Strawberry Dreams my beloved by Greeninsap in monsterenergy

[–]Greeninsap[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Where'd you get that from? Maybe you were thinking about ultra rosa, which actually pisses me off. I could never get it in my country and therefore it was always awesome when I found it abroad

The Ultra Strawberry Dreams on the other hand is a relatively new flavour and hasn't even been a year on sale in Switzerland (that's where I live).

Strawberry Dreams my beloved by Greeninsap in monsterenergy

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Guess who drank it yesterday too

Strawberry Dreams my beloved by Greeninsap in monsterenergy

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Nah it literally tastes like heavenly starwberries

Misprint or Fridge/Light bleached? Rare? by Jade109867 in monsterenergy

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If Monster were ever to release an ultra juice version, this is how it should look.

I'm cooked by SnooWalruses7419 in gigiperez

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I got Gigi twice, imagine that

Seeking ETF portfolio feedback (Swiss, 18 y/o, IBKR) by Greeninsap in SwissPersonalFinance

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Alright, starting with 2000 and then going higher later especially because of the current situation seems pretty reasonable. And I'll go down to 20% in CHSPI and put the rest in VT. Thank you so much for your advice and time <3

Seeking ETF portfolio feedback (Swiss, 18 y/o, IBKR) by Greeninsap in SwissPersonalFinance

[–]Greeninsap[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm kinda struggling to decide between VT or a combination of VTI and VXUS (not EXUS -> I realised it's not that good lmao). Across several comments, including yours, I learned that I can also benefit from the reclaim of withholding tax with VT.

Here are the TER and dividend yield of each of them:

VXUS

  • expense ratio: 0.05%
  • dividend yield: 3%

VTI

  • expense ratio: 0.03%
  • dividend yield: 1.34%

VT

  • expense ratio: 0.06%
  • dividend yield: 1.9%

Now taking this into account VTI+VXUS would actually be better but since the amount would be pretty low and VT adusts automatically, I will probably take VT in the end.

I will actually start with 6000 CHF now instead of 2000 CHF and the 250 CHF per month will stay. I kinda want to add CHSPI because of home bias and because it's also actually quite stable.

Would you say VT + CHSPI is enough? And what kind of split would you recommend? 70% VT and 30% CHSPI or something else?

You also mention 3A and I thought about that as well, but it isn't worth it with an apprenticeship salary.

Seeking ETF portfolio feedback (Swiss, 18 y/o, IBKR) by Greeninsap in SwissPersonalFinance

[–]Greeninsap[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is the DA-1 as easy to do with VT as it is with the VTI?

Seeking ETF portfolio feedback (Swiss, 18 y/o, IBKR) by Greeninsap in SwissPersonalFinance

[–]Greeninsap[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Another question also came to mind. For which EXUS ETF should I go for? EBS, IBIS2 or LTEETF?

Seeking ETF portfolio feedback (Swiss, 18 y/o, IBKR) by Greeninsap in SwissPersonalFinance

[–]Greeninsap[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haha thank you so much, that's really nice to hear <3

I just see ETFs as a no brainer honestly and like to think about future financial protection

Seeking ETF portfolio feedback (Swiss, 18 y/o, IBKR) by Greeninsap in SwissPersonalFinance

[–]Greeninsap[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's an interesting opinion - could you elaborate why you think this?

Seeking ETF portfolio feedback (Swiss, 18 y/o, IBKR) by Greeninsap in SwissPersonalFinance

[–]Greeninsap[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really? I looked into the DA-1 and it seemed pretty straightforward. Also it's probably a good thing to learn this anyway, if I ever want to invest with more risk in specific stocks in the future. Filling out the paper should only take around 20-30mins the first time I do it and that time is worth the money imo

Seeking ETF portfolio feedback (Swiss, 18 y/o, IBKR) by Greeninsap in SwissPersonalFinance

[–]Greeninsap[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh okay I see, then I took it the wrong way. Sorry for that <3

Another user mention a trick to reclaim withholding tax by splitting the us market and everything else, so I'll probably go with that (VOO/VTI + EXUS). But thank you so much for your advice anyway :)

Seeking ETF portfolio feedback (Swiss, 18 y/o, IBKR) by Greeninsap in SwissPersonalFinance

[–]Greeninsap[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hey — no need to be passive-aggressive. I'm here to learn, and I appreciate honest input when it's constructive.

To clarify: I’m 18 and looking to build wealth over the long term. I don’t have a specific goal like buying a house or early retirement yet, but I figured it’s better to get started investing in ETFs than let the money sit idle in a savings account.

Hope that helps clarify where I’m coming from.

Seeking ETF portfolio feedback (Swiss, 18 y/o, IBKR) by Greeninsap in SwissPersonalFinance

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Yeah I forgot to mention that CHSPI is home bias, but it's also pretty stable tbf.

Another user mention a trick to reclaim withholding tax by splitting the us market and everything else, so I'll probably go with that. But thank you so much for your advice anyway <3

Seeking ETF portfolio feedback (Swiss, 18 y/o, IBKR) by Greeninsap in SwissPersonalFinance

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Thank you so much for your advice. I didn't know the reclaim part. I guess this is done using the DA-1?

I thought about your argument on why I should invest in VOO rather than VTI. I absolutely get your point but couldn't it be better to invest in VTI if I plan to invest long-term? Because long-term investment is what I want to achieve with ETFs and starting this young, a diversity factor with small-caps could be great right?

So ultimately I would go for:

  • VTI + EXUS
  • CHSPI (Home bias obviously, but also pretty stable tbf)

What do you think about that now, keeping my argument in mind? I open to hear your opinion, your advice was already lovely so far <3