Veralto

Buenas tardes,

I am looking for a meaningful benchmark for measuring the effective dividend yield of shares received in the course of a spin-off ($UN01 , $VLTO WI (+0,3%) , $ENR (+2,6%) , $WDS (+2,8%) , $VTRS (-0,93%) etc.). For shares acquired on the basis of orders, I use the nominal acquisition costs (previous year-end values) as standard.

In the case of spin-off shares, do you use the price at which the shares were booked (= the amount at which the shares booked could have been sold and immediately repurchased, disregarding the spread, taxes and costs)?

So far, I have naively regarded the spin-off shares as a "gift" (acquisition cost = 0), which is simply arithmetical rubbish for the dividend yield. I am not interested in the inclusion in the dividend yield of the selling company because I do not regularly sell the spin-off shares and am interested in measuring the effective (= net inflow-based) dividend yield (in other words, the spin-off shares have a dividend value = 0 for me at the selling company, yes, unclean, I know...).

Thank you very much and have a nice weekend!

I have a really stupid question about $VLTO WI (+0,3%) ...

The share was booked into my account last year as a spin-off from Danaher.

Trade Republic shows me a buy in of 153€.

This means that the share was in fact deeply in the red right from the start. I simply left it in the portfolio, the return has made up quite a bit since then. The stock isn't doing badly either, even if there's only a small amount of money in it (I own 1.5 shares)

But can someone explain to me why the share was booked so high, even if it has never reached the value? Thank you very much!

Do you have an opinion on $VLTO WI (+0,3%) the Danaher spin-off?

$DHR (-2,27%)
$VNA (+1,3%)

To my Austrian investors at Flatex:

Have you also had the experience that Flatex.at acts very strangely (not to say wrongly) when it comes to "special tax questions"?

Here are two examples to illustrate this:

for the stock dividend of $VNA (+1,3%) last year, shares with a purchase price of €16.15 were booked into my account (19 times €0.85). When selling, I would now only pay the difference. However, no withholding tax was paid on the distribution. Furthermore, I received a cash dividend for the remaining shares, where the receipt stated that the purchase price would be reduced, which did not happen.

Result: positive treatment for me (even if probably wrong)

in the spin-off of $VLTO WI (+0,3%) from$DHR (-2,27%) the Veralto shares would be booked at € 0.00 acquisition price. I therefore pay tax on the full difference when selling. However, the purchase price was lowered for me at Danaher. The closing price was apparently €64.05. Now this amount was deducted from each individual Danaher share. However, this is wrong in three ways, as I then 1. pay tax twice (on the one hand because the Veralto shares were booked in at €0, but at the same time the purchase price was reduced at DHR), 2. the purchase price would have to be reduced by at most 1/3 in proportion to the spin-off. 3. also those shares were reduced for which I did not even receive a Veralto share (because I did not have a multiple of 3 shares in my portfolio)

Unfortunately, customer support is usually overwhelmed with these questions, which means that no corrections are made 💀

What a January. Once again, it's impressive what the new year had to offer us all. Time for a monthly review. This year, I plan to adapt my summary in several steps. First of all, it will be shorter. I'm also going to take my New Year's resolutions and see how well I've fulfilled them. But let's start with the latest developments in my portfolio.

➡️ Shares

My largest positions in terms of volume are still the usual suspects $AVGO (+1,15%) , $MSFT (+2,37%) and $FAST (-0,59%) . They set the tone in the share portfolio. I am particularly pleased with $AVGO (+1,15%) which is now shining with +125% (end of Dec. approx. +100%). There has not yet been a strong correction. In absolute terms, this will soon make up the €1,000 mark in invested capital.

In addition $NOVO B (-1,36%) in 4th place by volume has now exceeded the +100% performance. Really solid, I thought after a few splashes it would have eaten itself up again and the stock would have corrected. Still in the top 10, I also noticed a stock that is now more visible at +50%. It was sold off by some in October 2020 after the share price fell: $SAP (+0,9%) . I tend to stay away from German stocks, but this one is one of three exceptions.

