asset allocation – amber tree leaves

Why my Amber Index is stable.

11 April 2020

Why my net worth does not change in an bear market … More Why my Amber Index is stable.

2 months ago, I decided to start again with our monthly investing. I am convinced that investing each month your salary surplus is the best way for the long term. And I have to admit: it is easier than it sounds. Our emotions screw up the plan easily!

My newest active investing with ETFs

13 July 2017

Recently, I was at a meetup where a speaker showed the historical results of an ETF portfolio based on country ETFs. As I have been looking into a solution for my mutual funds, I decided to pull the trigger.

Interview #9 – Lyn Alden

13 February 2017

Meet a blogger with great analysis on the economy and stock market! … More Interview #9 – Lyn Alden

Intangible Risk

28 July 2016

Investing in the stock market is not a free lunch. You take risk in order to get a reward. If anyone else tells you there is free money out there, then it is very likely a scam. Risk is something you not always see.

I am mechanical

30 June 2016

No, I am not a droid or a iRobot. I just make my life easy by automating a lot and being mechanical in decision taking when it comes to investing and trading.

Am I diversified enough?

26 May 2016

Knowing what you invest in, is important. At the start of my formal FIRE journey, I had a look at my asset allocation. I selected 3 ETFs as my core index portfolio. After some analysis, I considered it diversified enough.

Portfolio vs Risk Tolerance

5 March 2016

After the big moves in January and February, I thought it would be a good time to look at my portfolio and how it performed. This seems to be a good practice to me. It comes down to the question of risk tolerance. Is my portfolio in line with what my stomach can support?

Then she asked a simple question…

13 February 2016

There it was, this morning, right in the middle of extreme volatility markets and a lot of doom stories in the press. “Why are you still invested in the stock market?” It had to happen once.

asset allocation – what does it mean for you

12 November 2015

Asset allocation is a nice alliteration. But what does it mean for an individual investor. At first, I thought it was just about how much bonds do you need…