The first quarter of 2025 is over. In March, real assets recorded declines, both in equities and ETFs and especially in cryptocurrencies. The markets have become increasingly volatile. While many are panicking, I have been enjoying the first signs of spring, hiking and continuing to winter bathe diligently.

For the past month of March 2025, I present the following points:

➡️ SHARES

➡️ ETFS

➡️ DISTRIBUTIONS

➡️ CASHBACK

➡️ AFTER-PURCHASES

➡️ P2P CREDITS

➡️ CRYPTO

➡️ AND OTHER?

➡️ OUTLOOK

➡️ Shares

There was a considerable setback in March, and not just in equities. The reason for this is the customs issue, on which I have already formulated my thesis, which many believe to be correct. To summarize briefly: Markets are being depressed to get investors into bonds, which lowers bond yields and allows US debt to be refinanced at a lower interest rate. After the refinancing of short-term US government bonds, the tariffs are put into perspective and the next upswing follows, which Trump can boast about. Whether this assumption is correct remains to be seen. However, it would make sense in the long term to slash US spending. Even if the D.O.G.E. does a good job, you can't cut everything without incurring the displeasure of the population.

A look at the depot shows the front-runner $AVGO (+2,75%) and its companion $NFLX (+0,35%) both currently only 150% up, despite a significant setback. I am unimpressed by this development, as the capital market is always facing worse times, which will be followed by better ones. According to André Kostolany, it is now the "shaky hands" that are significantly triggering the sell-off. Yes, change your perspective: the red sign in your portfolio is irrelevant, now is the time to buy more. Enormous overvaluations in tech stocks have been reduced and they may now be available at a fairer price. There are also attractive defensive value stocks on offer, ideal for a dividend portfolio.

Second and fourth place in my individual share portfolio are still occupied by $WMT (-0,63%) and $SAP (+2,08%) . Walmart can now prove that it acts as a stable anchor in the portfolio even in bad times. In sixth place is a stock that I did not expect to be in the top 10. Like me, many of you have shares in $WM (+0,26%) but the stock I am looking for is its competitor: $RSG (+0,19%) . I have been watching the rise of this stock even before the pressure from Trump and I am happy about it. This is an example of a defensive stock. Garbage collection is necessary and Republic Services, like Waste Management, will literally turn garbage into gold for shareholders 50 years from now. Anyone complaining about their portfolio being down 50% probably has too much tech and too little defensive. My overall portfolio currently stands at around -12%. That's OK in the current macro environment.

Which brings us to the subject of performance: $NKE0 and $DHR (+0,63%) returned around -39% at the end of March.

➡️ ETFs

They are also recording significant losses. It is important to remain calm and continue investing. Such phases are part of the game. I will not repeat further details.

➡️ Distributions

In March, I received 31 distributions on 15 payout days. I am grateful for this additional income stream. Everyone should build up such additional income.

This time, the distributions from my three large ETFs were not made on March 31, but in the first few days of April. This means that there should theoretically be 34 distributions. Numerous corrections and cancellations of dividends from REITs were not taken into account. With $O (-0,52%) , $OHI (+0,72%) , $LTC (-0,22%) and $STAG (+0,48%) there were therefore some cancellations and new dividend distributions. Although this was a major bureaucratic effort, it was usually a cause for celebration. This is because the REITs initially distribute dividends from current net income. If there are then corrections in the following year, it is determined that a distribution is also made from the already taxed retained earnings. This subsequently reduces the company's tax burden and I have noticed that I pay less capital gains tax and solidarity surcharge. So more cash in my pocket for reinvestment.

➡️ Cashback

In March, I received a small amount of income from an expense report, which I invested directly in my custody account. More on this under subsequent purchases.

➡️ Subsequent purchases

The additional purchases were financed from the expense report and, above all, from the bonus paid out by my employer. I am grateful for this, as my employer is not doing well at the moment.

I made numerous additional purchases in several ETFs that are in my small old portfolios. I invested smaller sums $GGRP (-0,39%) , $JEGP (-0,74%) , $SPYW (+0,57%) , $FGEQ (-0,65%) and $SPYD (-0,93%) and bought a larger sum in shares of the $IWDP. On the last Friday in March, I checked my portfolio and realized that, despite careful use of the surplus, there was more cash left than I had expected. I therefore made a small additional purchase in the $VNA (+0,1%) . For me, Vonovia (like the REITs) is a kind of hedge against my own rising rent.