Of course, there are still stocks with a red sign, but these are improving bit by bit thanks to DCA. $DHR (-2,27%) and $MMM (+0,77%) both between -25% and -30%. For me, however, the investment case still fits for both. The souvenir $VLTO WI (+0,3%) I will sell as soon as the price suits me. Otherwise I generally don't sell. For me, the (valuable) invested capital is working time formerly stored in (worthless) money in the form of net salary; for me, selling is like cutting a piece of meat out of my body.

Soon my employer will also be reporting figures for the past FY, and my bonus depends on that. There are also two planned reimbursements from the health insurance company and one from the dental supplement and I'm sure there will be another credit on my electricity bill. Everything by April at the latest. The money will be invested at Easter or sooner in my candidates for new positions. These are: $UPS (-0,79%) , $JPM (-0,26%) and $GLAD . I am still deciding whether it will be all three or just two.

➡️ ETFs

I don't need to repeat myself here. My statement that they are the least everyone needs to do to escape the monster of old-age poverty still stands. Anyone who doesn't invest is a fool. Privately, I am pleased that I can use my experience with this investment vehicle to give people in Facebook groups and on Reddit an example of how simple retirement provision can be. Fight the savings book!

And in line with the battle message, I put a few extra coins into the $ISPA (+0,5%) put some extra money into the There were a few comments about alternatives: https://getqu.in/XAvjzL/

➡️ Distributions and taxes

My strategy of switching to distributing ETFs has paid off. I want it to be tax-simple. In other words, the money that flows to me should be taxed as much as possible and I don't want to hold money anywhere or calculate how much tax-free allowance I will lose for an advance payment. So last March and November, I reallocated some of the ETFs that were still accumulating. The result: only two advance lump sums were due on distributors ($VUSA (+0,75%) and $EXXT (+1,25%) ), which means that the notional lump sum was higher than the basis for calculating the distribution for only two of my ETFs.

Among the ETFs, the $ISPA (+0,5%) only one payout date. For my shares, I was able to book 21 payments on 11 paydays. January had 22 working days in Saxony, of which there were dividends on 11 days, great, right?

➡️ Cashback

I have set aside €10 from payback points for cashback annuities in a settlement account. Cashback proportionally feeds a $ZPRG (-0,11%) savings plan. I will explain exactly how this construct works in a separate article later.

➡️ P2P loans

I continue to long for the day when I am out of this asset class, with the exception of Bondora Go&Grow. I will keep these for the time being.

Repayments are only coming in chunks.

A sad negative record: this was the first month in which only two out of four platforms were still earning interest, i.e. the capital to be collected is virtually no longer working.

➡️ Crypto

No news compared to previous months. I'm waiting with my holdings for the crypto summer. After all, it's crypto spring What I'm currently waiting for: the start of staking at BISON. I want to watch it from the sidelines and then decide whether I want to get involved. If I do, then the corresponding coin will not be cashed out at the turn of the year.

➡️ Interim New Year's goals

Here is the interim status of "non-monetary goals" or habits that I want to continue, consolidate or expand:

• Exercise every morning, at least 30 min on weekdays, at least 75 min on weekends: 30 out of 31 days ☑️
• Resume the evening walk from COVID times: 30 out of 31 days ☑️
• Normalize sleep rhythm + get up at 7:30 a.m. at the latest on weekends: The body actually wakes up before 7:30, but the rhythm is still stuck, I have to go to bed earlier => ❌
• 3x total fasting for at least 7 days: with 12 months, I have to start the first one in April at the latest: ergo no rating (p.s. I start the first one tomorrow). => ⭕️
• In addition: adjust your diet: I have already been able to start the protein portion by paying more conscious attention in the supermarket. The big task is still: How to reduce wheat flour (except by replacing it with spelt & co). At the end of the fast, I want to change my diet again. More greens, more protein, even less sugar.
• Mindset and good contacts: There's still a big construction site here too: Avoiding negative sources is going well, but I still need to find positive drivers. => ❌
• Daily reading: 30 out of 31 days ☑️
• Education and training: I'm working on Wordpress, MS Copilot, reviving my IG account and how to build up another side income in general. Since education and training is a process and has no end goal, I give myself the point: ☑️

As you can see, it's easy to make plans, but it's also important to consolidate the habits and fit them into everyday life.

And now I wish you all a wonderful upcoming carnival.

