Investments

I write about my investor experience by investing in dividend-paying stocks, options trading, cryptocurrencies, peer-to-peer lending, stock IPO's and more. Currently on the road to save 1 million dollars by 2045.  Check out my freemium newsletter for investing with covered calls

 

Stargazing in Ječi, Boat Riding in Laidi, Stock Trading in Vilgāle

18 August, 2022 seen 33
Yesterday we traveled to Ječi to move the lawn, grill a fish and use it as a camp base before visiting a pebbled beach near Nida close to the Latvian/Lithuanian. Our new favorite shop - LIDL, fish is awesome and the rest is good too. We…

Would I invest $2,000 in US stocks

5 August, 2022 seen 28
This article has been sitting in the blog's draft section since May 2018, I decided I just have to write an answer to this question - would I invest $2,000 in US stocks?  Why $2,000? Apparently, that seemed quite a sum to lose back in 2018…

Stocks, Concrete works and Drone Repair in Riga

18 July, 2022 seen 20
The day started with me waiting for the Euronext stock exchange to open. I had 300 shares with Dutch ING stock and was looking to write covered calls to generate some income. Unfortunately, my portfolio was dragged under EUR 2,000 balance…

Bank Stocks and Gold are down today

14 July, 2022 seen 24
My portfolio dropped by some 10% today - as I'm heavily invested in Dutch ING bank stock and Barrick Gold, I find it a bit scary, not to say more. It seems I'm going to get assigned ING 9.34 PUT tomorrow and might get assigned GOLD: NYSE…

Latest Stock Buy: 60 shares AMS:INGA (ING Groep NV) at EUR 9.04

12 July, 2022 seen 49
On July 12th, 2022 I bought 60 shares of AMS: INGA (ING Groep NV) paying EUR 9.04 per share.  I'm now holding 200 shares with ING stock in my portfolio and my average buy price is EUR 9.82.  The ING Group is a Dutch multinational banking…

Average Monthly Salary in European Union 2022

7 July, 2022 seen 31,555
In 2022 three were 27 member states in the European Union (EU), and 20 of the 27 EU member states have adopted the euro (€) as their common currency. In this article, I've listed European Union member countries by the gross monthly average…

GDP Per Capita in European Union 2022*

5 July, 2022 seen 1,125
The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total population of about 447 million.  The other morning I was talking to a friend from South Africa,…

African Union GDP Per Capita 2022*

30 June, 2022 seen 58
The African Union (AU) is a continental union consisting of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa.  The AU's future goals include a customs union, a single market, a central bank, and a common currency, thereby establishing…

Is it possible to buy a 3 bd apartment in European Union Member state for just EUR 350?

29 June, 2022 seen 40
A few years ago I bought a property in rural Latvia (which is a member state of the European Union) for under EUR 4,000 - most of the time I thought this has been a bad investment.  Since my original purchase I have additionally invested…

Minimum Wages in European Union 2022

16 June, 2022 seen 3,113
In 2022 there were 21  out of 27 European Union member states with an official minimum wage set by the government. Turns out this is already the eighth (#9) article about minimum wages in European Union featured on the blog. To keep it up…