➡️ P2P loans

With my last P2P platform, Mintos, there were no interest or redemption payments. I still intend to withdraw all funds where released. I would even accept a full write-off to get out of the platform. The remaining amount is no longer relevant to me.

➡️ Crypto

Crypto investors continued to experience significant volatility in March. The double top predicted by some does not seem to be materializing and the indicators do not currently point to a steep rise. I am studying the charting and the macro environment for crypto, although I still have a lot to learn here. Patience and calm are still required. I am sticking to my cycle strategy, the macro situation confirms me, so there is no need for me to take any action.

➡️ And what else?

I'm currently deepening my knowledge of AI. The posts on my Instagram channel that I published in March (and others that will follow in April) were created with the help of AI. I explained my approaches, beliefs about finance and the frugal lifestyle, and my goals to AI. The AI then created suggestions for Instagram posts, including prompts and allowing for a week break at the end of the month.

There is still a lot for me to learn. I am using AI more and more intensively and deeply in my professional and private life. While colleagues are happy that an AI can write emails for them, I use it much more extensively, for example to have technical content and its effects on departments and companies explained to me at work or to have economic relationships explained to me in my private life. In addition to ChatGPT, I particularly like Grok by X, as this AI always asks questions and thus enables a fluid conversation. The AI doesn't just reproduce facts, but also evaluates my ideas and classifies them, for example whether I should already use part of my nest egg to buy more quality stocks at favorable prices. Her suggestion was perhaps to wait until after the refinancing of short-term US government debt, when there might be less downward volatility in the market. This recommendation is based on my thesis mentioned above.

March was also a month of fasting for me, not for religious reasons, but because I want to and always intend to. I like to use the time after fasting to change my habits, adjust my diet and vary my sports units and routines. For me, this is particularly easy after fasting - the time afterwards generally feels like a new beginning.

➡️ Outlook

In April we will continue to see negative signs in the portfolio. I have now placed a limit order, which I hope will be triggered. The annual electricity bill is also due. I'm curious to see how much will be returned, the refund will certainly go into the custody account. It will also become clear whether I will increase my discount due to higher electricity costs. Until then!

Links:

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Dear Community,

I am 25 years old and have been in the world of investing since 2022. I restructured my portfolio 1.5 years ago and opted for the $VWCE (+0,57%) with a 70% savings rate, the $GGRP (-0,39%) and the $FGEQ (-0,65%) each with a 15% savings rate. My goal is to save for retirement. At the moment I'm still studying and therefore can't invest large sums yet, but I still want to have a fixed strategy and keep feeding it as soon as I earn money and let it run until I retire. Lately I've been doing some more thinking and research and I'm generally satisfied. I know the ETFs have overlaps, but they complement each other to some extent, e.g. through a higher weighting of consumer staples stocks, which are weighted lower in the $VWCE (+0,57%) This is also reflected in a slightly better performance in the current market phase.

As I like dividend distributions but still don't want to lose out on share price performance, these ETFs have proven to be the right choice. As I would like to build up a monthly cash flow in addition to solid share price growth, especially for the future, which will pay for my Netflix subscription now and perhaps even my rent in the future, I am considering adding the $TDIV (+0,5%) to include in my portfolio. This would allow me to significantly reduce the US share again and diversify the sectors a little more. In addition, with the 3 distributing ETFs I would have a monthly payout, which I personally like - especially psychologically.

What do you think of this portfolio with the 4 ETFs $VWCE (+0,57%)
$GGRP (-0,39%)
$FGEQ (-0,65%)
$TDIV (+0,5%) with a 70-10-10-10 weighting for a holding period of 30+ years?

I look forward to your advice.

Many thanks and best regards from Mexico City.

After two extremely good stock market years, the year 2025 is under particular scrutiny.

• After two years with price increases of over 20%, can it go any higher?
• How will Trump affect the stock market? Liberal policies vs. tariffs?
• Inflation and interest rate trends - will the central banks continue to lower rates or will inflation return?

What will not change is my basic investment strategy. I will continue to invest in dividend growth stocks and buy them every month via a savings plan - regardless of other influences and developments.

Investment amount:

In my private life, building a house is a big issue. My monthly savings will therefore be significantly lower in 2025 than in previous years.

In the last few years, my savings sum was usually between €1,500 and €2,500.

I will now reduce this significantly to approx. 700€ per month.

The rest will go into a call money account to save money for additional costs, kitchen, furniture and so on.

