Today I wanted to present my experiences since my first own investments.
To start: I am 39 and my interest in the market began in August 23.
My professional expertise lies particularly in product development and nuclear technology.
I have 2 degrees (engineering with a focus on product development and radiation protection engineer) and 2 apprenticeships as an automotive mechatronics technician and radiation protection specialist. After 7 years of working in product development, I left this profession completely and currently work in radiation protection at various nuclear facilities and power plants worldwide.
Intended for retirement: I had previously invested, 5 years with Targobank, 3 years with DVAG/Generali through unit-linked pension insurance. With the result of -40% of the invested money plus liquidation costs of approx. -30%.
So I started to do some research. Like many others, I initially had hardly any experience in the sector and started by investing a few euros in some no-name companies. At a loss.
I read up and quickly found access to Getquin. I tried back and forth and of course listened to "Trust me, brother". With losses.
Now I've gained enough experience and found the ideal strategy for me: Diversity but not at the expense of performance.
Savings plan: €350 is increased annually.
Investment in companies: €10 each
Blackrock $BLK Banks US
Exxon Mobile $XOM (-5,48 %) Oil US
RWE $RWE (+1,77 %) Supply DE
Realty Income $O (-1,43 %) Real Estate US
Cameco $CCO (-2,98 %) Uranium CA
P+G $PG (-0,76 %) Consumption US
Heidelberg Materials $HEI (-1,17 %) Building Materials DE
Petrobras $PETR3 (-4,59 %) Oil BR
Stellantis $STLAM (-9,48 %) Automotive NL
Siemens $SIE (-7,02 %) Consumer/Energy DE
Johnson & Johnson $JNJ (+1,02 %) Health US
Walmart $WMT (-1,54 %) Retail US
Allianz $ALV (-0,37 %) Insurance DE
Linde $LIN (-2,24 %) Gas/Hydrogen DE
Henkel $HEN (+1,69 %) Consumption DE
SAP $SAP (-2,38 %) Software DE
Infineon $IFX (-7,23 %) Chip manufacturer DE
Visa $V (-2,64 %) Means of payment US
BASF $BAS (-5,22 %) Chemistry DE
Rheinmetall $RHM (+2,85 %) Automotive/armaments DE
Telecommunications $DTE (+0,36 %) Telecommunications DE
ETF: 70€ each
Xtrackers Nasdaq 100 $XNAS (-3,34 %)
Ishares MSCI World IT $WITS (-7,09 %)
US: 56.3% DE: 29.2% NL: 3.7% BR: 3.5% KA: 3.5% JP: 1.2% Rest: 2.6%
Broker: Change from SC to Zero.
Zero display in Getquin I am currently too lazy to enter everything manually.
Strategy: Buy and Hold
I also invest between €2,000 and €6,000 2-3 times a year in addition to my savings plan.
Furthermore, I actively use Solana crypto (partially staked) and reinvest the profits in other shares or increase my holdings.
Why not Bitcoin: In my opinion, Solana has always performed better than Bitcoin to date.
Strategy: Time to market
Investment time: min. 15 years
In the medium term, I will also open a company portfolio and implement the savings plan strategy.
In the long term, it will remain at €1500 crypto. However, the ETF and share holdings will increase.
I look forward to your feedback.
Best regards
Adrian