Picture: Impression while hiking (St. Mary's Church, in front of the Paul Gerhardt monument, Gräfenhainichen [Saxony-Anhalt])

The old year is over, the new one has long since begun. It's quiet outside again, no more flash-bangs to be heard. The only thing missing is snow and something that used to be called "winter". Time for a depot review of the past December 2023. As always, I will proceed in the usual order.

➡️ Shares

What a month it was! Even after a strong November, December went really well! The stock market tailwind that started in November continued in my portfolio. Great!

With the refund from the credit balance from the utility bill and some Christmas money from the family, I had $LTC (+0,61%) and $VNA (+1,3%) made additional purchases. I am firmly convinced that both stocks, which have certainly taken a battering, have upside potential again. This is not investment advice, a recommendation or anything similar, but merely my opinion. Both stocks have suffered from the interest rate environment. Personally, I expect a gradual reduction in interest rates in the future. As a result, I expect REITs and real estate stocks to recover. These will not be price rockets, but stocks that recover slowly and steadily. Vonovia has already been given the fight upwards. The portfolio has been slimmed down and the debt burden is falling. I think my speculation will work out. With $LTC (+0,61%) the same way, this stock is still interesting for dividend strategists as a monthly payer, even if $O (-1,38%) is certainly the better known stock. I'm sure some have also bought in.

At the top of my list of the largest positions in terms of volume are still $AVGO (+1,15%) , $MSFT (+2,37%) and $FAST (-0,59%) . $FDX (-1,1%) has fallen compared to the previous month. But that was to be expected for me, in times of inflation people are a little more cautious when shopping online and business customers are also trying to save money. Perhaps one less package? Perhaps a USB dongle with contents can be omitted and the contents can be sent digitally from A to B? Otherwise there are no major changes for me here, the usual suspects of the last few months are leading the portfolio in terms of volume and there is now some calm in the varied competitions of the previous months.

In the cellar, sorted by volume, I still have the $DHL (+0%) and $CVX (+1,21%) . They are definitely both hot buy candidates for me. I won't go into any more detail now, as I have made my opinion on oil known in recent weeks. 🛢️🤑

Incidentally, DHL is back on the plus side for me with a directed entry price; my very first tranche was also very high here before the fall. That makes me happy, step on the gas dear "yellow giant".

Now has also slipped $NKE (+2,52%) to third last place. It's a shame that I don't have any spare cash right now to buy into the dip. I firmly believe in the company, even if the competition here is fierce, there is a certain amount of pressure from the counterfeiting industry and consumers are perhaps more likely to opt for a cheaper brand or generally consume less due to inflation and cost of living pressures.

By the way, there is still $CP as a real corpse in the depository cellar, simply because #TR no prices are displayed. I only see a price for #getquin
$VLTO WI (+0,3%) but I don't include it in my analysis; the position will be sold in any case as soon as the minus suits me. Proceeds are currently going into the $DHR (-2,27%) position.

If I look at the performance, the picture is similar to that of the previous months. $AVGO (+1,15%) with +90% and $NVO with +80% and more. The tide lifts all boats, so the worst performance in my portfolio has now finally slipped over the -20% mark with $GIS (+0,18%) . Very close by $CPB (+0,14%) . Again, these are both great stocks for me, readers of my posts know that I also have a soft spot for the food industry and retail. In general, I'm finding that the Red Lanterns of mine are less and less dark red. I'm wondering whether this is just an effect of the end of the year, whether I've already reduced the price of my entries by purchasing savings plans, or whether my long-term savings are already bringing my performance closer to a long-term average. I'll be keeping an eye on this over the coming months.

Now for a first. For the very first time, I am also giving you information about the number of dividend payments. I was able to record 25 dividend payments in my share portfolio. That's a great thing, something I could never have dreamed of 3 years ago (and more).

As usual in December 2023, the dividends (including ETF distributions) were again somewhat more generous and showed an increase of 152% compared to December 2022. I am very satisfied with this. For me, December 2023 was the third-strongest month for passive distributions in the past calendar year. That fits! Of course, everything will be reinvested to accelerate dividend and portfolio growth.

➡️ ETFs

The clockwork is running! ETFs naturally also felt the tailwind of the stock market. They do exactly what they are supposed to do. "The easy way" for independent retirement provision.

