I'm thinking about getting back into $6501 (+3,3 %) again. But at the moment it has risen well again. Maybe wait for the setback and then get in. That I still have a bit of Japanese in my portfolio . I already have $8001 (-1,66 %) . What do you think?

In my opinion, you can diversify at these levels:

Local (by headquarters, by turnover)

By currency

By industry

By company size (influences volatility)

I try to have as little overlap as possible in several areas in order to keep my portfolio robust.

Example:

$DRO (-6,28 %) and $PARRO (+2,39 %) : Similar industry, so both are driven by the same news, but have different locations and currencies.

$CACI (-0,49 %) Also has some correlation with the two, but is mainly dependent on the movements of the US military.

$8001 (-1,66 %) As a boring anchor

$SL (-0,88 %) As a "real" luxury play to profit from rising inequality and to have more euro/Italy in the portfolio.

$GRE (-1,25 %) Because I see great potential in Greece, see old post

In the Berkshire Hathaway portfolio $BRK.B (-0,39 %) Warren Buffett has the companies Mitsubishi $8058 (-0,06 %), Mitsui $8031 (+0,66 %), Itochu $8001 (-1,66 %), Marubeni $8002 (+2,14 %) and Sumitomo $8053 (-3,19 %).

The five companies are conglomerates. They do business in many different sectors: Industrial metals, oil and gas, food and agriculture, automotive supply chains, infrastructure, real estate, finance, industry, chemicals, media, digital technology, consumer goods and healthcare.

"We like their capital allocation as well as their management and attitude towards shareholders," said Buffett, explaining his decision to buy. "All five companies increase their dividends when appropriate, they buy back their own shares when it makes sense, and their top managers are far less aggressive in their remuneration programs than their US counterparts," the well-known investor continues.

However, the economic environment in Japan is anything but rosy at the moment: corporate profits were weak in the second quarter and suffered above all from the US tariffs.

The country's demographics also harbor risks for Japan investors. "Japan's structural problems are likely to remain unsolved because the ageing society has no strength for reform," warned Gunther Schnabl, Director of the Flossbach von Storch Research Institute in Cologne.

Buffett, known as the "Oracle of Omaha" after his US headquarters, has selected Japanese companies that diversify across different sectors and cycles, benefit from commodity trading and also pay high dividends. Commodities traditionally perform well in an internationally inflationary environment.

For investors, this means that bargain hunters can currently come across undervalued quality stocks in Japan whose diversified business segments are able to cope well with possible international risks.

Source text (excerpt): Handelsblatt, 28.09.25

Founded in 2012 by researchers and engineers from the high-end IT sector, the Japanese company PKSHA Technology $3993 (+9,61 %) has since developed into an expert in AI algorithms. Since last year, they have also been largely accessible in this country with their entry into the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

PKSHA Technology is a specialized AI company with the overarching goal of driving the "co-evolution of humans and software" by developing and implementing cutting-edge algorithm solutions into society. In contrast to large US companies, the focus here is also particularly on social acceptance and social benefit, as this is seen as the basis for sustainable economic success.

The company has focused on the development and application of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly in the areas of natural language processing (NLP) and predictive algorithms for the automation of specific business processes. Instead of competing directly for general AI models with global hyperscalers (such as Google $GOOG (-1,37 %) or Microsoft $MSFT (-2,2 %)), PKSHA focuses on the vertical integration of AI solutions, for example in customer service, communication and data analysis.

Its business activities are divided into three areas:

1. R&D (Research & Development) as the technological basis,

2. AI Solution for the provision of customized AI systems and

3. AI SaaS (Software as a Service) for scalable standard products such as chatbots, voicebots and intelligent FAQ systems. With these high-revenue SaaS solutions, PKSHA is considered the market leader in Japan.

The clear market focus is historically and primarily on the Japanese corporate market, where PKSHA already serves over 4,330 customers and has established itself as a leading provider of enterprise AI. Major customers include Itochu $8001 (-1,66 %), Mitsui Fudosan $8801 (+1,12 %) and Microsoft Japan $MSFT (-2,2 %). A strong position in the Japanese market will serve as a basis for future expansion.

The company's decisive competitive advantage results from the direct link between research and commercial application. The in-house research department "PKSHA ReSearch" develops proprietary, application-specific algorithms that can be quickly converted into scalable products. These are often developed in collaboration with leading research institutes and universities. The management demonstrates an extremely high willingness to innovate by consistently prioritizing R&D investments. This creates a technological moat, which is further strengthened by very high switching costs and data network effects among customers. Thanks to this strategy, the company is well positioned to establish itself as a leading player in its segment and beyond in the long term.

