How to Invest for Financial Independence?
Welcome to Bankeronwheels.com – The Personal Finance Hub dedicated to European Investors!
You landed on a website that is different to most Investing resources, with no false promises of quick wins.
How about a realistic way of reaching Financial Independence? Let me show you around.
One way of looking at available resources is through your desired level of involvement with your portfolio:
- Just starting out? Investing can be really simple. It can all get a bit overwhelming, but in just a couple of days, digest essential information for beginners. And invest through a one-stop solution.
- Intermediate Investors – It doesn’t take much learning to be in driver’s seat. In a week you could review guides and my checklist and come out with benefit of higher long term returns.
- Advanced Investors – If you are tempted by more tailoring you can benefit from all insights to optimize portfolios and express some of your views.
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Once you have constructed you portfolio, you’re all set!
You can ignore most of the Financial News – it is noise that won’t help you reach Financial Independence.
Worse, it distracts you and consumes your most precious resource – Time!
If you are looking for a particular Guide I have listed the most popular ones below:
- Growing Your Portfolio is about how to increase returns – Equity ETFs, International Diversification, model Portfolios for Short or Long Term
- Protecting Your Portfolio is about how to benefit from market crashes, choosing Bond ETFs, whether you should buy Gold or hedge your ETFs’ Currencies. And selecting a Safe Stock Broker.
There is also a small section dedicated to the ‘Wheels’ part – how I used my relative Financial Independence and cycled the World.
Your goals will almost certainly be different to mine, but we can reach it together.
I wish you best of luck in reaching it, and am here to help through the comments section.
Good Luck and keep’em* rolling !
(* Wheels & Dividends)
MUST-READ Guides
My fundamental reviews of Equity ETFs and Asset Allocation include:
- Investor Checklist - Ready to Invest? Have a look at the checklist before buying ETFs
- How to build a Long Term Portfolio for Financial Independence - Guide to creating a Smart & Simple Long Term Portfolios with ETFs
- Vanguard LifeStrategy - Fan of Vanguard? Have a look at their Lifestrategy Funds Range
- The best UCITS ETFs - A curated list of best ETFs for European Investors
- The Simplest Equity Portfolio - Comparison of Best Total World Equity Index Trackers
- How to Invest for Short Term goals? - Medium Term Investing is more risky than long term portfolio - pay attention to the right asset classes
- All you need to know about International ETFs - including Developed vs Emerging Markets, Small vs Mid/Large Caps and country allocations with List of Best ETFs
My fundamental reviews include:
- Spectacular Market Crashes - how much can you lose? How long will it take to recover? How to take advantage of the next recession
- What if my Broker goes Bust? How to choose a Broker that is safe
- What is the best rebalancing method? How to increase returns and reduce risk by rebalancing your portfolio
- What about currency risk? - In which currency should I buy my ETFs?
- Should I hedge my Portfolio? - Hedge or not to hedge? Guide to hedging currency risk in your Equity and Bond ETFs
- Should you buy Gold? - Is it necessary to have an asset that generates no yield? What really drives Gold price?
- International and European Bond ETFS - For Long Term International Investors Bonds are key to protect their Equity Portfolios
- US Bond ETF Guide - Comprehensive Review of Blend Bond Funds, Treasuries, Corporates, High Yield, Inflation Linked, Muni ETFs