Saving a portion of your net salary regularly in broadly diversified ETFs is the least everyone should do. This is no longer an option, but a lack of alternatives. Anyone who relies on the state pension is a fool, there is no other way to put it in view of the serious situation and demographic change! Even if you only start with $25 a month, that's a crucial start.

I started small myself, like everyone else. My first savings installment, back in May 2020 in ETFs, was €125. And I increased this quite quickly so that I reached the €500 region. With further salary increases and cost savings, I kept increasing the savings rate because I quickly realized how important it is to get compound interest going. And I didn't start building up assets in my early 20s, as in the "investor picture book example", no, I wasn't far away from my 33rd birthday and asked myself at the time how I could still manage to build up at least a million-euro portfolio by the time I reached the statutory retirement age, taking into account the sample calculations. And instead of failing perfectly, I simply started imperfectly and I can already see that it's worth it. It was the best decision of my life.

Back to my ETF portfolios: Three ETFs paid out in December and these are my largest securities by volume ($VWRL (+0,71%) , $VHYL (-0,49%) , $VUSA (+0,75%) ). Two clearing accounts were pleased to receive payments. Looking ahead to the new year, we will continue with the $ISPA (+0,5%) in January.

➡️ ETFs and shares once again

I originally started the 70/30 strategy at the very beginning with the usual suspects as accumulators. I abandoned this last year and switched to distributors. I want a good combination of growth and cash flow! In old age, when the distributions should at best cover my living expenses but at least plug the pension gap, I don't want to worry about selling the shares. That is only planned if there really isn't enough.

In my opinion, the proponents of accumulators are also forgetting that selling the units in retirement will incur order fees again, whereas dividend distributions (should) be free of charge.

Of course I already pay capital gains tax, but in my opinion it is simply very important for the psyche to book incoming payments on all securities accounts in order to simply stay on the ball. Many of us have not yet experienced a real crash that lasts very long. And the next one will flush many players out of the market again because they only see falling prices and no current income.

In addition, there is the nice effect that the burden of the advance lump sum is reduced at the same time and, in the best case, I have to worry less about how much money I have to keep in the clearing account or by how much the tax-free amount will fall at the beginning of the year.

In the end, every investor has to do what they think is right. Everyone must be able to sleep peacefully with their investment. And I sleep well in the dreamland of the dividend strategy, whereby a moderate dividend yield that will continue to grow is important to me, in line with the dividend growth strategy. Of course, I also have shares that don't pay a dividend; these are selected companies that convince me.

➡️ P2P loans

This is the first asset class that I wish I had never entered. I've told you enough about my last default experience and the associated exit from the class, so I'll spare you that now. I was only able to withdraw a few euros from repayments. Interest? Hahaha... you can forget it. Months ago, I would never have thought that I would see interest on overnight money and that P2P interest would fail, but the tide is turning.

Only Bondora Go&Grow is still running and this vehicle was allowed to receive another deposit in December, which consists of the funds withdrawn from the other platforms. I'm particularly annoyed that I haven't finished with the deduction from Mintos and Peerberry yet. I actually wanted to declare these sources of untaxed investment income for the last time on my upcoming tax return. So this clog on my leg will be with me for a while yet.

➡️ Crypto

DefiChain is the second clog on the leg that I'll spare you.

At the beginning of December, the $BTC (-0,82%) reached a new level at the beginning of December and, with minor exceptions, moved sideways for the rest of the month. The others are similar, I'm not going crazy here, the last crypto savings plans were last executed at the beginning of December and then discontinued. I am sticking to my strategy of selling all holdings tax-free in stages from December 2024 to around March 2025. Accumulation will take place in the next bear market. I only refer to previous posts.

➡️ General information and a goal achieved

I am already announcing one success. I had set myself the target of raising €12,000 for 2023. I then raised the target to €13,500 in the summer. With paid-in capital from my net salary and reinvestment of the distributions of €13,898.44, I exceeded the target. I am very happy with this figure, but I can also see from my records that the success was achieved by investing the semi-annual bonuses from my job.