However, I am absolutely aware that €500-700 is still a very high investment amount per month.

Around half (€250) already comes from dividend income, which I will reinvest.

Investment breakdown:

This year, the majority of my investments will again be in individual stocks with the following allocation:

I will continue to overweight the USA and underweight Europe (especially Germany).

My main focus will also remain on the technology and pharmaceutical sectors with almost 50%. This is where I continue to see the greatest growth in the long term - both for sales, profits and dividends.

There will be no changes to the savings plans for the time being. I will not be adding any new shares to my savings plan for the time being.

In addition, I will continue to invest the net savings from private health insurance compared to statutory health insurance in the WisdomTree Global Quality Dividend Growth
$GGRP (-0,39%)

In total, that's around €90 per month + the one-off premium refund of over €2,000 for 2024.

The capital-forming benefits from my employer flow into an MSCI World
$XDWD (+0,63%) with finvesto.

In addition, €100 goes into two crypto savings plans every month. 65 flows into Bitcoin
$BTC (-0,3%) and €35 in Ethereum
$ETH (+1,32%)
Dividend expectation:

For this year, I also expect around 15-20% more dividends than in 2024.

This would mean total dividends of €3,300-3,500 for 2025.

What is your investment strategy for 2025?

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#etfs
#dividend
#tech
#personalstrategy

Dear Community,

Yesterday you were able to help me quickly and effectively. I sold the tiny positions $MATIC (-0,79%) with a considerable loss and $ETH (+1,32%) with a small profit and set up a weekly savings plan on $BTC (-0,3%) set up a weekly savings plan.

In order to simplify and streamline the portfolio even further, I now have the following question for you...

To help you understand my portfolio better, here is a brief explanation:

The main portfolio (currently approx. 150k) is a core-satellite portfolio with 56% $IWDA (+0,64%) , 20% $GGRP (-0,39%) , 12% $WSML (+0,49%) and 12% $XMME (-0,05%) .

With just under 20k is still the $CSPX (+0,72%) in the portfolio.

I have also been holding a separate div growth portfolio (currently approx. 34k) with these stocks for some time:

$MMM (-0,72%) approx. 1500€

$MSFT (+1,32%) approx. 1400€

$ABT (-0,4%) approx. 3300€

$JNJ (-0,01%) approx. 2800€

$PEP (-1,16%) approx. 2700€

$PG (+1,18%) approx. 3300€

$TDIV (+0,5%) approx. 3900€

$WQDS (+0,52%) approx. 3850€

$FGEQ (-0,65%) approx. 3800€

$VWRL (+0,79%) approx. 3750€

$FUSD (+0,31%) approx. 3750€

I save the ETF fraction constantly, nothing should or will change.

I'm just wondering how I should structure the ratio of individual stocks from now on. Should I increase all individual stocks to 5000€ per position or all stocks except Microsoft to 6k? Any other suggestions or ideas? If I simply leave the individual stocks untouched, the money would go into the div ETFs in tranches.

Total TER at 0.22 (which is quite acceptable for me) - and the overlaps are known and also okay for me 😄

Once again, thank you from the bottom of my heart and have a nice rest of Sunday 😎

Best regards

EvD

Last year, there was a distinct lack of snow in December. Instead, the portfolio did really well and I made progress with my crypto sell-off strategy. A small cold in the fall, despite taking good precautions, set me back in terms of ice bathing and hiking, but fortunately I was healthy again by Christmas. Unfortunately, that wasn't all... Time for a look back.

I present the following points for the past month of December 2024:

➡️ SHARES

➡️ ETFS

➡️ DISTRIBUTIONS

➡️ CASHBACK

➡️ AFTER-PURCHASES

➡️ P2P CREDITS

➡️ CRYPTO

➡️ WHAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT

➡️ OUTLOOK

➡️ Shares

$AVGO (+2,75%) is back on the tube. Wow, at +276%, the stock is now up for me. After the share cooled down a little, it went to the moon again in December.

$NFLX (+0,35%) and $SAP (+2,08%) are on a par with the previous month in terms of performance and are still in 3rd and 4th place in terms of volume. $WMT (-0,63%) . The retail chain will soon become a doubler for me.

The red lanterns will once again go to the usual suspects $NKE (-0,18%) , $DHR (+0,63%) and $CPB (-0,65%) . In terms of performance, all three stocks are down between -30% and -20%. They are the smallest positions in my main share portfolio with the $DHL (-0,46%) However, across all portfolios, the smallest positions are the new additions $SHEL (+1,27%) and $HSBA (+2,56%) .

