Last month I wrote why I believe exchange-traded funds are great for people who want to start investing, but hardly have any experience at all. Over the past half year the rationale behind ETFs has taught me a lot about the ins and outs of the stock market. The experience of buying shares for my ETF portfolio has also been a tremendous practical learning experience.
Best Writing of the Week, August 16
After skipping two weeks of listing my top five blog posts because I decided to move closer to work, it’s high time to share some writing by fellow bloggers that I enjoyed tremendously. Since the weather has been awful the past days in Belgium I had a lot of time to catch up on my favourite blogs. Below you can find the most engaging and inspiring posts I’ve bumped into.
My Net Worth Exposed!
It’s been a long time coming, but finally my net worth is out there for all you readers to see! The more astute ones among you probably have already spotted the portfolio tab on top where I will update my portfolio and net worth every month.
Stuff Our Parents Never Taught Us, Part III: The 4% Rule
In the bi-weekly Stuff Our Parents Never Taught Us series I will introduce and clarify basic financial concepts in an attempt to increase the level of financial literacy among my Millennial peers. For some bizar reason, the majority of our parents didn’t think it necessary to teach us the 101 course of personal finance. If you’re over 18 and have no idea what stocks and bonds are, or how interest rates and dividends work, this is for you!
Buying a Water Filtration System Is the Easiest Decision I Ever Made, Seriously
After being driven out of my vault and into the atomic wasteland, I was soon starving for some fresh water. Alas, China’s nuclear weaponry had turned every source of water into a puddle of irradiated goo. As luck would have it, though, I found a water purifier at the Jefferson Memorial!
Wait, that’s the beginning of Fallout 3.