Tag: investing

Bond Basics for Beginners

July 16, 2020

Today, we will talk about the b-word.
Bonds! (What were you thinking?)
Let’s banter about the beautiful, bountiful, brilliant world of bonds! Alliterations are fun. Bonds may get a bad rap for being boring and basic, but they are certainly beneficial for a balanced portfolio.
My friend Liz will help us understand the basics of bonds: What they are and how they work, how they differ from stocks, what the risks are, etc.
… More Bond Basics for Beginners

Navigating the risks of Peer-2-Peer and Real Estate Crowdfunding platforms with Tanel

June 25, 2020

In today’s episode, we will speak to my friend Tanel Orro, he is the CEO of Reinvest24.

Reinvest24 is an Estonian Real estate crowdfunding platform that has been on the market for a little over 2 years.
P2P lending platforms and real estate crowdfunding platforms have grown popular in recent years, especially here in Europe. These offer easy ways to invest your hard-earned cash and get decent returns and even pretty high ones. What’s not to like about them?

Well, it is not all that rosy as high in demand markets also attract fraudulent players. This is what we will discuss today on the show with Tanel and as a professional, he will guide us through what to look for before investing your money so you are sure you are not being scammed. … More Navigating the risks of Peer-2-Peer and Real Estate Crowdfunding platforms with Tanel

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Analyzing an Investment from a Value Point of View

June 9, 2020

The simple way to get a low-risk diversified exposure to the stock markets is to invest in a low-cost index fund. Now for those who want to take it further or can afford to take more risks, you can invest in individual stocks. These are in my opinion more interesting to dive into but as well more time-consuming as you will need to dive into more financial reports and business reading.
If that sounds exciting to you and want to get started with stock analysis, you are in good hands: Howie our guest writer for today will help us find and assess these underpriced stocks. … More Analyzing an Investment from a Value Point of View

Can you become financially free in Europe by reading US personal finance books?

May 28, 2020

In today’s episode, we will speak to my friend Daniel from Mr. Financial Freedom.

He is a 20-something from Germany and started his Personal Finance adventure only recently. It all started with stumbling upon a Personal Finance book in a bookstore while on holidays and here we are 3 years later discussing his clear plan on how to become financially free! … More Can you become financially free in Europe by reading US personal finance books?

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How to reach Financial Independence growing and saving your money without losing your sleep with Money Mage

May 14, 2020

In today’s episode, we will speak to my friend Mr. Money Mage.

He is a UK-based Personal Finance blogger on his journey to reach Financial Independence. He has a principled view on how he intends to reach this goal and to him, Financial Independence can be achieved by anyone no matter your income today or your background.

We will discuss a few of his principles and how anyone can start building his personal path to Financial Independence. We touch upon topics such as growing your income, work-life balance, his approach to investing and, on that note, we also talk about his take on P2P lending platforms. … More How to reach Financial Independence growing and saving your money without losing your sleep with Money Mage

How to build your real estate portfolio and how to run a profitable Airbnb rental unit with Sunitha

May 7, 2020

In today’s episode, we will speak to my friend Sunitha from Griffix Property Group.

She is passionate about real estate and started to build her real estate portfolio only 2 years ago and now owns 4 properties all while being active in her full-time job.

Suni will share why she entered the real estate market in the first place, how as a landlord she is dealing with the Covid-19 situation and how she got creative and managed to finance those properties. She also converted a long-term rental unit into an Airbnb and we discuss how you can turn that into a profitable venture. … More How to build your real estate portfolio and how to run a profitable Airbnb rental unit with Sunitha

Find the best alternative online investment platforms for you to make money (US and Europe)

April 22, 2020

With the fantastic age of the internet, more and more investing opportunities are constantly coming to the market. The article contains a great tool which will select for you the best possible online investment platforms matching your investment profile. The extensive list of various online investment opportunities belong to the below categories.

Real Estate 
Peer-to-Peer Lending 
Business Investing
Startup Investing
Business Brokerages
Alternative Currencies
Hedge Funds and Private Equity
Social Trading Platforms
Roboadvisors 
Not your classic stock portfolio, right?

… More Find the best alternative online investment platforms for you to make money (US and Europe)

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What early retirement feels like and how to make your kids money savvy with Doug and Carol

April 17, 2020

In today’s episode, we will speak to my friend Doug Nordman (AKA “Nords”) and his daughter Carol Pittner.

Both of them have had military careers as navy officers (Carol is a reservist at the moment) and Doug has been retired since 2002 at age 41! Carol is currently in her late 20s and already rapidly approaching financial independence as well.

We will discuss what it feels like to be retired at a young age, how Doug worked his way towards Financial Independence before the FIRE movement was a thing. We will exchange both interesting and fun anecdotes with Carol on how it was to grow up in a money-savvy environment. Topics will include frugality, Financial Independence, financial literacy throughout childhood, investing in the stocks markets through various recessions,…so all in all a lot of valuable information brought to you in an easy to understand conversation. Even though I do not have kids myself I really like the topic of teaching kids about money, because childhood to me is where your core beliefs and thoughts about money (and other topics) will be shaped. So it all starts from there. … More What early retirement feels like and how to make your kids money savvy with Doug and Carol