Why I decided to close one of my pension funds

Back in April, I took some money out of one of my pension funds. The fund was invested more conservatively than I thought and I was not pleased with the performance during the recovery after the Covid induced market crash. At the time, I pulled out 23.5K EUR and invested it across index funds, crypto…

Thursday’s Top Three (TTT #012)

As part of this series, I'm sharing the Top Three articles I’ve read over the prior week with you all every Thursday. via Giorgio Trovato on Unsplash The articles that are featured can either be fresh or selected from other blogs’ archives. The only rule to be included in the collection is that it’s an article that I’ve…

Money Mistakes – My managed fund experience

Back in 2010, 20-something-year-old me decided that I wanted to invest in Emerging Markets. I had just learnt about BRIC in university, and thought this was “the future”. So, as many young and ignorant first time investors might do, I went to consult my bank advisor. Of course, he was more than happy to sell…