Earnings Season: What Q3 Results Mean for Your Portfolio
Earnings season started this week, and the first two big European reports already show its main lesson. On Monday 12 October, LVMH reported third-quarter sales...
AI Energy Stocks: Europe's Power Play Behind AI
AI energy stocks became the fallback trade of the week. On Thursday 8 October, a Financial Times report that OpenAI's annualised revenue was about $20 billion...
AI Bubble Fears: How Exposed Is Your Portfolio?
The AI bubble question got a live test on Thursday 8 October. The Financial Times reported that OpenAI's annualised revenue was close to $50 billion, about $20...
French Debt Crisis: What It Means for Your Portfolio
The French debt crisis reaches a typical Degiro portfolio through three doors: the euro, your euro government bond ETF and French shares. Right now the first d...
How to Analyze Your Portfolio With ChatGPT (Safely)
You can analyze your portfolio with ChatGPT, and for some questions it is a very good second opinion. It explains what a company does, spots concentration you...
Eurozone Inflation by Country and Your Real Return
Euro area inflation was 3.8% in September 2026, up from 3.2% in August. That average is not your number. Eurostat's flash estimate put the Netherlands at 3.0%...
Tax-Free Investment Accounts in Europe: 2026 Country Guide
Europe now has seven different answers to one question: can you invest without being taxed on every gain? Sweden, France and Italy already have tax-free invest...
ETF Overlap: How Much Mag 7 Is in Your Portfolio?
ETF overlap is when two or more of your funds own the same companies, so your real exposure to those companies is larger than any single line in your broker ac...
Dutch Stocks to Watch: A Guide for DEGIRO Investors
The Dutch stocks worth watching fall into four groups, and each one needs a different check before you buy. There are global giants that happen to list in Amst...
How to Track Portfolio Performance the Right Way
If your portfolio tracker only shows a single "profit" number, you are almost certainly measuring performance wrong. The figure most brokers display blends two...
Rebalancing Your Portfolio at Record Highs (2026)
If your portfolio is sitting at an all-time high right now, it is probably also further from your target allocation than it has been in months. That is not a c...
How to Track Your DEGIRO Portfolio in 2026 (Full Guide)
DEGIRO's app shows you what your portfolio is worth right now and whether you're up or down against what you paid. Then it stops. To actually track your DEGIRO...
Trade Republic IPO Access: What Investors Need to Know
Trade Republic now lets its 8 million-plus users across 17 EU countries request shares directly in upcoming IPOs, before the stock starts trading on the open m...
Degiro Portfolio Analyzer: See Your True Returns
A degiro portfolio analyzer pulls your full transaction history, current prices, and dividend payments into one view so you can see your real total return, not...
Best Broker Cash Rates in Europe After the ECB Hike
The European Central Bank raised rates on 11 June 2026, its first hike since 2023, pushing the deposit facility rate to 2.25%. For the first time in over a yea...
US-Iran Deal: What It Means for Your Stocks and Oil
The US-Iran deal pushed the stock market to near-record highs and sent oil prices down nearly 5% in a single session. The S&P 500 climbed about 1.7%, the Nasda...
How to Buy SpaceX Stock (SPCX) in Europe
For the first time, you can buy SpaceX stock through your normal brokerage account. The company listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker SPCX on 12 June 2026, pri...
ECB Rate Hike June 2026: What It Means for Your Portfolio
The ECB rate hike in June 2026 landed on 11 June: the deposit facility rate moved from 2.00% to 2.25%, effective 17 June. It was the first hike since the tight...
European AI Stocks 2026: The Infrastructure Rally
European AI stocks have posted some of the largest gains anywhere in global equity markets this year. The Stoxx Europe Total Market Semiconductors index is up...
Dividend Withholding Tax in Europe: What Every Investor Needs to Know (2026)
Your Degiro account shows a dividend payment. You check the stock's declared payout per share, multiply by your position size, and the number doesn't match. It...
Trade Republic vs Degiro 2026: Which Broker to Choose?
Trade Republic vs Degiro 2026: Which Broker Should European Investors Choose? Trade Republic and Degiro are the two most popular brokers for European retail in...
Best Sharesight Alternative for European Investors (2026)
Sharesight is a solid portfolio tracker, but it has a specific problem for European investors: it was built for the Australian market. The pricing is in AUD, t...
Box 3: Netherlands' Wealth Tax Ruled Unconstitutional
On Christmas Eve 2021, Dutch investors got an unusual present. The Hoge Raad (Dutch Supreme Court) ruled that Box 3 — the country's wealth tax on savings and i...
Best Dividend Tracker for European Investors (2026)
Best Dividend Tracker for European Investors (2026) April is European dividend season. ING, ABN AMRO, Unilever, Heineken, ASML — most of the major names on Eur...
I Stopped Using Spreadsheets to Track My Portfolio — Here's What Changed
A note before we start: this is written by the Zune.Money team about our own product. It is our account of a switch we made, not an independent review, and you...
Your Portfolio Is Down — But Is It Really? How to Read Your Returns When the Euro Is Surging
You open your portfolio tracker on a Monday morning. Your US stocks are up in dollar terms. Apple gained 4%, Microsoft added 3%, the S&P 500 had a solid quarte...
The PFOF Ban Is Coming in June 2026 — What Every European Retail Investor Needs to Know
If you use a European discount broker — Degiro, Trade Republic, Scalable Capital, or similar — there's a regulatory change heading your way that could alter ho...
European Stocks Are Trading at a 40% Discount to the US — Is Now the Time to Rotate?
The S&P 500's Shiller CAPE ratio is sitting above 38. The only time it was higher in 140 years of market history was during the dotcom bubble. Meanwhile, Europ...
Degiro Fees Are Quietly Eating Your Returns — Here's the Full Breakdown for 2026
If you've been investing with Degiro for a while, you've probably noticed the occasional deduction in your account — a line item here, a currency conversion ch...
What Is Dollar-Cost Averaging? A Beginner's Guide for 2025
Imagine stepping into the European stock market, eager to invest but overwhelmed by its ups and downs. The charts look like rollercoasters, and every news head...
Trump Tariffs 2025: What Small European Stock Market Investors Need to Know
Imagine waking up to news that your stock portfolio took a hit overnight, not because of a company's performance but because of a single policy decision halfwa...
The Ultimate Diversification Guide for Small European Investors in 2025
Have you ever heard the saying, "Don't put all your eggs in one basket"? In the world of investing, that's the golden rule of diversification—and it's more imp...
The Best Stock Tracker App According to Reddit: Why ZuneMoney Tops the List
Stepping into the stock market can feel like a rollercoaster—thrilling, nerve-wracking, and a bit daunting, especially for beginners. With countless tools vyin...
Sustainable Investing in the Netherlands: Green Stocks and Real Estate in 2025
Imagine a world where your money grows while saving the planet. Sounds dreamy, right? Well, in the Netherlands in 2025, that dream is closer than ever. Sustain...
Investing in Dutch Real Estate in 2025: Is It Still the Best Investment in the Netherlands?
Investing in Dutch Real Estate in 2025: Is It Still the Best Investment in the Netherlands? Dutch Real Estate in 2025: What's Happening Now? As of March 2025,...
Beat Inflation in the Netherlands: Investment Strategies for 2025
Inflation's like that uninvited guest who keeps eating your snacks—it's here, and it's not leaving quietly. In the Netherlands in 2025, prices are climbing fas...