Summary of Teaching my Kids Series – June 2020 In august of 2015 I started this series about the wonderful world of investing. By writing these blog posts I try to educate my kids. And I hope my kids at…
Archer Daniel Midland Company (ADM) Stock Analysis – Pollie Style for June 2020
ADM: This is an analysis Pollie-Style of Archer-Daniel Midland Company, an existing holding in my Vrijheid Fonds. As said, I already own this company in my Vrijheid Fonds. Or should I say, I’m a proud owner of (a very small)…
Teaching my kids – Part 23: Top 5 investment mistakes
Top 5 investment mistakes – Teaching my Kids part 23. It has been a long time since I posted a post in my Teaching my Kids series. So, it is time again, and this time it is a blog about…
Vereit (VER) slashes its dividend
VEREIT (VER) slashes its dividend Last week VEREIT announced its first quarter 2020 operating results. As was expected, VEREIT was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. A number of tenants weren’t able to pay any rent. If we look at the…
April 2020 Dutch Dividend Bloggers
A new post in the Dutch Dividend Bloggers series. I have been working from home for 10 weeks now and I notice that my balance between work and private life is becoming increasingly blurred. My time to write blogs is…
AFLAC (AFL) Stock Analysis Pollie-Style – 2020
American Family Life Assurance Company-AFLAC (AFL) Stock Analysis Pollie Style for May 2020. I already own this company in my Vrijheid Fonds. And I want to try to make a new analysis of all my shares every year, and it has…
Shell’s first dividend cut since WWII
Shell’s first dividend cut since WWII Two days ago, I woke up to the news Royal Dutch Shell has reduced its dividend for the first time in 80 years. I must admit that I reread it myself three times and…
Unilever is hit by COVID-19
Unilever is hit by COVID-19. On April 23rd, 2020 Unilever announced its results for the first quarter of 2020. Normally this trading update is accompanied by a dividend raise. So, I was anxiously waiting for these results. But what I…
How much will you have saved at 67?
How much will you have saved at 67? Due to the COVID-19/Corona crisis I’m working from home the last couple of weeks. Here in The Netherlands we have to work from home as much as possible and practice social distancing.…
Rabobank Certificates suspend payments
Rabobank Certificates suspend payments Last Friday, the European Central Bank (ECB) asked European banks to stop paying dividends and buy back their own shares for the time being. The ECB considers it essential that banks maintain their capital in order…