stock investing, strategies and portfolios

In April, the readers of the My Money portal were most interested in investing in shares, strategies and personal portfolios. Here are the 5 most read articles of the past month.

5. Estonian investors name what to buy now so that we are satisfied in 10 years

Estonian investors took advantage of the bull market at the beginning of the year and recorded strong returns. Answering the questions of the Estonian business publication Aripaev, they shared their favorites and named what they consider to be promising investments. Among them are shares of Lithuanian companies.

4. Toomas invests: Rich with W. Buffett

Investor Toom’s portfolio also includes shares of investment conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway, which he views favorably.

“Each new generation of investment aces may laugh at Mr. Buffett’s principles and consider him old, but when another bubble bursts, it becomes clear again that it is Mr. Buffett, and not the young daredevils, who ‘brings home the returns’ with one hundred percent certainty.” – the investor writes in his diary.

3. Investing is a learned habit, you want to stick to it

Deimantė Zakarauskaitė, INVL family office investment analyst, speaking to “Mano pinigams” about her personal portfolio, says that most of it consists of investments in ETFs.

“The purpose of the portfolio is primarily not to make money, but to accumulate wealth and continue to grow it. If I were looking for a 25% return, I would choose completely different financial instruments,” she says and adds: “Since I have not chosen an investment sprint, but a marathon, I feel safe setting aside 40% of my monthly income for investments. My aim is to increase this share only.”

2. Bull Market Investing Strategies: We’re Approaching a Euphoric Cycle

In retrospect, 2022 was the beginning of the bull market. in October, when the S&P 500 index, which is made up of the 500 largest publicly traded companies in the United States, hit a bottom from which it began to rise again.

The S&P 500 officially entered a bull market in 2023. in June – when it rose 20% from the last bottom. In mid-January this year, the index reached an all-time high.

Investors identify strategies that should be used to reduce risk in a bull market.

1. Investment platforms – what not to choose

If you have decided to invest on your own in, say, securities, mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs), you cannot do without an intermediary. First of all, it is recommended to check whether the platform operator has the necessary license and has the right to provide investment services in our country.

According to Rosvalda Krušna, advisor to the board member of the Bank of Lithuania, it is important that the license is issued in Europe so that the platform operator has the right to provide services in Lithuania: “The standards are much higher in Europe. If the services are provided by some third party, I think the risk is higher.”

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