This year I want to put even more money into the stock market. The new threshold is €15,000. In the summer, I'll take a look at the interim result and if I'm well on track, I'll raise it to €16,000 - €16,500. I like to set myself high goals that I can also fail at. Because in my eyes, ambitious goals that are difficult but still achievable allow us to get out of our comfort zone and grow sustainably. And I would rather just fail at a high goal than achieve a goal that is too low too easily.

For the first time last year, I didn't set myself any other goals. That will change this year. I've already formulated some of them, but I'm still sorting them out. The number of projects should remain at a sensible level and largely meet the requirements of the SMART method. I'll write something about this in the next few days. I'm not rushing into it, but I'm giving myself time to complete the current year with great success on all levels.

Readers of my last review will also have read about the salary increase. For those of you who are also employed, this is now also on the agenda. I now know that there will be something, but still no specific amount. There should be some certainty in mid-January. Then, of course, I will make sure that a large part of the increased net salary goes towards increasing my savings plans.

Lastly: Threads went live in Europe in December. The platform differs from X, but is a good alternative. I remain active with both. I particularly like the link with Instagram on Threads. I've been thinking about starting a blog and reviving Instagram for a few days now, so YouTube will remain the only platform where I don't actively publish content, but just add my two cents in the comments (for now). Because apparently, although I've always enjoyed math more than writing and copywriting, I'm getting more and more into it. I'm keen to share my experiences, encourage people to take responsibility for their own retirement planning and wealth accumulation and disclose some of my figures to encourage people to make more of their current situation. And this despite the fact that not that many people will read it at the moment and there would be a lot of non-remunerated work to do at the expense of free time, or did you think that I would otherwise write such a long text on a Friday evening out of boredom 😉?

I want to make my contribution to financial education in our country, because let's be honest, as a society we are on average simply uneducated when it comes to this important discipline. Maybe a blog project has a purpose for me after all.

➡️ An addendum

I also see a positive development on getquin. The quality of users, posts and comments is steadily increasing. While there used to be too many pointless comments from immature users, they are now getting better and better and helping us to do what we are here for - to exchange ideas in our bubble, in our little financial world. 🥰#getquin simply has an influx of users who are really not just here to troll, but to learn, share and motivate each other in the long journey of building wealth. And I'm glad to be a part of it 😊

With this in mind, I would like to wish everyone a happy, healthy and successful New Year 2024! 🍀

It's the run-up to Christmas. Gingerbread and speculoos are on the table. The Christmas lights bring a pleasant atmosphere to the early darkness. Some traders are positioning themselves for the year-end rally. Time for the monthly review of November.

As always, I start with equities, followed by ETFs, where I - like many others, I'm sure - am seeing a good performance. This is followed by my personal tragedy with P2P. Readers of previous reviews will know what I am alluding to. And of course there are still the cryptos, where I will soon be taking my strategy to the next level.

I also take a general look at my overall financial situation and finish with a look ahead to the new year.

👉Shares

My share portfolio has taken a pleasing turn in the past month. No doubt the situation is similar for you. We all had a supportive tailwind from the stock market. 🌬️(For the sake of simplicity, I'm including December 1 in November).

While prices were being boosted, the first snow fell outside. Significant amounts fell in Leipzig and the thermometer had been around 0°C since the Day of Prayer and Repentance, and well below 0 all day at the turn of the month in December. Winterdreams ❄️, while things were hot in the depot.

Measured by the volume of the positions $MSFT (+2,37%) , $AVGO (+1,15%) , $FDX (-1,1%) ,$FAST (-0,59%) and $AAPL (+0,8%) were in an exciting race at the top. It feels like every day of the past month a new one of these values has fought its way to the top. Attentive readers of my last reviews are now missing the former frontrunner. Yes, $WMT (+1,41%) is no longer number 1 for me, but has been relegated to sixth place.

Will that change in the New Year, when Christmas, Back-Friday and Cybermonday are over? Speaking of retail, did you notice the jump from $TGT (+0,49%) on 15.11. as well? Is that the turnaround? I'd be happy about that. Wallmart apparently did the exact opposite on 11/16.

I am holding on to both retail giants. Comparable competitor $COST (+1,26%) is also on my watchlist. Another new exciting position for me would be $UPS (-0,79%) as a counterweight to my FedEx position. I am also keeping an eye on the food sector. Perhaps $CPB (+0,14%) top up or open a new position with $SJM (+0,3%) open a new position soon?

