperformance vs. ACWI -100%pt)

• Index methodology: Based on the FTSE All-World Index, which includes large and mid-cap companies from developed and emerging markets worldwide. REITs are excluded. Companies are sorted according to the expected 12-month dividend yield and the stocks with the highest dividend yield are selected. The aim is to achieve around 50% of the market capitalization of the original index and then to weight these companies according to their size in the index.

$TDIV (-4,93 %) (World | TER 0.38 % | TD 0.47 % | Div yield 4.3 % | EUR 1.2 bn invested | 3Y outperformance vs. ACWI + 18 %pt | 5Y underperformance vs. ACWI - 7 %pt | 8Y underperformance vs. ACWI - 38%pt)

• Index methodology: Screening for consistent dividend payers with ESG relevance. Weighting by dividend max. 5% per share and max. 40% per sector. Selection of 100 stocks with the highest dividend yield. Semi-annual rebalancing

$SPYD (-4,84 %) (US | TER 0.35 % | TD -0.07 % | Dividend yield 1.5 % | 3.5 bn invested | 3Y underperformance vs. S&P 500 -23 %pt | 5Y underperformance vs. S&P 500 - 63 %pt. | 10Y underperformance vs. S&P 500 - 283%pt.)

• Index methodology: Includes components of the S&P Composite 1500, then selects for companies with the highest dividend yield whose dividends have been increased for the last 20 consecutive years. Furthermore, minimum requirements for market capitalization and liquidity of the share must be met. Maximum weighting per share 4%.

$SPYW (-5,41 %) (Europe | TER 0.30 % | TD -0.35 % | DivRendite 3.7 % | 3Y underperformance vs.

Eurostoxx 600 - 1 %pt. | 5Y underperformance vs. Eurostoxx 600 - 24 %pt | 10Y underperformance vs. Eurostoxx 600 - 28 %pt.)

• Index methodology: Based on the S&P Europe Broad Market Index, companies must have increased or maintained stable dividends for 10 consecutive years, selection of the 40 companies with the highest dividend yield and weighting accordingly. Max. 5 % per share, 30 % per country/sector.

Conclusion - what remains: A balanced strategy with dividends as an admixture can make sense, whereby the focus should be on quality dividends rather than high payouts.

#smartbeta
#etf
#dividende

Spring is in full swing, my tomato plants are flowering and soon there will be delicious "yields". Time for a look back at May.

➡️ Shares

With an incredible +148% $AVGO (-5,25 %) in my portfolio. The model student is not only the performance winner, but also the heavyweight in terms of portfolio volume among the individual shares. The share has long since cracked the €1,300 mark in terms of volume and is continuing its journey. I am not letting this horse out of the stable á la Beate Sander. I could well imagine that a split is imminent here, after the $NVDA (-7,25 %) recently completed. Otherwise there is hardly any news, the performance of the good stocks continues to rise and the negative performance of my flop stocks is steadily improving. Thus $DHR (-7,55 %) only at -24% instead of -30%. That's how it has to be. You can just feel a moderate wave lifting the boats. In favor of the ETFs, I will leave the comments on the stocks short this time.

➡️ ETFs

With this review, I'm going to take a closer look at my ETFs. I originally started with a 50/30/20 strategy on the MSCI World, EM and Europe, which I later supplemented with an Immo and Small Cap ETF. So the MSCI World with the MSCI EM ETF formed the core portfolio and the other ETFs were small satellites around it.

As these were almost all accumulators at the time and I quickly realized that I could build up additional income by saving in distributing ETFs, I quickly said goodbye to the accumulators. I also moved my ETF custody account to a neobroker. This is where I now manage my large ETF portfolio, which will form the absolute basis of my retirement provision. So if the dividends are not enough, or if I have to sell the portfolio and a sale is unavoidable, then the shares will be sold off piece by piece first and the ETFs will only be touched later. This portfolio contains the $VWRL (-4,62 %) , $VHYL (-4,8 %) , $VUSA (-5,34 %) , $ISPA (-4,61 %) , $IMEU (-5,69 %) and $IWDP (-3,75 %) . The current portfolio content consisting of an All World ETF and geographic and/or thematic shear points around it does further justice to the core-satellite concept. All these ETFs are saved monthly and all pay out dividends.

