Analysis and portfolios for rational investing
Bitcoin has appreciated a lot over the last years, and polarized discussions on social media continue endlessly about which asset will perform the best in
Continue readingFor those investors under 50 years of age, inflation has never been a real issue, at least for those of us residing in the Western
Continue readingWarren Buffett has publicly (and frequently) written about what he considers the folly of investing in gold: Gold doesn’t produce any tangible values – neither
Continue readingWarren Buffett’s investment track record is second to none. Not only has he managed to invest successfully, but his patience has made him compound decade
Continue readingSince the early 1980s inflation has been falling, at least according to official numbers. As a result, the interest rates have dropped significantly, even to
Continue readingA recent study about Norwegian traders and investors sheds some light on the returns (or lack of) based on diversification, age, wealth, and risk appetite.
Continue readingCharlie and I don’t know our cost of capital. It’s taught in business schools, but we’re skeptical. We just look to do the most intelligent
Continue readingEveryone understands that you need to own stocks over many years to make money. How long do you need to hold a broad portfolio of
Continue readingThere are plenty of reasons why a company might choose to unload or otherwise separate itself from the fortunes of the business to be spun
Continue readingWhat is the Holy Grail of investing? The Holy Grail is often used to describe a method to achieve eternal success or happiness, depending on
Continue readingMany investors are obsessed with identifying future multibaggers. How can you find multibagger stocks? Unfortunately, it’s not easy. In this article, we look at a
Continue readingIs it possible to get rich by investing in stocks? If so, how do get rich investing in stocks? It’s possible, of course, to get
Continue readingRecently the short squeeze in Gamestop and some other stocks have attracted a lot of media attention. Of course, the action is sheer speculation and
Continue readingNo matter your time horizon or investment style, you should have an investment checklist. The bare minimum is a mental checklist, but preferably it should
Continue readingStock splits are touted as good by the mainstream investment community. Nevertheless, Warren Buffet has said that stock splits are meaningless and refused to split
Continue readingIt’s weird how a little tick on a notepad, or even just in your head, can give you assurance and better results without even increasing
Continue readingThe US stock market is about 50% of the world’s stock market capitalization. If you want a diversified stock portfolio it’s pretty natural to include
Continue readingStock picking is difficult because only a small minority of the stocks contribute to the majority of the gains. It’s skewed to only a few
Continue readingThe good is mostly in the absence of the bad. – Old proverb, mentioned in Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s Antifragile. Why is it important to avoid
Continue readingSome weeks ago I published an article looking at the worst month in the stock market: September. Today, 29th of September, as September is coming
Continue readingIn Street Name Your capital is at risk when you are investing in equity markets, but I assume very few consider the broker as a
Continue readingIntroduction and summary: I have invested in Estateguru since 2016 and this review shares my thoughts and experiences as a lender and investor on their
Continue readingYesterday, the 3rd of September 2020, witnessed a pretty big drop in the stock market with Nasdaq leading the decline with a drop of 5.07%.
Continue readingIntroduction and summary: Is it worth buying a cask of whisky? Alcohol has for thousands of years been a vital part of human culture (whether
Continue readingTail risk is a form of portfolio risk that arises when the possibility that an investment will move more than three standard deviations from the
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