At the very end of the portfolio is $VLTO WI (+0,3%) a stock that I have never talked about before. The $DHR (-2,27%) spin-off is on my hit list, I simply missed the quick exit after the spin-off and am waiting for a more suitable price. Otherwise I will stick with buy and hold.

Another stock that I currently have no access to and would like to include in the savings plans again is $CP . This is still not tradable in its "post-merger version". I find that annoying in view of the great share price performance, I want to add to it!

At the end of my chain are $CVX (+1,21%) , $LTC (+0,61%) and $O (-1,38%) . I believe in all three companies. The REITs will perform better again as soon as the interest rate environment improves and I have no concerns about Chevron, the figures are right for this undervalued value stock. It was only in the October review that I expressed my firm belief in oil.

I can only underline this again and again. It was only in November that I bought electricity from the credit balance on my annual statement. $XOM (+0,22%) from the credit on my annual statement.

👉 ETFs

The ETFs in my portfolios do what they are supposed to do. That would be enough for this investment vehicle. Broadly diversified across the entire global economy. They are the perfect asset for all those who want to have it particularly easy - in the fight against poverty in old age.

My current ETF portfolio is not a price rocket, but it is behaving exactly as I predicted. It is growing steadily in line with market returns and is also generating income. I am very satisfied.

However, I have made a change to one of my two old portfolios, which included accumulating ETFs from the early days. Due to the upcoming advance lump sum, I have replaced the old holdings of accumulators with distributors. I would rather receive taxed investment income than keep money ready for the advance lump sum, that is my way of thinking. Fortunately, the old portfolio was small enough that the capital gains tax on capital gains and the order fees didn't hurt.

Otherwise, I will continue to buy stubbornly and steadily every month.

👉 P2P loans

P2P loans are still a bad investment for me (with one exception). I still have double-digit amounts in Peerberry and Mintos, which I have more or less written off completely. With Bondora Portfolio Pro, there wasn't even a "commemorative cent" for repayment.

I was finally able to withdraw a small amount from EstateGuru, which I then reallocated to Bondora Go&Grow. Only this product has been performing solidly for me since day 1. Let's hope it stays that way. When I decided to get out of P2P, I was sure that it would be finished by the end of the year. Fiddlesticks!

👉 Crypto

The model student of the crypto market has behaved in an exemplary manner, settling in a corridor between USD 35K and 37K over the course of the month. Here comes the next step in my strategy: at the start of the new year, I am discontinuing my two crypto savings plans for $BTC (-0,82%) and $ETH (-1,94%) completely and allocate the volume from my net salary to the other savings plans. Why? For one thing, Bitcoin does not generate any income during the holding period.

Secondly, I want to actively play the crypto cycle (and only with this asset class). In the bear market, I have steadily built up holdings via savings plans according to DCA and have also bought more from time to time, and the same applies to ETH. In the coming bear market, I will reaccumulate the holdings to be sold at more favorable prices than in the upcoming bull market. As I cannot hit the top, I will cash out via DCA as soon as the last ATH is significantly behind us.

I'm getting out of crypto altogether, because the gains of some will be the losses of others. Especially with Bitcoin, because of the fixed maximum supply, there is no way to generate returns during the holding period and lending is too dangerous for me. We will see whether I will be successful with the strategy of selling tax-free.

One investment that I no longer mention and have long since written off for me is DefiChain. I found the concept very exciting at the time, but in the end it was a shot in the arm :\

Whenever I look at the DFI and dUSD tokens in CoinMarketCap at intervals, I notice that they have plummeted even further. It seems like a bottomless pit to me. It's a shame really, because the concept of tokenized shares and the potential returns really appealed to me at the time.

👉 General information & outlook

With the last securities savings plans implemented, I was able to see that I have just about reached my investment target from the beginning of this year. That makes me happy. Even if I hadn't achieved it, I'm more of a fan of setting my goals high than too low. The development of my net assets is also progressing well. I'm a long way from financial freedom, but I'm on schedule.