My first old portfolio naturally still contains residual holdings. These have been converted into distributing ones where appropriate and are shown in detail in the $EXXT (-5,66 %) , $ZPRG (-3,59 %) , $ISPA (-4,61 %) , $SPYW (-5,41 %) , $SPYD (-4,84 %) . The portfolio volume is in the four-digit range. The $ZPRG (-3,59 %) is saved. Further cashback flows into one-off savings plans, which replenish one of the other positions. The core task of this portfolio is to generate cash flow, so share price growth is less important to me. I am currently reinvesting the distributions. I could also imagine diverting this as a boost to my nest egg, as a kind of "inflation compensation". It's good that you can set up savings plans and standing orders at the click of a mouse these days, which gives me the flexibility that I base this portfolio on.

My second old custody account used to be the main custody account for the shares, which have long since been with a neobroker and are saved there. I bought two new ETFs here in May, which I also save a small amount of money in each month. They are the $FGEQ (-5,26 %) and $TDIV (-4,93 %) . Here I have the same idea as above. Simply generate cash flow that is reinvested but can be used in other ways if necessary, e.g. to contribute to my fixed cost lump sum.

I can certainly simplify my ETF portfolios considerably and close the old portfolios completely. But I don't want to and won't do that. It's a great feeling when money rains down from the sky every month on all banks/brokers. I want to retain the flexibility of multiple brokers so that I can react quickly if a broker cancels my contract (for whatever reason). In addition, operating this infrastructure does not cost me any fees.

➡️ Distributions

I received 21 distributions on 10 payout days in May. This time, the German values also fell $SAP (-5,31 %) and $DHL (-6,85 %) to book. May was strong in terms of dividends and was almost on a par with June last year. With the past month, I am already well above the dividend that I expect on average according to my planning.

Outlook: According to my forecast thanks to GQ, June 2024 will eclipse everything by far. Depending on the distributions in the fall, I may be able to increase the size of my planned dividend reinvestment. That puts me in a good mood!

➡️ Cashback

I found a few returnable bottles and cans along the way while hiking and on the way home. Especially on men's day. Without me actively looking for them. The deposit was taken away these days. I may invest the proceeds once again in $SOL (-1,8 %) invest it again.

I haven't redeemed any Payback points this month, but I have been busy collecting them.

➡️ P2P loans

With the exception of Bondora Go&Grow, the interest and redemption stream has now dried up on all platforms. EstateGuru also abruptly introduced a new price list at the end of the month, to the detriment of us investors of course. I didn't like this and it only confirms my intention to exit this asset class. There will be news here next month.

➡️ Crypto

It's a case of wait and see. There is no other way to describe the situation. A look at the $BTC (-0,88 %) -price shows the sideways movement and resistance at USD 71K. We must remain patient.

➡️ Outlook

The tax refund is on its way and will be invested. Part of it will even be donated. You'll find out what next month. I might also introduce you to a great project that is definitely worth donating to.

My parents are close to retirement (2 years) and have a larger amount free to invest about 200 k€.

They would like to improve their small pension through dividends / interest.

My approach would be:

40 % ETF:

70 % $SPYD (-4,84 %)

20 % $SPYW (-5,41 %)

10 % $IAPD (-5,44 %)

40 % Individual shares (dividend growth)

$SHW (+0,59 %)

$XOM (-6,83 %)

$CAH (-4,7 %)

$AD (-2,31 %)

a.o.

20 % Security:

10 % Cash

10 % Call money

Steadily increasing dividends and not too much risk are important.

I look forward to your suggestions 🙌😉

Hi guys, what do you think about dividend ETF's such as the $SPYW (-5,41 %) ?

I have a relatively high proportion of NA in my portfolio and would like to polish up the proportion of Europe with dividend stocks. I could of course also buy individual stocks but then I would have to take care of the selection myself.

Yes I know, single stocks can be more exciting than an ETF but we all know that on average they do not perform badly.

Do you have experience with this question?

Why does the region say "Other" and not Europe?