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Posts with Tag β†’ investing

Why do I stay with VIAC for my Swiss third pillar invested in stocks? (vs. Frankly or Finpension) (Quick answer #1)

posted in Finance on Tue 29 December 2020, by MP Comments
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In 2021, I will stay at VIAC for my frugal 3rd pillar rather than go to Finpension or frankly. Here's why.

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Interview with the Daubasses team (incl. promo offer until 30.11.2020)

posted in Finance on Wed 11 November 2020, by MP Comments
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The Daubasses team is aiming for a 15% annualized return with their #2 portfolio. Interview without filter.

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Estate tax treaty US-Switzerland: the final answer about the VT ETF (with the MP family as concrete example)

posted in Finance on Sun 17 May 2020, by MP Comments
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I finally found the answer about our status regarding the estate tax treaty US-Switzerland with our VT ETF as Swiss investors.

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How would I invest CHF 10'000 in the stock market if I started today? (stock market coronavirus crash or not!)

posted in Finance on Thu 26 March 2020, by MP Comments
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I regularly receive emails from novice Swiss investors who want to be reassured about their investment strategy and choice of broker. As my answer is always the same, I decided to make this an article to which I could redirect future requests of this kind.

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Experiment: How to open a Mintos account and invest 1'000€ in peer to peer lending in 8 minutes (~10% wished return)

posted in Finance on Wed 04 March 2020, by MP Comments
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I spent 2019 exploring investment options that could yield more than 8-10% return. And P2P loans are one of them. I chose the Mintos P2P lending platform to get started. Here is a summary of my experience so far.

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Ask the readers: should I invest in P2P lending?

posted in Finance on Fri 01 November 2019, by MP Comments
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What do you think? Should I try P2P lending, or stay away from it?

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What ETF portfolio to build in 2018 as a Swiss Mustachian?

posted in Finance on Sun 09 September 2018, by MP Comments
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As our investment strategy has been in auto-pilot mode for almost two years, I didn't think to update you about my ETF portfolio changes. Thanks to our reader Max for reminding me, it's now fixed!

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How to open a VIAC third pillar and transfer an existing 3a account to it (and other exclusive infos)

posted in Finance on Thu 31 May 2018, by MP Comments
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After analyzing VIAC's new 3a pillar solution, we decided to open an account and transfer Mrs. MP's existing 3a into it. As usual, I documented everything with an article filled with screenshots. I hope it will help you!

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Is VIAC the (new) best third pillar for Swiss Mustachians?

posted in Finance on Fri 25 May 2018, by MP Comments
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It has been two years since I chose our LUKB 3a pillar based on the Swisscanto BVG 3 Index 45 R fund. Hearing more and more people talking about VIAC, I thought it was time to do a little analysis to see if it could be a potential competitor.

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Cryptocurrencies as a Swiss investor: which, where, and how to buy them

posted in Cryptocurrencies on Mon 04 December 2017, by MP Comments
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Last week, I presented you experimentation's project with crypto-currencies. Being a rookie myself, I then had to face the first questions that any investor has to ask himself, namely: which portfolio to choose, which online brokerage platform to select, and how to buy/store concretely my first bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies?

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