New investors face many challenges when trying to decide where to invest. Asset allocation the most important factor of starting a healthy investment portfolio. Preparation and research are the key to high returns, safe investments and a portfolio that matches your future plans. How do I design and manage a healthy portfolio? How do I get started?
How can I start investing money with smart asset allocation in my first portfolio?
What is smart investment portfolio management?
Although a diverse portfolio is the basis for smart investment portfolio management, your portfolio runs the risk of growing too diverse. In 1989 Peter Lynch already recognised the problem of ‘diworsification’ in his book ‘One Up on Wall Street’, explaining how diversification can turn sour. But how do I diversify my portfolio without going too far?
Investing: FSMA warns for Ponzi and pyramid schemes
Last week the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) sent out a warning about a pyramid and Ponzi scheme in response to the Questra Holdings Company. At the start of your investment, this company promises to let an investment of 10.000 euro grow to 160.000 euro in one year’s time.
Investing in diamonds and Antwerp’s new diamond museum
We have brought this up several times, but knowledge of diamonds is no mere luxury when you want to invest in it. This is exactly why the city of Antwerp is investing in a new diamond museum.
Investing in diamonds: how to distinguish between synthetic and natural
If you want to invest in diamonds, you naturally want to be absolutely sure that the gemstones are actually worth what you are paying for them. One crucial aspect of this is knowing exactly where they came from. Unfortunately there is now an increased risk of you buying a synthetic diamond when you thought you were acquiring a natural one. How can you distinguish between the two, making sure you are paying the right price for the right quality?
Investing in the Netherlands: reclaim the dividend tax
Investing in the Netherlands is fairly common, but if you are Belgian and you invest in Dutch companies, up until recently you owed a 15 percent dividend tax to the Dutch tax authorities. An arrest made by the European Court will make a change in this.