Hi, my name is Max, I'm 18 years old and I'm interested in social media and the stock market.

That's exactly why I'd like to document my financial career on Getquin from now on and talk about it with you. As you can probably tell from the name, my goal is to retire at the age of 50. I would like to make this possible through my share portfolio. Thanks to an inheritance, I had the opportunity to skip the hard road to the first €100,000. However, as I was only 15 years old at the time I found out about the inheritance, I had a lot to learn first. Now I'm 18 years old and already know a bit more. Over time, the stock market has become my hobby and hardly a day goes by when I don't spend time with it.

How it all began

As already mentioned, my interest in the stock market was triggered by the inheritance I received in 2019. Since the deceased relative also had a great interest in the stock market and had invested very successfully for many years, my father thought it would certainly be in his interest if I invested the money too. Fortunately, my father is also very experienced in the stock market, so he was able to explain a lot to me. So it wasn't long before I bought my first ETF with him. This was classically the $IWDA (-1,03%) . I also bought a fund for the Asian region $JQ8Y72 . At the time, this was a recommendation from a friend's bank. However, I sold this fund at some point with a loss of around 25%. That wasn't the best start, of course, but it did teach me how to deal with losses. In those early days, I learned a lot about the stock market from YouTube, but also from other platforms such as Der Aktionär and Finanzen100.

The first individual shares were added in 2023. That was back then $GOOGL (-2,28%) and $DHL (+0,55%) . This was followed by other tech giants such as $AMZN (-2,39%) , $MSFT (-1,57%) and $AAPL (+0,26%) . I now have 17 different individual stocks. Looking at my portfolio, most of them will probably be familiar to you, but there are also some smaller stocks like $EUZ (-2,2%) , $NHH (+0,16%) and $LNN (-0,84%) I bought because I find them exciting for the future.

Past and future

Fortunately, my portfolio has performed really well in recent years, in my opinion. This year, too, I am going into the new year with around 20%. Tech stocks in particular have performed strongly and generated decent returns. As I am very optimistic about the tech giants for the next few years, I will continue to hold them in my ETFs despite the doubling. As things stand today, however, I have 2 positions that I would like to change. $DHL (+0,55%) will probably be the first stock to leave my portfolio. Personally, I just don't have the feeling that the company is developing as strongly as many of my other shares. Of course the DHL share is great as a dividend stock, but I want to focus on growth first. That's exactly why I'm going to $GGRP (-0,99%) reallocation. The current replacement is the $FUSD (-1,38%) . I like the quality focus behind these ETFs, but I don't need GGRP's shifted focus on dividend stocks, as I don't really care about dividends at the moment.

In September 2025, I will start my apprenticeship as a bank clerk. From then on, I plan to finally set up my first savings plan. As I'll still be living at home at this point, it should be easy to save a high proportion of my trainee salary. But I'm also making sure that it's not too high - after all, I don't want my quality of life to suffer because of my savings.

Building up additional income

I have been very interested in social media since 2020. When I was 14 years old, I started an Instagram page and reached over 25,000 subscribers within 1-2 years. During this time, I was doing really well financially and I experienced some really great things. For example, I raffled off 120 liters of beer to my community with a brewery. But I'll write a post about that in my subscriber feed soon. After all, the whole thing doesn't really have anything to do with the stock market, which is why I don't want to burden the homepage with it. However, if any of you are still interested, feel free to follow me and read the story soon.

There I will also explain again why I can no longer use the site.

I'm currently trying my hand at YouTube. I'm using artificial intelligence to create videos in the hotel niche. The results are surprisingly good. More on that soon ;)

I'm also currently trying to build up my reach on Instagram. I recently opened an account on Instagram, which should address the same topics as this Getquin account. If you are interested, you are of course welcome to drop by. I'll try to add the link to the account here:

Generation Aktienrente 📈| Vermögensaufbau mit 18 (@aktienrente.mit.50) • Instagram-Fotos und -Videos

With the help of these projects, I hope to be able to build up a more or less passive income in the future, which I can then put directly into my share portfolio. However, to be honest, I also enjoy them as they are, which is why an additional income is not absolutely necessary.

Nevertheless, I will upload regular updates to my feed, which will document my current projects and their developments in detail.

End

This brings us to the end of my first article. I hope I have been able to arouse the interest of at least a few of you and would of course be delighted to receive feedback and suggestions for improving my portfolio and my plans.

I wish you all a happy new year!

Does anyone have $LNN (-0,84%) in the portfolio or knows the company? Still a "small" company but in a market that I think will become increasingly important in the future. Big asset managers like Blackrock and Vanguard are invested with a high share. The quality check at Traderfox says 13/15 points. Does anyone have more insight into the company?

Two shares in short check ⬇️

The first company we are talking about is Lindsay Corporation. $LNN (-0,84%)

What is Lindsay Corporation and what does it do?

Lindsay Corporation provides a variety of products and services in the areas of water management and road infrastructure. The company is engaged in the manufacture and sale of agricultural irrigation equipment.