In November, I also received a rent increase and insurance premium increases. These are small, but I still need to adjust my budget. It's good that the fall in income tax in the new year more or less compensates for this. Now I'm just looking ahead to the salary increase and my annual appraisal at work for the current calendar year.

Above, I'm going to shift the funds for the crypto savings plans into ETF or share savings plans. I'll decide that in December.

Last month, I only spent around €840 without giving up anything. I bought myself a new jacket, had to replace deposits and even added to my Christmas decorations. If I was a citizen's allowance recipient, I would be entitled to a total of around €896. It's a great feeling to not have to do without anything and still be able to live on so little. Simply because you don't have to tie yourself to any big expense items and unnecessary subscriptions and just spend money on things that give you added value (e.g. excursions and hikes). And now I'm enjoying the pre-Christmas period.

I wish you all a peaceful and reflective time with your loved ones!

We have now reached the 10th month of the year. Time for a look back.

The typical disclaimer up front: I am merely sharing my thoughts here, the following is definitely not investment advice or a recommendation.

👉🏼Aktien:

My portfolio is once again seeing an exciting rally at the top. In 1st place is still $WMT (+1,41%) . I am still surprised at how well the stock has performed recently despite recent problems (full warehouses after the coronavirus order boom...). Since around January we have had a great upward trend in the chart, of course with upward and downward spikes. I'm all the more pleased with this development because I can't see this trend among our competitors. $TGT (+0,49%) here we have had a long-term downward trend since around May 2022. I am holding on to both retail giants.

Also at the top of the chain, but only in third place is $AVGO (+1,15%) . I don't think I need to say anything about this top stock. 🚀 And now that they are $VMW are swallowing, they are getting a wide and exciting business area.

Surprising for me is 2nd place with $MSFT (+2,37%) . This stock is developing well and has now made it into my top 3. Therefore $FDX (-1,1%) and $FAST (-0,59%) have slipped to 4th and 5th place but are still hot on the heels of the top 3. Speaking of Microsoft, I've been using M365 Copilot at work. It's amazing what this tool can do, and I only had to generate text based on 3 words, which I practically didn't have to change. I was able to configure exactly whether I wanted formal, informal, long or short text... AI is simply, apart from the general hype, one of the important topics of the future. And the IT company that sleeps through it will suffer greatly later on.

On the lowest floors of the depot tower were the $DHL (+0%) as well as $CVX (+1,21%) and the $DHR (-2,27%) spin-off $VLTO WI (+0,3%) have been added.

I have adjusted the reinvestment of my dividends so that a little more of the dividends are also invested in the $CVX (+1,21%) and the one at the bottom $O (-1,38%) flow.

With regard to the $DHL (+0%) I am actually thinking about an exchange into the $UPS (-0,79%) to DHL. Especially because UPS is domesticating in a business-friendly country, while DHL has to deal with a recession-hit Germany. Or would you prefer another candidate from the banking sector with $JPM (-0,26%) ?

Apropos: Is Germany becoming the sick man of Europe again?

The development of Reality Income share price is a cause for concern for some investors, but I am continuing to hold on to the stock and am selectively adding to it, as I explained in a post a few days ago.

With the Veralto I am just waiting for a suitable price and will then sell it in order to buy Danaher shares in return. An exception to my strict buy & hold strategy.

The fact that Chevron is currently at the back end of my portfolio doesn't worry me, the figures are right and the Hess takeover is imminent. I'm sure you've heard that too ☺️. Without a doubt, I am still certain: oil has a future! 🛢️Wenn we think of everything in our everyday lives that contains just a drop of crude oil, then a lot of things will disappear from our lives.

All savings plans were fully automated as usual.

👉🏼ETFs:

ETFs are boring, but they are the key vehicle for independent retirement provision for everyone. Here the savings plans do what they are supposed to do.

I love savings plans, everything runs all by itself, like clockwork. If only the masses in Germany would open their eyes and understand how easy individual private pension provision is. Just set up savings plans for broadly diversified ETFs that invest worldwide, including standing orders, and you're done. Add bonuses or increase the savings plan amount as your salary rises and you're done.

👉🏼Crypto:

$BTC (-0,82%) had decided to leave its previous price zone around USD 26K and climb into a new zone around USD 34K due to the events surrounding the spot ETF. This has the nice side effect that I am now finally in the black with my BTC savings plan. I still remember my very first tranche at the time of the last ATH. The feeling when it went downhill.

