Hail up to the masses,

I'm relatively new on here and I have to admit that I'm loving Getquin not only as a tool for tracking my portfolios but also for the chance it provides to be a part of a community of like-minded investors working primarily outside of the US.

If you take a look at my portfolio, you'll observe that I am primarily invested in mostly US based stocks and therefore incur that annoying 30% withholding tax because my country does not have any special treaties with America. Nonetheless, I am striving to achieve financial freedom in the long term as I am in my mid 30s and have quite a few years ahead. I consider myself as a dividend growth investor in terms of my approach to the market. I make small monthly contributions of a few hundred dollars and use the ex-dividend dates on all my stocks as my target for buying (or when quality businesses are heavily discounted, like $TGT (-0,34%) right now). I'm trying to maximize my dividend income and purchasing power by dripping them back into the same stocks as soon as possible in order to get my dividend snowball rolling.

I've noticed that most of the other users on here have more European stocks and ETFs in their portfolios. I assume this is because there is a higher level of conviction for these stocks among the investors here (not to mention the tax advantage). I too would love to tap into the European market in an attempt to truly diversify my portfolio. I do have a small position in $VXUS , which has been great exposure so far. However, I would like to look at non-US individual stocks as well.

I'm just saying all this to say that I am grateful for the lessons to be learned on this platform and the insights that can be gained as a rookie in investing.

Looking forward to seeing this adventure through and the possible rewards to be gained in the future.

Omie J Kenobi