➡️ ETFs

The ETFs are doing their thing as usual. This month, I immediately invested a refund from the previous year's utility bill in the $GGRP (-0,39%) and $JEGP (-0,74%) invested. I'm always expanding this asset class in particular with cash inflows. I don't care about timing. The money should go into the assets so that the stream of distributions keeps growing. I buy income and want cash flow.

➡️ Distributions

I received 34 distributions on 14 payout days in December. I am grateful for this additional income stream. My minimum target has been met anyway in this high-distribution month. The snowball rolling down the slope is getting bigger and bigger.

I already donated part of the dividend at the beginning of the month. This is based on the conviction that you can (and should) give something back, no matter how small, if you have the opportunity to do so.

➡️ Cashback

In November, I received €6 from redeemed Payback points, the equivalent of which I transferred from my grocery account to my settlement account. As already mentioned, there was also a credit from the utility bill. REWE and Penny have now separated from Payback, while Edeka, Netto Markendiscount and Marktkauf have joined. All three new stores are not in my immediate vicinity, which is why I will earn fewer Payback points in future. I will most likely collect the points mainly at DM. REWE and Penny now have their own bonus programs. REWE's will be exciting, as I can also save up credit with my purchases. I will deduct this discount from my grocery account and invest it in the same way as before. I'll see over the year whether it pays off more than Payback did back then.

➡️ Subsequent purchases

As already mentioned, there were additional purchases at $JEGP (-0,74%) , $GGRP (-0,39%) and $SPYD (-0,93%) . I always invest every little return or leftover money to further increase my portfolio. This buys me freedom.

➡️ P2P loans

I was finally able to get rid of Peerberry. Now only Mintos is hanging on my leg like a log. A mid-double-digit amount, which has long since defaulted, is still waiting to be refunded or written off.

This asset class will soon be history for me.

➡️ Crypto

All in all, December was another exciting month for crypto investors. Limit orders were triggered again for me. The last tranches $LINK (-0,33%) have left me, as has a first tranche $UNI (-1,48%) and a first tranche $BTC (-0,3%) . I have invested the proceeds in $HSBA (+2,56%) and $SHEL (+1,27%) invested in the separate portfolio. I have already explained my underlying strategy in detail, which you can read about in my articles. Recently, the crypto market has been in a sideways phase again. I'm hoping for another breakout in January to trigger further limit orders, as I still need to buy a security so that the separate portfolio pays me a return each month. So far, only two out of three quarterly months are covered. The two new stocks have even performed well in this short period of time, gaining around +3.6% within a month. The last purchase will perhaps be an ETF. You will see more about this in the coming reviews. I am already looking forward to collecting again in the coming bear market and will then certainly write an extra post with the levels at which I will gradually enter again.

➡️ What is really important

I remember December as a good month in financial terms, but unfortunately Christmas was overshadowed by tragic events this time.

After recovering from my cold at the beginning of the month a few days before Christmas Eve and getting back to my daily routine (consisting of work, running, ice swimming, hiking and my love of finance), I received the terrible news from Magdeburg. I am simply stunned and ask myself "why?". I am not affected, I am not one of the bereaved and I don't know any of the victims, the wounded or the bereaved personally, yet this event brought me down on the evenings around the Christmas holidays. Loyal readers know that I am working on a closer relationship with my ex's kids. Even though my blood doesn't run through their veins, questions ran through my mind about what if they were affected by the horrific act, or me? It could have happened anywhere. At least in the event of my untimely demise, I also made appropriate arrangements in the last few days of the year to ensure that what I leave behind ends up where I want it to be. I spent the turn of the year with the kids and the time I spent with them was the best end to the year imaginable. It's nice when connections continue to exist and you remain part of the life of the Kampfzwerge and can continue to accompany them through life.

➡️ Outlook

New year, new luck. I'll be surprised what the new year will bring. There will be a separate post for the evaluation of 2024 as a whole. I'm particularly happy because I exceeded an important goal despite a few expenses.

Links:

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Part 5 of 5
/ Review of the year 2024: In the first 4 parts

of my investment story, I looked at the years 2013 to 2023.

A mixture of highs and lows. While there was a lot of learning at the beginning, the last few years are finally bearing fruit!