Key financial data:

Market capitalization (current): € 695 million

Turnover (2025e): approx. € 122 million

Profit (2025e): approx. € 17.5 million

P/E ratio (current): approx. 38

P/E ratio (2028e): approx. 22

Net cash position (current): approx. € 69 million

Market capitalization (forecast 2035): € 10-65 billion (based on own AI-supported analysis of the company and the overall market)

-> High multiplication potential

In my opinion a real hidden gem. What do you think of the company? Did you know PKSHA Technology before?

(Founder Uenoyama Katsuya)

$8001 (-1,66 %) ITOCHU Corporation has announced its financial results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2025. In the first quarter, the company reported revenue of JPY 3,558,933 million, compared to JPY 3,598,918 million in the same period last year. Net profit amounted to JPY 283,939 million, compared to JPY 206,601 million in the previous year.

Source: Marketscreener

$CALM (+1,06 %) -Investment pays off:

Q4 sales at USD 1.1 billion (previous year USD 640.8 million) +70% 🟢

Profit 342.5 million or 7.04 per share (previous year 113.2 million or 2.32). +200% 🟢

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/cal-maine-foods-reports-financial-200500405.html

I also swapped a few smaller tranches of US shares for Japanese shares, which should also be worthwhile due to the new agreements. 💹

$8001 (-1,66 %)
$8002 (+2,14 %)
$8053 (-3,19 %)
$8031 (+0,66 %)

https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/donald-trump-verkuendet-handelsabkommen-mit-japan-a-60ac8d8d-41e3-42ba-91ad-d9ea9a80a4de

Greetings :)

I'm almost too interested in the whole stock market topic. Over the last few weeks, I've been completely fixated on shares and finance.

Every day I've been following the posts on the platform, looking through all the portfolios and thinking about what to do next.

Sometimes I ignored the saying "time in the market beats timing the market" and unconsciously started gambling.

I thought about investment strategies every day. Sometimes I simply implemented crazy ideas, which I thought were stupid the next day.

My starting position was 4 ETFs. An All World, a Europe, an Asia and the Gerd Kommer ETF as mentioned in the previous post.

In the end, I decided on the $VWRL (+0,11 %) . I sold each ETF to create 2 new positions with the total amount. $SESG (-3,06 %) & $VNA (-1,27 %) to open. The rest of the total amount was placed entirely in the ETF. I had been watching both individual stocks for a while now and had read up on them. I am convinced of both companies so far. Both make up 6% of the portfolio and will be added to later when the time is right.

In addition, I add $SIE (-0,48 %) back into my portfolio via a savings plan. I save this position until it has reached a weighting of 10% in the portfolio.

Once this has been reached, I would like to take the same step with an insurer. However, I have not yet decided whether this will also be a German share like $ALV (-2,01 %) or whether I will opt for a Swiss share like $SREN (-1,49 %) will be chosen.

Besides, I still have stocks on the screen like $NVDA (-0,82 %) | $AMD (-0,67 %) | $GOOGL (-1,49 %) | $BATS (+0,45 %) | $KO (+0,08 %) which I am actually convinced of, but am only observing for the time being.

Stocks like $KTN (-0,97 %) | $RTLL (-0,66 %) | $8001 (-1,66 %) | $SOFI (+0,59 %) | $6861 (-5,26 %) are and will remain quite interesting, but I still have some uncertainties.

$BTC (-1,01 %) will find its way into my portfolio sooner or later. Unfortunately, I don't have the money to open another position. So I'll wait and see

Brief battle plan:

• asset accumulation
• Higher savings plan + focus on one ETF
• Add or expand positions through dividends.
• Enforce 10% share limit
• Keep calm and don't become stingy again

Should work.

PS: the vacation pay thing was completely nonsensical.

Let's forget that, please :).

Hello everyone!

My parents are in the process of selling my grandparents' house. It will probably fetch around €275,000. My parents will soon both be 60 years old.

They had initially considered buying another property nearby. But they have moved away again. The lack of flexibility and the time and risk involved with tenants put them off.

I also told them more about investing in the stock market. They were very open and interested, even though they said they had an unfounded fear of shares etc.

Now my question to you. What is the best way to invest the money? I think dividends would be very nice as my parents like the passive income like from a property. But it should also be very well diversified across countries and sectors.

I personally have developed 2 solutions. You can give your opinion as to whether you think the solutions are good or, of course, if you have completely different ideas.

