Recently I got the question from a student: “I’m in my early 20s and want to get a head start on financial success, but I don’t want to make mistakes that could prevent me from achieving my goal. What do you suggest?” Below are five financial mistakes with the capacity to seriously undermine your economic […]
In the week of the 27 – 31st of March, the week of the Money started to educate kids (and adults) personal finance. The goal was also to place personal finance more in the picture. You can read more information on the following URL : http://www.deweekvanhetgeld.be On Monday 27th, a press release of Wikifin.be was released […]
On 25th February 2017 there was a roundtable discussion of US and Canadian investors talking about the fact that prices were going up, but dividends keep coming… What did we learn from this article on Seekingalpha.com? What is our opinion? What can you learn from this roundtable? In the US and Canada dividend (growth) investing […]
On Saturday we buy always the financial newspaper De Tijd in a local newspaper shop. Here we reflect on two articles that we read in the newspaper of the 11th of February. I think nobody does see the connection between the two articles and that’s why we reflect here on those two articles. Article 1: […]
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 […]
Yesterday an interesting article appeared in the Belgian press. Saving Belgian also guilty on keeping interest rates low… According to a study of Eric Dor, a professor of economics, is the ECB low interest rate policy not the only reason for low interest rates on savings accounts. His reasoning is that the Belgians just keep […]
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 […]
At the end of 2016, “Financial expert” Paul D’Hoore gives his advice on what people should do with 10.000 Euro on Belgium TV channel VTM. He is regarded as a stock market guru and employed as financial expert for a big Belgian TV station VTM. His advice to invest your money in 2017 is as follows. Review […]