This guide mostly covers the details around investment taxes and brokerages available in Germany. I have written at length about the fundamentals of investing in index funds while living in Europe elsewhere, so I won’t repeat that in this post. I don’t know where to start with investing My “learn investing in 10 minutes a day” series […]
My rule of thumb is up to 0.5% of the transaction amount in a given year, which roughly annualizes to 0.025% p.a.. Was this information useful? I don’t think so. Because I didn’t provide any context. The actual numbers I use are not as important as how I came up with them. In order to […]
Trading 212 is a popular “zero-fee” broker available to investors across Europe. This is an overview of what you should consider if you plan using it. I often see the following questions about any broker: “Is this broker good for long-term investing?” “Is this broker good for me?” “Can I trust this broker?” The answer […]
You are ready to start investing your savings and you start wondering: what if the broker goes bust? How safe is the money I worked so hard to earn? Do the broker’s investor protection mechanisms also apply to me given I don’t live in the broker’s country? Can I trust a broker for 30 years? […]
Interactive Brokers (a.k.a IB) is one of the popular brokers which are available to investors in multiple European countries. Along with DEGIRO, Interactive Brokers is one of the Brokers you may consider to transact index funds (ETFs) whenever there aren’t better local alternatives. My goal with this article is to use the framework I shared […]
ETF shares are sold and bought through a stock exchange. When you are buying or sell shares of an ETF you are effectively transacting with another investor and not with the Fund Provider (e.g. iShares, Vanguard) through a stock exchange. A stock exchange is a marketplace where multiple investors indicate their desire to buy/sell securities […]
The iShares Core MSCI World ETF has 10 different listings. Which listing should you choose whenever you have access to multiple through your broker? An ETF has multiple listings across currencies, stock exchanges and countries in order to reach more investors. A listing is an entry for a security on the stock exchange. A listing […]
My goal with this article is to use the framework I shared earlier on “How to choose a stock broker” to understand a broker, DEGIRO. This isn’t a review of DEGIRO but an overview of the things you should consider if you plan to use it. Note that the information in this article may only […]
There are so many brokers out there. Different levels of service, different pricing schemes, different domiciles. How do you decide if a broker is “bad” or “good”? How do you go about choosing one suitable for long term, passive investing through buying ETFs? Different people may choose different brokers due to different preferences. This post […]