#02 - How to Start Investing in Europe | The Best Brokers for Stocks & ETFs

We start today's episode with a discussion about the value of Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies and NFTs before getting into the main topic, how to protect against inflation using investments. Hosted by Angelo based in Austria and millionaire ex-Google employee Giorgio in Switzerland! TIME-STAMPS: 00:00 What was on our mind the past week  05:47 Debating Bitcoin, Crypto and NFTs   30:51 Angelo's experience with Bitcoin & Ethereum  33:45 How to protect against inflation  40:51 Real-estate, stocks & ETFs Our ETF & Stock Brokers: Interactive Brokers: https://p2p.yt/ib CapTrader (IB without inactivity fees): https://p2p.yt/captrader Degiro: https://p2p.yt/degiro Brokers for Austria & Germany only: https://p2p.yt/etfs Other Links: FIRE Mafia on YouTube: https://firemafia.eu P2P Investing Europe (Angelo's channel): https://p2p.yt/yt  Retire in Progress (Giorgio's Blog): https://retireinprogress.com Disclaimer: Some of the links are affiliate links, which help support us and the podcast. We only link to services we use and are convinced of ourselves, none of the links are sponsored. We are only sharing our own experience and personal opinions. We are not financial advisors and you should always do your own research and due diligence before making investment decisions. 

How to start investing and finding the best brokers for stocks & ETFs in Europe. We cover a lot of topics in today's episode to help you along your journey towards financial independence and early retirement! Hosted by Angelo based in Austria and ex-Google millionaire Giorgio in Switzerland. How to get started with investing Asset allocation  What is an Index/ETF?  Lump-sum vs. Dollar-cost averaging  Valuable resources for passive investing via ETFs  Our investment strategies  The best brokers for European investors (which ones do we use?)   Tax-efficiency  Rebalancing  Automating your investments Our ETF & Stock Brokers: Interactive Brokers: https://p2p.yt/ib CapTrader (IB without inactivity fees): https://p2p.yt/captrader Degiro: https://p2p.yt/degiro Brokers for Austria & Germany only: https://p2p.yt/etfs Other Links: FIRE Mafia on YouTube: https://firemafia.eu P2P Investing Europe (Angelo's channel): https://p2p.yt/yt  Retire in Progress (Giorgio's Blog): https://retireinprogress.com Disclaimer: Some of the links are affiliate links, which help support us and the podcast. We only link to services we use and are convinced of ourselves, none of the links are sponsored. We are only sharing our own experience and personal opinions. We are not financial advisors and you should always do your own research and due diligence before making investment decisions. 

Can you achieve financial independence as a European investor? This is one of the topics we discuss in the first episode. Welcome to the first ever episode of the FIRE Mafia! The show is hosted by millionaire ex-Google employee Giorgio in Switzerland and Angelo in Austria. You'll also hear: Short personal introductions from the two of us How the two of us met What Financial Independence means for us and how our mindset changed over the years How we invest our money What held Giorgio back from investing in P2P lending so far Bitcoin What we would change if we had 10x the amount of investments we have now FIRE Mafia on YouTube: https://firemafia.eu P2P Investing Europe (Angelo's channel): https://p2p.yt/yt Retire in Progress (Giorgio's Blog): https://retireinprogress.com Disclaimer: We are only sharing our own experience and personal opinions. We are not financial advisors and you should always do your own research and due diligence before making investment decisions.