Top 5 index ETFs for Investors in Belgium [017]

What are the best stock index ETFs for investors in Belgium?
What are the most diversified, cost-effective, tax-efficient, high performance ETFs that we can invest in from Belgium?

In this episode, we cover:
- The FIRE Belgium ETF selection checklist - to help you pick the best ETFs
- How to practically check each of those criteria for an ETF (using IWDA as an example)
- Top 5 ETFs that fulfill those criteria for investors in Belgium
- Comparison of the 5 ETFs

This episode is quite technical and better suited for people who are already familiar with index investing.

Note that selecting a stock index ETF is only a small part of what you need to do to be a successful index investor, including a suitable asset allocation, tax management, broker selection, etc.

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Music: Tobu, Wholm & Blume - Cool
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4:20 how to pick right etf
7:00 IWDA
17:30 VWCE
23:14 SWRD
27:08 FWRA
29:00 etf comparison
33:00 next steps (guide, workshops etc)

[TijlDaelemans]

Great overview. Love it. I send it to anyone who's looking to invest. This is beter than any pension fund 🥳

[whizzinwings]

Thank you very much for explaining everything in so detail. Hats off 👏

[QUTEJA]

I have an account with Degiro where only the IWDA and VWCE are part of the core selection. Is this important to include? Great video.

[schx]

Est-ce que tu prévois de faire une vidéo sur les ETF bond également? Par curiosité, quel ETF as-tu choisi parmi ceux-ci ? Et à quelle proportion dans ton portefeuille par rapport aux ETF bond ? Merci beaucoup :)

[jamphelbe]

Thanks for explaining about etf about belgium.So my question is how about VAA vanguard sp 500 index fund ? I invented 1 year ago. Can you please little explain about its .thanks

[gertvandeslijke]

Why is ESG/Sustainability a general selection criteria, if none of the 5 suggested ETFs use/qualify for it?

[DavideGianluca]

is there an ETF optimised for taxes in Belgium (TOB at 0, 12) exposed worldwide and with sustainability policy and in the primary selection of DeGiro? is yes which one?

[davekevo]

heb je de Beginner's Guide ook in het Nederlands?

[astridvervliet]

The SPDR (IE00B3YLTY66) you're talking about doesn't show 0, 17% TER on Bolero but 0, 40%. Where does the change come from? Is it still interesting then?

[philippegovaerts]

Can an ETF disappear or stop, meaning you would lose all your money? Or will it always be merged into another one?