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Skip to content Selma Finance is more than just a Swiss roboadvisor. The following Selma Finance Review gives you a deep insight into our Selma Review and even includes an interview with CEO Patrik Schär.
How high the Selma Finance Return on investment and many other exciting questions are answered here. Also a Selma Finance Referral Code at the end of the article!
We wish you good entertainment with Selma and Patrik!
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Let's clarify what Selma is before we talk about Selma Finance experience.
Selma is more than just a mixture of a Roboadvisor and a Investment advisor. The roboadvisor portion of Selma charmingly quizzes you in a chat about your financial situation, your risk tolerance, and about your long-term goals.
You will then receive customized suggestions for investments, reserves or savings accounts. In the case of major events, a specialist will take another look at your situation and thus offer you a service that is otherwise only available to very wealthy people. By the way, you can do this via our link free of charge for you test yourself.
You can then adjust or open the suggested strategy for your investment at the click of a button and now invest your money with Selma.
At the end or beginning of the year, there are of course Swiss tax return documents prepared documents and also an option for the Pillar 3a!
That was the short version, but more detailed answers to your We received questions from Selma Finance CEO Patrik Schär and put them in this article. You can find the interview at the bottom of the article.
The Selma fees are staggered as follows:
Feedback from users: Overall, the Selma Finance reviews and testimonials from our readers are above average.
One thing is fact: Selma Finance is disruptive for the Swiss financial market! A completely new concept, a extensive investment offering and friendly design. Alone with the design become and the deliberate avoidance of technical terms, people are also targeted.
While financial advisors usually keep their eyes open for wealthy older people, Patrik Schär wants to make the world of finance attractive to young people with his company. Whether you want to experience Selma Finance is entirely up to you. We consider the investment recommendations to be solid, and especially suitable for people who do not want to deal with the subject on a regular basis. Why?
Investing money is not trivial. If you want to tackle them completely on your own, you'll need to review your investments frequently and Adjustments perform. Selma Finance takes care of all these tasks for a small fee.
Would you like to take control of your finances as a whole? With savings plans, risk diversification, allocation to asset classes, etc.? Do you want to spend days and weeks reading annual reports and devouring financial books? If no, Selma Finance is recommended for Swiss, because for a small fee a really good service is offered.
You get a Investment strategy tailored to you and your goals, maximum transparency, documents for the tax return and even optionally offered a 3rd pillar.
But if you have ambitions to deal with the financial matter in depth and you see investments as a hobby, do it yourself.
But in the end, a decision must also be based on gut feeling. Therefore we CEO Patrik with the most important questions and would like to give you an insight into the meaning of this interview.
... Small Talk 😉 ...
Let's start with an unsympathetic question: Patrik, how high are the Selma Finance Fees?
This varies depending on your investment style and thus on the products you choose. But a typical fee looks something like this: Base fee + product cost = 0.68% + 0.22% = 0.90% per annum
How often/quickly does a portfolio shift take place?
For large investments, an employee first checks everything again, just like a "real" asset manager. However, if you make normal restructuring changes to your strategy, these are implemented directly.
Info: Here is a detailed look at how the Selma Finance Algorithm works.
Is it possible to invest in ETF savings plans with Selma Finance?
Yes, Selma will invest in ETF savings plans for you depending on your strategy. However, since Selma advises you (and not the other way around), you cannot directly specify which ETFs you want to invest in. Rather, Selma will select suitable ETFs for you.
Will there also be a tax return for Austrians or Germans?
We are currently refining the extracts for the Swiss tax return. Unfortunately, we do not have any documents in planning for Germans and Austrians at the moment.
What is the intelligence or investment strategy of Selma based on?
Partly at work from Strategy Experts Stefan JäcklinGlobal Asset Allocation and Shiller CAPE.
Each of our investors has an individual strategy, and many investors do not aim for maximum returns. For example, many customers have also invested a high portfolio share very safe and liquid in overnight money. This means that the return value varies greatly and it would not make sense to speak of "THE Selma Finance return".
What are the next goals and milestones for Selma Finance?
We have just completed the integration of pillar 3a. Our own Selma app is also on the agenda (Comment Schwiizerfranke: Selma Finance App now online)We also want to expand geographically. Ultimately, we want every user to have the best Selma Finance experience, and we work on this every day.
Finally, just one more question, then we'll let you get back to work. Can you give us a reading tip in finance?
Oh! hmmm. I'm gonna have to give you this later. Sorry. Can I get a cookbook? (We'll let the very busy Patrik go through this again. But instead we'll register for another visit with good coffee at his office).
As you will have gathered, the Selma review is very positive. The fair, transparent conditions and the innovative digitalisation of asset management are also frequently praised by the community. The only criticism of Selma Finance relates to the fees, which could of course always be lower, but they are within a fair range.
We can recommend Selma Finance with a clear conscience, are very satisfied with the current updates and therefore asked nicely for a bonus! With the Selma Promo code in the link there's now even CHF 34 free at Selma!
Have you already opened a securities account? Then let us know in the comments how your Selma Finance experience is?
On the Investment page you will find an overview of our test for investing money in Switzerland.
Anyone who wants to invest with Selma can do so not only in the 3b area. Thanks to Selma Finance 3a, there is a pillar 3a pension solution directly integrated in Selma. So you can make provisions and save taxes with Selma Finance.
The Selma return depends to a large extent on the return of the broad equity markets and the Selma fees.
With total Selma fees of around 1% and a long-term stock market performance of around 5% - 7%, the Selma return can be surmised.
Yes, the Selma Finance App for iOs and Android is available for download. In the Selma Finance App you can manage your investments and your Selma Pillar 3a.