For $ETH (-1,94%) the whole thing doesn't apply yet, but I'm on a very good path, it won't be long now.

$LINK (-3,64%) and $XRP (-2,23%) are finally in the black for me too, $DOT (+5,9%) , $MATIC (-1,49%) and $UNI (+4,6%) on the other hand are not. In general, I'm really pleased with this development.

The strategy of accumulating via DCA in a bear market and then cashing out DCA-like in a bull market could really work out. I can honestly recommend this strategy to everyone, as there are no hard assets behind crypto. The motto here is: your losses are my profits and vice versa. I neglect staking and other earnings opportunities in this analysis.

So, as already mentioned in previous posts, I am waiting for the bull market here and then getting out of crypto as far as possible in order to possibly accumulate again in the coming bear market after research. As my altcoin accumulation was already completed this spring, the sell-off will be tax-free next year or early 2025. I will probably only keep BTC and ETH holdings that are not yet tax-free when I sell them.

It's actually a shame that my crypto exposure is still very low compared to the rest, the strategy will hardly be noticeable if successful, but the ETF portfolio will still be happy about the upcoming addition.

👉🏼P2P:

Well, if crypto is doing well, stocks and ETFs are doing well or at least satisfactory, then there must be something that is once again a shot in the arm, right?

That's roughly how it is with P2P for me, with one small exception.

Mintos, Peerberry and EstateGuru are suffering from considerable defaults and withdrawals, which is why I am still predominantly exiting this asset class.

And this exit is becoming an increasingly slow process, which is due to the fact that hardly any money is coming back and the "easy" part has long since been withdrawn.

Mintos only has a volume for me that comes close to a movie night for 3 people with food for everyone. And of this sum, everything is delayed. I find the fractional bond innovation exciting, but I don't think I'll be getting involved here anymore. I'm now a burnt child when it comes to this platform.

Peerberry has long had the problem that there are never any loans available that I like. Here, the defaults are loans from Russia and Ukraine, now only Ukrainian loans are still outstanding and the pending amount is absolutely negligible. I still remember that it was loans from these two countries that ran like clockwork until the beginning of 2022. How the world can change overnight. If short-term loans with a maximum term of 90 days were available here, I could imagine a future with the platform. But the end of my relationship with the platform is approaching.

EstateGuru impressed me back then. No failures, super transparent, for me it was like a kind of "replacement" for the property I never had. Now I see 50% of my remaining investment in recovery. At least the collection process itself is working here, even if it is very slow. Will better times come again?

Bondora Go&Grow is the saving anchor of the asset class here. I will invest all the money I get from the other platforms here instead. There's nothing else to say about this platform. It just works and does what it's supposed to. 🙃

👉🏼General information:

An increase in my basic rent has been announced for the start of the new year. Fortunately, the amount is very small, so I won't have to make any cuts to my investment.

I'm also hoping for an upward salary adjustment as part of the annual review. Maybe then I'll be able to put €1,000 into my beloved savings plans every month for the first time without having to reinvest the dividends from my fixed net salary.

The current sum of € 920 per month from the fixed net salary is already a dimension that I would never have dared to take on when I started on the stock market after the end of the first coronavirus lockdown.

Of course, as my name suggests, I owe this to my frugal lifestyle. I consume consciously, spend money on things that give me subjective added value and quality of life (e.g. hiking) and leave out other crap. It's a real shame that I wasn't aware of this realization and lifestyle in my twenties in addition to the split-planning strategy. Maybe then I would already be financially free. Having such an opportunity is a real luxury.

Thank you for reading. I'll try to be more concise next time. I look forward to constructive criticism and your thoughts.😉

p.s. see also: https://twitter.com/frugalfreisein/status/1720623355772981331?s=61&t=0p1TbMLyB-LBMWK0gIsGjw

Moin,

Does anyone still have $VLTO WI (+0,3%) shares in scalable from the spin off and can not sell them?

Do you keep the Veralto $VLTO WI (+0,3%) shares that were booked into your portfolio as a result of the Danaher $DHR (-2,27%) into your portfolio as a result of the Danaher spin-off?