How to get Free Shares?

How to get free shares?

For a limited time (offer expires 26 June 2023) Trading212 is offering free shares worth up to €100 if you successfully sign up using this link: https://www.trading212.com/invite/Gbasu6a4 

(Naturally a minimum investment is necessary for the bonus).

Though I am not a financial advisor, and one should always be aware of the risks before investing, my personal experience with Trading212 has been a positive one.

So often the recommendations and advice for investing apps comes from an American POV, which is often less than helpful for those of us living in Europe. Trading212 allows anyone living in an EU country (and some outside the EU) to open an account and start trading. 

The list of current countries includes: United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Czech Republic, France, Spain, Slovakia, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Greece, Portugal, Hungary, Bulgaria, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Switzerland, Romania, Poland, Mexico, Honduras, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, UAE, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain.

Another new benefit is that any money in your account but not actively invested still earns interest (better than most of the German banks TBH).

Some pros that I have experienced using Trading212 include:

- mobile app

- real time exchange

- huge amount of stocks to choose from

- available in Europe and for expats

- very easy navigation and comprehension

- fractional shares

- optional automatic pie investing

If you're already using Trading212, drop me a message below to let me know how your experience has been. Or if you have other platforms that you would recommend, please write that too, as I would be interested in researching other possibilities. 

How to invest in European property

How to invest in European Property

If you're like me and have an interest in building up an investment property portfolio but don't know where to start, or how to get enough capital to purchase a property yourself, then you might be interested in Rendity. It is an Austrian crowd investing platform, which I have found super accessible to use and invest through. 

I'm by no means a financial advisor; all I can impart is that my personal experience has been very positive, and that to-date my investments have been on track (even one already paid back in full).

A couple of facts:

minimum investment amount €100 (maximum €25.000)

mobile app connected to account

easy to open an account

automatic savings strategy available (I haven't used this function)

And as a bonus, if you use this referral link you will receive €25 once you've made your first minim investment (€100). That's 25% return instantly!!

https://rendity.com/en/referral?u=9A33 

Investing app for Europeans and beginners

Investing as a beginner in the stockmarket in Europe. 

I realise this post is quite different to my usual posts about music, places of interest and general Berlin/German photography, but I have recently taken interest in investing into the stockmarket. 

Through researching how to start trading through an app (rather than a personalised broker or bank), I came across many ideal looking apps such as Robinhood and Webull, only to discover that they are only available for American citizens, and not at all available in Europe. 

Big sigh, plus a "thanks Apple App store" ...

However, further research led me to Trading212, which has no fees, and I have found to be very simple to use. I watched a lot of European and UK based YouTube reviews of the app, to see what the deal was (eg why no commission fees?), and surprisingly pretty much everyone had the same positive reaction and review. 

So I got started. 

The sign up process was very efficient, and there are more than enough stocks to start investing in, both UK, European and American stock markets. Plus a range of ETFs, REITs, and over 3000s individual stocks to chose from.

So far all appears to be working very well with the app and its accessibility. Less can be said for the Stockmarket's performance, but that is to be expected given the current climate. 

And finally, the sweet deal: If you follow the following link, both you and I will be rewarded a free stock. I would recommend starting with the invest app, as the CDF is more complicated. 

Do you want to get a free stock share worth up to ‎€⁠100?

Create a Trading 212 Invest account using this link www.trading212.com/invite/Gbasu6a4 and we both get a free share!

And if you do happen to follow the link and create an account, be sure to leave a comment below to let me know. 

Enjoy trading,

MJT.