The investment strategy creates a Selma Finance ETF savings plan for you, but you do not select the individual ETFs or index funds. Rather, the algorithm makes the choice for you and creates a Selma ETF portfolio tailored to you.
Giving Selma experience in terms of performance is not necessarily representative. Because the Selma investment strategy in my portfolio probably looks different than in your portfolio. Accordingly, the Selma performance experience will also differ.
Roughly, you can expect the Selma return from a broad investment strategy minus the Selma fees. So about 7% return per year minus about 1% (all rounded) equals 6% return per year over the long term. That or something like that would be my personal outlook. Where it actually goes remains to be seen!
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27 Responses
I am currently not at all satisfied with the performance of my Selma portfolio. It has to be said that I set up my portfolio there in January 2022 and a few days later the war of aggression in Ukraine started. Since I have a rather risk-averse strategy, my portfolio collapsed there and is currently at -17% after adjustment for time. Of course, I have a long portfolio there and I am sure that it will recover. However, if I look at another portfolio with a similar risk setting of mine for the same period, it is even just positive. So my current assessment is that Selma's investments have not been smartly made in recent months and I would not recommend Selma, at least for now.
Hello Beni,
Thanks for sharing your experience!
In the case of long-term investments with a high share quota, short-term fluctuations must "naturally" be expected. This will be similar for all providers, even if the fluctuations differ. Therefore, the comparison should definitely be made on a long-term basis.
Here a Contribution to long-term investmentswhich I hope will help you.
Since you are investing for the long term, it is wonderful when returns are low, because by investing regularly you automatically buy low and when the market turns, you are positive more quickly.
If you invest with high risk, you also have to live with such fluctuations. In addition, a direct comparison between the performance of providers is rather difficult ...
Hello. Interesting thing. One thing would still interest me; I have a 3a account with my bank. I already paid in the maximum amount of CHF 6883 in January. Can I still invest something extra with Selma in December?
Hello Adrian
only in the free assets, but not in the 3a. The 3a is limited to the maximum amount for you personally each year - regardless of the provider.
Hello,
I am rather sceptical about investing in the current market situation. Do you think I should wait until after winter to invest in the selma app until the market has (maybe) recovered?
Thanks for your really cool blogs!
Kind regards
you are welcome to read this Article
Hello people
Now I have read so much in the Schwiizer Franke on investing and retirement planning.
And recommended Selma to my partner... but ohhh du Schreck... Selma is not available as Android App ???
Is that really the case?
Hi, Andi. Here you see the Roadmap from Selma.
Under "Doing" is the Selma Finance Android app, so it is currently under development. Until then, however, the browser version can also be used via mobile and on the PC/laptop/tablet anyway.
Best regards 🙂
Android app from Selma has just been released 🙂
great when the CEO posts updates right here 🙂 Thanks Patrik!
Thank you for the exciting review of Selma Finance
I have now after longer back and forth but the step ventured into the world of ETF's and the report here has helped me a lot to find my way.
As a complete beginner Selma is really super easy!
It remains exciting how my Selma portfolio will develop.
Good luck Jasmin! Congratulations on getting your start. In the long run, you'll be very thankful for it 🙂
Hello everybody
At True Wealth you get the management fee for 0.25% with this invitation.
Greetings
Robert
Hi Eric. Thank you for a great review!
I am looking forward to hearing from you about Investart, a new Swiss ETF investing service, which also includes a robo-advisor. It's actually free to charge, I registered an account there and invest in ETFs with no fees. The registration is done online, and very simple to invest, very intuitive, although you can't pick stocks, only ETFs. Would have loved to hear your opinion.
Hi David
thanks for your message!
I heard about it too, but I am cautious about the platform - not to say "skeptical". Online you can find various fees that could then be charged at the end: About 20CHF per month deposit fee + 0.45%. That would be much more expensive than Selma or say True Wealth.
The site itself superficially only talks about free. In the FAQ, however, there were at times other details. Personally, I honestly do not want to invest my money here, because it does not seem serious to me. Maybe someone here made other experiences already?
Thank you so much for the post! I came to Selma through you a few months ago and have had nothing but positive experiences so far 🙂
I constantly spent my half an hour to read this weblog's articles daily along
with a cup of coffee.
🙂 haha what a pleasure, thanks!
Thanks for the great review Eric!
Hello,
I have now also started with Selma. Thank you for the detailed information!
Has anyone ever taken money out again? Did that work?
A field report as you would like it to be 🙂 Merci! Especially for the interview with the CEO, more of this please!
Thank you very much for your positive feedback Roger!
Hello, have you already tested Raiffeisen Rio? I'd be interested in a report on that.
https://www.raiffeisen.ch/marbach-rebstein/de/privatkunden/anlegen/anlageloesungen/vermoegensverwaltung/digitale-vermoegensverwaltung.html
Hello, Peter Meuli,
we have not yet created a Rio Review, thanks for the hint!
The design and customer guidance look very attractive, of course we always look very closely at the fees. The so-called "all-in-fee" of 0.65% at Rio does not quite include everything. Rather, in addition to stamp duty, there are also product charges of 0.3% and, for focus issues, 0.6% for these investment products. So the total price will be much higher than advertised.
Fees are not everything, we will certainly take a closer look at Rio in the near future!
Here is the extract from the fees:
Does the flat fee of 0.65% p.a. cover all costs?
The flat fee includes asset management, custody and account management fees, brokerage fees and the annual account/custody account statement. Not included are taxes and duties (e.g. federal stamp duty, any stock exchange charges) and product costs. The product costs of the core modules are approx. 0.3% p.a. and for focus topics 0.6% p.a.
Excellent review and agree with the comments on portfolio management, however good for newcomers and the additon of the new piar 3a is a nice value add.
Thanks Jordan 🙂 the 3a option is really a great value add!