Monthly view:

2024 was another very positive year, although December again resulted in a slight loss in the portfolio.

In total, December was -0,8%. This corresponds to price losses of -3.200€.

The MSCI World (benchmark) was -0.9% and the S&P500 -2.5%.

In the following, however, I would like to look primarily at the whole of 2024 and not

just December.

Year as a whole:

Winners & losers:

The winner par excellence is hardly surprising NVIDIA $NVDA (+4,72%) with

almost €20,000 in share price gains! And this despite the fact that I took my entire stake of ~€4,000 off the table in March.

In 2nd place follows Bitcoin
$BTC (-0,3%) with approx. 6,000€ price gains. 3rd-5th place

are shared by TSMC $TSM (+0,97%)
Alphabet $GOOG (-1,83%) and Meta
$META (+0,53%) with gains of ~€5,000 each.

On the loser side it looks very relaxed all in all.

Sartorius $SRT (-0,21%)
Nike $NKE (-0,18%)

and Bechtle $BC8 (+1,42%) have each caused share price losses of ~€1,000. They are followed by LVMH $MC (+0,33%) with share price losses of €500 and Amgen $AMGN (+0,76%) with €200.

All in all, share price losses that are not really worth mentioning.

The performance-neutral movements in 2024 were just under €20,000. This is a significant decline compared to the almost €30,000 from previous years. This was due to some private issues and the upcoming house construction.

My performance for the year as a whole was +28,8% and therefore outperformed my benchmark, the MSCI World, by 25.8%.

In total, my portfolio currently stands at ~347.000€. This

corresponds to an absolute growth of ~95,000€ in the current

year 2023. ~71.000€ of which comes from price gains, ~3.800€ from

dividends / interest and ~20.000€ from additional investments.

Dividend:

• The dividends in December were 17% above the previous year at ~€370
• Amgen is in the lead with over 50€ (gross) dividend every 3 months
• For the year as a whole, my dividends amounted to ~2.900€ and thus almost 25% over 2023

Buys & sells:

- I bought in December for a significantly reduced ~500€

- As always, my savings plans were executed:

- Blue chips: Lockheed Martin $LMT (+2,98%) Republic Services $RSG (+1,35%) Thermo Fisher $TMO (-0,07%) ASML $ASML (-0,08%) Northrop Grumman $NOC (+2,23%) Itochu $8001 (-0,12%) Constellation Software $CSU (+0,32%) Hermes $RMS Salesforce $CRM (+1,45%) MasterCard $MA (-0,21%) Deere $DE (-0,43%)

- Growth: -

- ETFs: MSCI World $XDWD (+0,63%) and the WisdomTree Global Quality Dividend Growth $GGRP (-0,39%)

- Crypto: Bitcoin $BTC (-0,3%) and Ethereum $ETH (+1,32%)

- There were no further sales in December

Target 2024 & outlook 2025:

My goal for 2024 was to reach €300,000 in the portfolio. Due to the

extremely positive market performance in the current year, my portfolio stands at ~€ 350,000 at the end of the year. I was therefore able to significantly exceed my target.

What will happen in 2025? The logical target, of course, would be 400.000€ to be achieved. However, due to the upcoming house construction, part of the assets will be invested in the house construction. If I include the property in my statement of assets, the target of €400,000 would of course not change.

However, as I am more likely to be tracking my liquid assets here, I will probably

probably refrain from doing so.

Therefore, my year-end target for 2025 will probably be closer to the final balance for 2024. So around €350,000 at the end of 2025.

How are things looking for you? Have you already thought about your plans for 2025?

Finally, I wanted to say thank you again for all the positive reactions to my investment story!

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#rückblick
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#etfs
#crypto
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Weekly at TR

$GGRP (-0,39%)
$TDIV (+0,5%)
$JEGP (-0,74%)
$JEPQ (+0,99%)
$FGEQ (-0,65%)

It continues at Ing, but only monthly

On the 7. $SPYD (-0,93%)
$VUSA (+0,79%) and $HMWO (+0,66%)

I hope I can keep up the pace with the savings plans 🤣 as they say @Simpson ? "For a simple man" (and I count myself among them) this will be a challenge. If so, and I hope nothing extraordinary comes up, then that's a great sum for me/us to put aside and create value.

Oskar is still marginally involved with the VL, but my employer is a bit stingy about that.

Happy new year, good luck in 2025 and, above all, stay healthy, otherwise it's all for nothing anyway. What you do for