The MSCI World is one of the most popular indexes for European investors. That popularity is reflected in the number of MSCI World UCITS ETFs available: 13. It can get confusing to choose among similar alternatives with minor differences. So, how do you determine which MSCI World UCITS ETF is best for you? The MSCI […]
As I mentioned in my overview of DEGIRO, the broker has a long list of commission free ETFs. When you stumble into that list for the first time you may wonder: which should I choose? Which DEGIRO commission free ETFs are the best? How do commission free ETFs work? Your first trade of the month […]
Recording your ETF transactions allows you to keep an historic log of your investment history and visualize the performance of your whole portfolio. Portfolio Performance is the free (and open-source) tool I use to track my investments. There are many (free and paid) alternatives to Portfolio Performance. I chose Portfolio Performance for the following reasons: […]
Lars Kroijer has a free video series called Investment Demystified where he introduces the key concepts of his book with the same name. The video series consists of 5 videos lasting in total 30 minutes. It is a great way to quickly get exposed to the learnings of the book without having to spend hours […]
Sometimes it is easy to get lost with all the information about investing you can find in this site. You may understand the concepts and feel informed but you still have a hard time grasping all the steps that you need to undertake in order to start investing. Here I want to outline all the […]
I find it useful to keep a ledger of all my ETF transactions. This has been immensely valuable for me for the following reasons: I have changed brokers a few times but I can go to my personal record to see the details of transactions I’ve made years ago. How likely is it that you […]
If you are looking for a quick introduction to investing in index funds, Bernstein’s “If You Can – How millennials can get rich slowly” is my favorite recommendation. I have recommended other books as well but “If You Can” is remarkable because it is only 16 pages long, it is free and it covers the […]
Editor’s Note: This article was written when the iShares Emerging Markets ETF (ISIN IE00B0M63177) had a TER of 0.75%. That TER has now changed to 0.18%. This means that I now consider this to be a reasonable choice for an emerging markets ETF. I will keep the original article below because it is shares some […]
Editor’s Note: This article was written when the iShares Emerging Markets ETFs (ISIN IE00B4l5YC18/IE00B0M63177) had a TER of 0.68%/0.75%. That TER has now changed to 0.18%. This means that I now consider this to be a reasonable choice for an emerging markets ETF. —- If you are looking to invest in Emerging Markets equities through […]
A fund domicile is the country where the fund is incorporated. You can know a fund’s domicile by looking at its ISIN. The first two characters are dedicated to the country’s code. The fund with ISIN IE00B4L5Y983 is domiciled in Ireland – IE country code. The domicile is important because it affects the taxes paid […]