Wake Me Up When September Ends

📊 September 2026 Recap

🏆 Hot Factor Favorite: $NVDA (+0,62 %)

👑 King Midas Factor: $COST (-1,22 %)

💶 1 Swiss franc traded at 1.06 euros.

₿ Crypto & Alternative Investments

The crypto savings plans continue to run.

With the new getquin update , I was able to set up my Timeless Assets more seamlessly, giving me a better overview of my alternative investments.

I’ve also been able to Unitplus , the product was adjusted accordingly following the interest rate hike.

🍷 Winery

No news. 🍷

📈 Individual Stocks, ETFs & Savings Plans

🟢 Purchase: I’m taking a break from individual stocks until November.

🔴 Sale: No sales.

🏅 Top of the Month:
$VOW (-5,31 %)

📉 Flop of the Month:
$LIFT (-2,5 %)

The savings plans are continuing as usual.

🚀 Crowdcube & Startups

About GLS , I purchased shares in Lemonaid . Let’s see how this investment performs in the long run.

🧠 Nao

The same applies here: The savings plans are still ongoing. 📈

🌴 Personal Recap

September was eventful even beyond the financial front.

My week of vacation was really nice, and my performance review went well—though there haven’t been any concrete changes yet.

I received some particularly interesting news from my pension fund: There’s a special interest rate of 3% , and risk premiums will be suspended for 17 months. As a result, I’ll have about 70 more per month.

The planned smartphone purchase, on the other hand, is still on hold. 📱

As for the mortgage, I’ve made another made an extra payment of 5% . This means that, over the past five years, I’ve already made paid off an additional 21%. 🏠

The Trader 2026 has launched.

On a personal note, there were also plenty of wonderful occasions with friends and family 😊

🎙️ Podcast

Season 3, Episode 1: 🎧 Financial Goals

🔮 Outlook for October

There’s quite a bit on the agenda for October.

Next week, I’m heading to the European Darts Championship —I’m excited to see what’s going on there. 🎯

Then, in mid-October, I’ll be taking my last vacation of the year , and I’ll be heading to Italy

And here’s a quick look ahead regarding my investments: Starting in November, I’ll resume making individual stock purchases.

What about you? How was your September? What were your financial or personal highlights?

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