1. the ETF solution

15% $XEOD (+0,03 %) Call money ETF. Div. 1.9%

15% $TDIV (-0,07 %) VanEck Divi Leaders. Div 3.5%

10% $TRET (-0,07 %) Global Real Estate. Div. 3.7%

7,5% $VHYL (+0,12 %) Allworld High Div Yi. Div 3.1%

7,5% $PEH (-0,44 %) FTSE RAFI EM. Div 3.9%

5% $EWG2 (-0,35 %) Gold

5% $SEDY (-0,29 %) iShares EM Dividend. Div 8.0%

5% $JEGP (+0,22 %) JPM Global Equity Inc Div 7.1%

5% $EEI (-0,73 %) WisTree Europ Equity Inc Div 6.3%

5% $IHYG (+0,01 %) High Yield Bond. Div 6.1%

5% $EXXW (+0,04 %) AsiaPac Select Div50 Div 5.5%

15% Rest German Divi Shares approx. div 2.5%

=100% with 3.7% dividend.

275k ×3,7% = 10.175€

With full taxation 27.99% = 7327€

On average per month: 610€ dividend

With 2k tax-free allowance: 657€ dividend per month

I find it very well diversified, you have overnight money, you have the USA and Europe well represented, but also 12.5% emerging markets ETF. In terms of sectors, finance will be at the forefront. Followed by real estate and energy. I think that's fine.

2. the equity solution

I have selected 34 strong dividend stocks. In the list they are roughly divided into GICS sectors.

15% $XEOD (+0,03 %) Overnight ETF. Div 1.9%

12% $EQQQ (-0,39 %) Nasdaq100 ETF. Div 0.4%

5% $EWG2 (-0,35 %) Gold

2% $O (+0,26 %) Realty Income 6.0%

2% $VICI (+1,36 %) Vici Properties 5.6%

2% $OHI (+4,52 %) Omega Healthcare 7.2%

2% $PLD (+1,02 %) Prologis 4.1%

2% $ALV (-2,01 %) Allianz 4.35%

2% $HNR1 (-1,66 %) Hannover Re 3.4%

2% $D05 (-1,5 %) DBS Group 5.5%

2% $ARCC (+1,03 %) Ares Capital 9.3

2% $6301 (-2,52 %) Komatsu. 4,2%

2% $1 (+2,12 %) CK Hutchison 4.6%

2% $AENA (-0,44 %) AENA. 4,2%

2% $LOG (-1,16 %) Logista 7.3%

1,5% $AIR (+0,13 %) Airbus 1.8%

1,5% $DHL (+0,66 %) DHL Group 4.8%

1,5% $8001 (-1,66 %) Itochu 2.8%

2% $RIO (-0,41 %) RioTinto plc 6.4%

2% $LIN (-1,34 %) Linde 1.3%

2% $ADN (+0,57 %) Acadian Timber 6.7%

3,5% $BATS (+0,45 %) BAT 7.0%

2% $KO (+0,08 %) Coca Cola 2.9

2% $HEN (-0,88 %) Henkel 3.0%

2% $KVUE (+0,82 %) Kenvue 4.1%

2% $ITX (-0,14 %) Inditex 3.6%

2% $MCD (-0,53 %) McDonalds 2.6%

2% $690D (+4,13 %) Haier Smart Home 5.6

3,5% $IBE (+0,13 %) Iberdrola. 4,1%

1,5% $AWK (+1,12 %) American Water Works 4.4%

1,5% $SHEL (-0,28 %) Shell 4.1%

1,5% $ENB (-0,79 %) Enbridge 6.5%

2% $DTE (-1,93 %) Deutsche Telekom 2.8%

2% $VZ (+1,96 %) Verizon 6.8%

2% $GSK (+0,27 %) GlaxoSmithKline 4.2

2% $AMGN (+2,39 %) Amgen 3.5%

2% $JNJ (-0,07 %) Johnson&Johnson 3.5%

= 100% with 3.5% dividend

275k ×3,5% = 9625€

With full taxation 27.99% = 6930€

On average per month: 577€ dividend

With 2k tax-free allowance: 624€ dividend per month

I also think this solution is cool because you can select the largest companies or strong dividend payers in the individual sectors or countries yourself. And of course you can also select shares with which you have a connection. However, I have focused on shares from the USA, England and Germany because of the withholding tax. Spain is also well represented because of my parents' ties to this country. It's also cool that the NasdaqETF also includes the Microsoft, Amazon, etc. compounders.

What do you think?

$8001 (-1,66 %)

It hasn't been around for long, but Itochu has already delivered its first payout. $8001 (-1,66 %)

How long have you been invested in Itochu?