Te mooi om waar te zijn 11 juni 20174 juni 2017Lieuwe Jan Comment Het kijken van de film The Big Short was de aanleiding voor mij om dit artikel te schrijven. De film gaat over een [...]
Building a portfolio, part 3: Diversification 2 januari 20162 januari 2016Lieuwe Jan Comment This is part 3 in the Building a Portfolio series. After making an investment plan and building defenses in the previous parts, this [...]
Factors that destroy profits 19 december 201519 december 2015Lieuwe Jan Comment Every starting investor will have to be aware that certain factors will always eat away at rate of returns. These factors are a [...]
Five important figures and ratios 1 december 20152 december 2015Lieuwe Jan Comment When deciding to buy stocks from a certain company, the amount of numbers, ratios and percentages to consider can be quite daunting. There [...]
Building a portfolio, part 2: Defense first 20 september 20152 januari 2016Lieuwe Jan Comment This is the second part in the Building a portfolio series of articles. The first part dealt with making a decent investment plan. [...]
Building a portfolio, part 1: The plan 10 september 20152 januari 2016Lieuwe Jan Comment This article will be the first in a series of articles dedicated to building a decent investment portfolio. Let me start by saying [...]
Transaction costs and their effect on rate of return 5 september 20156 september 2015Lieuwe Jan Comment Transaction costs are a necessary evil every investor has to deal with when buying or selling securities. These costs vary widely from broker [...]
Beware the speculative side of today’s market 31 augustus 201512 december 2015Lieuwe Jan Comment As a starting investor it’s important to know the difference between investing and speculating. Many people that don’t know the difference might start [...]
Start investing as young as possible 20 augustus 201522 augustus 2015Lieuwe Jan Comment The following bit of advice is something I would like to tell my teenage self if time travel is ever invented: start investing [...]
The first step: personal finance 10 augustus 201526 augustus 2015Lieuwe Jan Comment There is one important rule when it comes to investing: only invest money that isn’t needed for anything else. Never invest money you [...]