Gold as an Investment: A Belgian Investor’s Guide
Gold as an investment for Belgian investors: physical vs ETC vs gold ETF, taxation, vault costs, and gold’s real role in a portfolio.
Belgian REITs Compared: Cofinimmo, WDP, Aedifica
Belgian REITs (GVV/SIR) Cofinimmo, WDP and Aedifica: how they work, dividend yield, tax treatment, and how they fit alongside a global ETF.
Crypto Allocation in a Belgian Portfolio
How much crypto belongs in a Belgian portfolio? Volatility, correlation, custody options (FSMA-CASP brokers) and a sensible allocation range.
Survivorship Bias in Investing: Belgian Guide
Why fund league tables lie to Belgian investors: survivorship bias explained, with concrete examples from Belgian fund history.
Buying Belgian State Bonds (Staatsbons) Guide
How to buy Belgian state bonds (Staatsbon/Bon d’État) directly: subscription periods, tax treatment, and how they compare to OLOs and savings accounts.
Choosing an ETF in Belgium: Decision Matrix
How a Belgian investor should choose an ETF: TER, tracking difference, replication, domicile, withholding tax leakage, and TOB rate. Decision matrix.
ESG / Sustainable Investing for Belgian Investors
ESG and sustainable investing for Belgian investors: SFDR Article 8/9, the data quality problem, costs, and the impact-vs-returns trade-off.
S&P 500 ETF for Belgian Investors
S&P 500 ETFs for Belgian investors: CSPX vs VUSA vs IUSA, accumulating choices, TOB rate, and whether to hold S&P 500 alongside a world ETF.
Emerging Markets ETF Belgium: EIMI Explained
Emerging-markets ETFs for Belgian investors: EIMI vs EMIM vs VFEM, China weighting, costs, and how much EM should sit in your portfolio.
Dollar-Cost Averaging for Belgian Investors
Dollar-cost averaging for Belgian investors: how it works, what the long-run evidence says, and which Belgian brokers support free monthly plans.