In which segments does the company operate: 🤔

The company operates in two segments. The Irrigation segment involves the manufacture and sale of irrigation systems used primarily in agriculture to increase or stabilize crop production while conserving water, energy and labor. The segment also manufactures and sells repair and replacement parts for its irrigation systems and controls. The Infrastructure segment includes the manufacture and marketing of movable barriers, specialty barriers, impact pads and end pieces, road markings and road safety equipment, large diameter steel pipe, and railroad signals and structures. The segment also provides outsourced manufacturing and production services.

How many employees does the company have: 🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏻‍♀️

The company currently employs around 1,300 people.

P/E RATIO:

Lindsay Corporation has a current P/E ratio of just under 23, which is in the mid-range.

Foundation: 🏦

Lindsay Corporation was founded in 1955.

Market capitalization:

Currently, Lindsay has a market capitalization of approximately 1.5 billion euros.

Dividend yield: 💰

The company pays its shareholders an annual dividend of around 0.95%. This is distributed 4 times a year. It is paid out in February, May, August and November.

Strengths of the share: 📈

• The average price target of analysts is relatively far from the current price, which suggests a potentially significant increase in value.
• The average price target of analysts following the stock has been revised upward significantly in the last four months.
• Predictability on the company's business activity is excellent. The analysts following the company are very close in their estimates of future sales growth. This low dispersion of estimates makes it possible to confirm both the good predictability of sales in the current year and in the following years.
• The company pays its shareholders a dividend of 0.95%.
• The company is not exactly expensively valued with a P/E ratio of 23

Weaknesses of the share: 📉

• According to analysts' estimates, the group belongs to the category of companies with the weakest growth prospects.

How does the share look chart-wise? (USD converted into euros) 📈📉

Chart-wise, the stock unfortunately doesn't look that great the last few months. In November 2022, the share had its high at 170.00€. This mark is now a resistance. After this zone was approached, it went downhill and the first support zone at 160.00 € was approached. However, this was also quickly broken through and now acts as a strong resistance. This has now been approached several times, but the share was sold off directly to this mark. A very important resistance is currently at just under 150 €. This has now also been approached several times, but not broken through. Important support zones are currently at just under 135.00 € and 133.00 €. Currently still holds the zone at 135.00 € but I am curious how long. Perhaps the share now also gets again aufwind and goes slowly back to resistance at 150.00 €.

As a second company I have chosen today Badger Meter. ⬇️ $BMI (-3,13%)

What is Badger Meter and what does it do?

Badger Meter is a manufacturer and marketer of products that include flow measurement, quality, control and other system solutions, serving markets worldwide. The company offers water solutions that include flow measurement, quality, and other system parameters. These offerings provide customers with the data and analytics to optimize their operations and contribute to sustainable use and protection of the resource. Its flow measurement products measure water and other fluids. Water quality monitoring solutions include optical sensors and electrochemical instruments that provide real-time and on-demand data parameters.

Badger Meter products: ⬇️

The company's products can be divided into two product lines: the sale of water meters, radios, software and related technologies, and water quality monitoring solutions to water utilities, and the sale of meters and other measuring instruments, valves, software and other solutions for industrial applications in the water, wastewater and other industries.

How many employees does the company have: 🙋🏽‍♂️🙋🏻‍♀️

Currently, Badger Meter has a total of approximately 200 employees.

Foundation:

Badger Meter was founded back in 1905 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

KGV:

The company is very highly valued in my opinion with a current P/E ratio of just under 47.

Market capitalization: 🏦

Currently, Badger Meter has a market capitalization of around 3.2 billion euros.

Dividend yield: 💰

The company also pays out a quarterly dividend yield of around 0.78% per share. This is paid out to shareholders in March, June, September and December.

Strengths of the share: 📈

• Badger Meter pays its shareholders a dividend of around 0.8% annually.
• Over the past four months, the average analyst price target has been revised upward significantly.
• Analysts' opinions have improved significantly in the last four months.

Weaknesses of the share: 📉

• The valuation level of the company is particularly high given the cash flow generated.
• In my opinion, the company is fairly highly valued with a P/E ratio of just under 47.

How does the stock look chart-wise? (USD converted into euros) 📈📉

Let's take a look at this company chart-wise as well. In recent weeks, the share has tried three times to get above the 116€ mark. Unfortunately, it did not succeed in doing so. There we have a very strong resistance. After the third attempt, the share was also sold off well at this price and has tried to form a first bottom at just under 110 €. Unfortunately, this did not succeed. Very important, this zone is now considered resistance. Now the next support zone is in sight. This lies at just under 105 €. If this does not hold and is also sustainably broken through, the next support zone is waiting. This would be at just under 100 €.

My conclusion: 📝

As always, I find both companies very exciting and I don't have either of them in my portfolio yet. Especially with Bager Meter, I am now looking closely at the zones and will possibly venture a short-term or long-term trade when the time comes.

Your opinion: ⬇️

Now I would like to hear your opinions on these two stocks in the comments.

What do you think of Lindsay Corporation and Badger Meter and did you already know these companies? 🧐

Do you guys have either or both of these stocks in your portfolio perhaps? 🤔

Feel free to let me know in the comments.

This is of course not investment advice but just my own opinion that I want to share with you! ⁉️

Construction sites

Irrigation systems and infrastructure. Irrigation systems in particular will become more important due to the increasingly hot summers 👌🏼