Category: Investing

The last week of February I was on a skiing trip with the family. Normally, this is my depositing week, but I totally forgot about this during the trip, so this month I didn’t really invest anything manually. This means my deposits are between €200-400 lower than normal. Sometimes making memories is more important than… Continue reading February 2023 Monthly Investment Report

The stock market in January 2023 was generally positive. The US economy showed continued growth and strength, with consumer spending and employment data coming in better than expected. However, there were also some concerns about inflation and the potential impact of rising interest rates on the market. Overall, January was a strong start to the… Continue reading January 2023 Monthly Investment Report

Last year we didn’t see a Christmas rally for the markets; it was a really bad ending to the year. The portfolio value was roughly the same as in January, which is quite disappointing. However, I increased all my positions, so once the market starts rallying again, we should see more gains than in 2021.… Continue reading December 2022 Monthly Investment Report

It is almost the end of the year again, this year has been really rough for the portfolio. It looks like we are able to achieve a little portfolio growth this year, though, so that is really good. Especially when taking into account that the SP500 is down ~16.5% and bitcoin is down ~64%. Hopefully,… Continue reading November 2022 Monthly Investment Report

So apparently, I was so busy last month that I missed the portfolio update for the first time ever. A lot has been happening in the markets, mostly bad stuff. Even as I’m writing this, the second-largest crypto exchange in the world (FTX) seems to have collapsed. Capital Growth Portfolio We saw a 1.73% increase… Continue reading October 2022 Monthly Investment Report

Getting this August update online was a bit of a mess; I had to deal with a broken computer and a broken phone, so a lot of my tools used to get this in the air were missing. I changed the crypto portfolio a little, but I am not sure yet how that will reflect… Continue reading August 2022 Monthly Investment Report

This month, nothing much has happened, we are enjoying the summer and working a lot besides that, next month it’s time for our summer holiday, so looking forward to that. Markets cooled down, hopefully, they will stay calm for the remaining of the summer! Capital Growth Portfolio The portfolio is back above the total deposits… Continue reading July 2022 Monthly Investment Report

Another bad month for the portfolio with a total decrease of -9.09%. Not as bad as January, but it is the third month in a row the portfolio is going down. Luckily, we had some nice days this month to forget about the bad markets. We visited London and it was Father’s day this month… Continue reading June 2022 Monthly Investment Report

May flew by, and there was a lot of work to be done, but also a couple of free holidays and birthdays. Our little girl turned 5, talk about time flying by! A great month in life, a terrible month in the market. The total portfolio was down 6.77%, following a 4.45% loss the previous… Continue reading May 2022 Monthly Investment Report

In April it was holiday time again, we went to Gran Canaria for 2 weeks with the family, which meant I wasn’t too hands-on this month. Next month, I expect the markets to go down even further and there might be hitting a couple of my buy orders then. Let’s wait and see, for now,… Continue reading April 2022 Monthly Investment Report