Dividend income, it’s amazing! Seriously, as I progress in my financial independence journey and keep on executing on my financial strategy, I become increasingly convinced that dividend income is what keeps me on course. My monthly PAY MYSELF FIRST differ and stock prices love irrational ups and downs, but dividends from my investments in stocks […]
14th February 2017 Today is a special day. It’s Valentine day and we are celebrating our relationship with our beloved one. Additionally, after one year of hard work, we are launching our Personal Finance and Travel blog on all social media. Read about why we are starting a blog and the journey from the initial […]
During the past weekend End of January we have been focused on reading some new tax regulations that were kicked off by the Belgian government since the 1st January 2017. The first important change was the cancellation of the most stupid speculation tax on shares. You could read my key learnings from this experience in […]
Recently we read an article about Belgian Dividend stocks in the financial newspaper De Tijd. Are they worth a position in your dividend portfolio? Below you get our humble opinion and we discuss the pro and con’s. A royal dividend is a payment each investor should aim for. In Belgium 50% of the stocks that […]
The past months October 2016 to January 2017 have been quite interesting related to the press about Savings accounts in Belgium. I know interest rates in the USA and other countries are also low. End of October 2016 Suddenly the press communicates that one Belgian bank KBC, changed the conditions of the savings account for […]
Reflection on Belgian TAX stupidity In 2015, the Belgian government under Prime Minister Michel invented a speculation tax of 33% on capital gains of shares and options if they were sold within 6 months. The losses could not be deducted (as in other countries) so this tax led to a behavioral change amongst the little […]
Dividend income, it’s amazing! Seriously, as I progress in my financial independence journey and keep on executing on my financial strategy, I become increasingly convinced that dividend income is what keeps me on course. Monthly savings differ and stock prices love irrational ups and downs, but dividends from my investments in stocks or ETF’s are […]
Recently I read the report ‘2016 Guide to retirement’ from the American bank JP Morgan Chase. I want to highlight one of the slides where the effect of the compound interest is clearly represented. I will explain in detail. For the full report, download here I highly recommend you read this whole document of JP […]