Just got back from another busy week in the USA where I got to experience snow again. Swiping the snow from the car with a snow brush, wasn’t something I expected to do anymore this year after leaving Belgium in spring weather with 18 degrees. In Canada they got last week 25 cm of snow. […]
Sunday morning and within one week February 2019 is already gone. Have you ever dreamed about a political career ? If you see the salaries that those politicians get, does that make you dream ? Politics isn’t always seen as a money-making career. After all, politicians serve in positions of public service. Nobody goes in […]
The heavy business travel of January is behind us and now we can focus on some of our portfolio’s and also the stock market. As always I start Sunday weekend morning with the update of Garry Davis from Specialist Share Education. The title of his Weekly update is Being Negative is Easy! There is a lot […]
Twenty five thousand Euro. Have you ever seen such a bank note ? No? Neither did I but I did choose this blogpost picture because of an important milestone. Read on…you will quickly understand. With the markets falling, press is writing many articles to scare the investors. Falling stock markets is always hot news in […]
What has dominated the news yesterday and will dominate the news today ? The midterm elections in the USA is the number ONE news item in the world. But what do the midterm elections mean for the markets? Here a recent article from OppenheimerFunds caught my attention. This article has some interesting graphs I want […]
Autumn vacation for the kids finally…and Halloween is approaching. As a family we locked in two Halloween events and prepared our scary clothing and makeup. During the past weeks I have missed publishing some blog posts. The main reason is FOCUS. I am focussing on the achievement of my 2018 objectives. If you follow this blog, […]
Sunny warm sunday in October….amazing how the climate is changing. The warmest 14th of October in Belgium since years. Also election day in Belgium. Will it change much for the future ? I don’t think so. Did you notice what happened last week ? All media and newspapers put it in their headlines. The stock […]
Do you know the location of the blog post picture ? No…? My mom did travel to this beautiful isle. Sicily, the largest Mediterranean island, is just off the “toe” of Italy’s “boot.” Its rich history is reflected in sites like the Valley of the Temples, the well-preserved ruins of 7 monumental, Doric-style Greek temples, […]
September has ended and we are 3 months away from the year 2019. Past week we did spend in Washington DC in the United States. This resulted in a heavy jet lag during the weekend. In Washington I was able to visit Mount Vernon where you can find the US President George Washington mansion. Take […]
The last four months of the year, September to December, is a period where we always focus on what we can accomplish to finish the year with a good feeling. It’s always a very busy period. My calendar looks pretty full to be honest. I have travel booked until the week before Christmas. The kids […]