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 […]
Choosing between accumulating or distributing funds is among the first choices investors in Europe make. The appropriate option may reduce your (tax) costs and increase your returns. This post explains how to understand which dividend distribution policy leads to lower taxes using examples of specific countries. My previous post on the topic explains that the choice boils […]
You can find a lot of information online about how to invest in index funds in general. An example of that is my “step by step guide to investing”. Yet, sometimes you need specific knowledge about aspects of investing in your own country. How should you go about finding that information? Successfully finding that information […]
Index funds/Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are an excellent vehicle to grow your savings. They have better returns than most active investment funds. They have lower fees than active investment funds and private retirement saving funds (i.e. PPRs – Planos Poupança e Reforma). This guide focuses on aspects of investing in index funds which are specific […]