Articles on investing, company breakdowns, strategies and analysis from the InvestHub team
September 2026: +2.25% for the month against −0.5% for the S&P 500, even though the Fed raised rates. The portfolio stays above $100,000. Memory for AI, a new position in Quantinuum, the Meta sale and sold puts.
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August 2026: the portfolio is back above $100,000, +3.86% for the month against +2.6% for the S&P 500. Memory and energy for AI, two new positions, sold puts and one closed experiment with earnings options.
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The best August since 2021 for the Nasdaq, then the long end of the curve and inflation risks took part of the record back. Trades, the month's result and what the September 16 Fed meeting means for stocks.
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The club's ready-made four-sheet Excel file – you fill in one sheet, the rest work out average prices, profit per stock and XIRR by year. How it is built, how to rebuild it in Google Sheets, and how to import an IBKR or Lightyear statement into InvestHub in a minute.
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The same portfolio: in Paris it costs 31.4% in tax, in Limassol – 2.65%. Dividend and capital gains rates in 10 European countries in a single table, with all the 2026 changes.
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Half of Europe already has the app – but can you invest in it seriously? Three levels of protection, plan traps, the weekend markup – and when it is time to move to a “grown-up” broker.
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A Tallinn-based broker that is the easiest way to start: an EFSA licence, commission-free ETFs, a tax-deferred investment account – and an honest look at what Lightyear doesn’t offer.
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The broker that holds most of our portfolio: IBIE account protection, the real fees, who it will not suit – and how to open an account from the EU in five steps.
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An interesting month, to say the least. If you look only at the S&P 500, everything seems calm: a drop of just −0.13%. And the…
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Seven EU brokers – on safety, instruments, fees, and convenience. And the three we use ourselves.
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Many of our Invest Hub residents know that I have been running a public investment portfolio since 2020. From the very start I set one…
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A great... okay, not that great, but a very noticeable rotation is underway! Capital has started flowing out of overheated mega-caps into cyclicals, financials and…
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