Some Thoughts On Estateguru (Review)
Introduction and summary: I have invested in Estateguru since 2016 and this review shares my thoughts and experiences as a lender and investor on their
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September Is The Worst Month For Stocks
Yesterday, 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 readingWhisky Investment – Cask Is King (Are Whisky Casks A Good Investment?)
Are whisky casks a good investment? Is it worth buying a cask of whisky? Alcohol has for thousands of years been a vital part of
Continue readingHow To Hedge Against Tail Risk In The Stock Market (Tail Risk Hedging Strategies)
Tail risk is a form of portfolio risk that arises when the possibility that an investment will move more than three standard deviations from the
Continue readingHow Did Ray Dalio’s The All Weather Portfolio Perform During Covid-19?
Ray Dalio’s All-Weather Portfolio was constructed to stand the test of time, no matter the investing climate – be it inflation, deflation, or stagflation. How
Continue readingWhy Tobacco Stocks Outperform (Why Tobacco Stocks Are A Great Investment)
Some months ago I wrote an article about the historical performance of so-called “sin stocks”. Tobacco companies have performed the best in the US, and
Continue readingWhy We Can Expect Lower Returns Over The Next Decade
2010-2020 produced better returns than the historical averages: From the start of 2010 until today, 27th of July 2020, S&P 500 returned 250% (dividends reinvested),
Continue readingExpected Returns In A Zero Interest Rate Policy (ZIRP) Environment – Which Asset Class Is Best
The last decade has produced fantastic returns in most global asset classes (commodities excluded), helped by enormous interventions by central banks. Can we expect similar
Continue readingShould You Invest In Stocks Or Real Estate (Or Both)?
Most people invest in real estate, perhaps quite logically since this is a very easy business model to understand. Equity (stocks) is perceived as riskier
Continue readingWhy Is Diversification Important In Investing? (Benefits And Advantages)
Harry Markowitz won the Nobel Prize in 1990 for his work in showing mathematically how you can both reduce risk and create better returns by
Continue readingHow Much Can You Pay For A Quality Company And Still Make High Returns? (Future Returns For Quality Stocks)
In this article, we look at how much you can pay for a quality company and still make high and acceptable returns. Perhaps surprisingly, you
Continue readingWhy The Mental And Behavioral Aspects Are Equally Important As The Strategy
No matter how good strategies you have, they are most likely worthless if you can’t execute them properly. What looks like a piece of cake
Continue readingDollar-Cost Averaging: Beat The “Experts” And Build Wealth Over Time (An Example)
Summary and introduction: Research shows that the majority of investors underperform the broad market indices. The most likely reason is due to frequent buying/selling and
Continue readingCompounding – The Magic Of A Long-Term Mindset And Delayed Gratification
“Compound interest is the eight wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it….he who doesn’t, pays it” -Albert Einstein Presumably, Albert Einstein said
Continue readingWhy Women Are Better Investors Than Men (Women Outperform Men In Investing)
Numerous studies suggest women are better investors than men, which of course might hurt the egos of many men. Why are women better investors than
Continue readingDoes Valuation Matter? Less Than You Think If You Buy Quality
Summary: S&P has an estimated P/E of 23 for 2020. Rich valuations sometimes make the best companies’ share price languish. Low interest rates justify high
Continue readingInterview: Short-Term Trading Is A Zero-Sum Game, Investing Is Not
This week I was interviewed about my trading philosophy. In the interview, I mentioned how difficult it is to make money daytrading or swingtrading for
Continue readingSell In May And Go Away – S&P 500
Most traders and investors have heard that you need to sell in May and go away. Is this just a myth or is it correct?
Continue readingThe Best (Little Known) Investment Advice From Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett, the Oracle of Omaha, has been a strong advocate of buying only what you truly understand and only companies where you can estimate
Continue readingSin Stocks And Performance (Why Sin And Unethical Stocks Outperform)
A certain group of stocks has outperformed the rest of the stock market by a wide margin: Sin stocks. We can also label these stocks
Continue readingA Long-Term Investor Wants The Share Price To Trade Around Intrinsic Value
If you’re a future net buyer of stocks you want to pay as little as possible for the earnings. Let me explain why: Let’s assume
Continue readingWhat I Have Learnt During The Covid-19 Crisis
Now is a good time to start a diary Now is a good time to start a diary. It doesn’t have to be long. But
Continue readingEstimated Future Returns
As of writing most stock markets around the globe are down around 30%. That is a big decline, especially considering it happened in just three
Continue readingFragile vs. Antifragile Investing (What Is Antifragile Investing – An Antifragile Portfolio)
Nassim Nicholas Taleb invented the word antifragile in his book with the same name when he was looking for the opposite of fragile. Antifragile is
Continue readingWhy Family Business Stocks Are Better – Why They Outperform (Owner-Operated Businesses Have Skin In The Game)
Why do family businesses outperform? Family-owned businesses outperform the main stock indices. They outperform because they have skin in the game, attract better shareholders, have
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