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March 9, 2017
Endurance – making sure you’re there for the next round
Never go all-in on an investment. No matter how good a trade looks, always prepare for being wrong. There are no absolute truths, so you can never know enough , even theoretically, for all-in. You should always be uncertain. Mind… Continue Reading →
March 8, 2017
Resilience – the ability to rise from the ashes
Investing inevitably brings losses. As long as you are ready, and have a plan for dealing with them, losses are but an opportunity to learn and grow as an investor. Don’t panic The famous investor Mark Spitznagel has… Continue Reading →
March 7, 2017
Patience is paramount for reliable investment performance
Investing is easy At least some say it is. You just buy and hold, and then you retire rich. Well, it’s not quite that easy – at least not for mere humans, since we tend to lack the required patience.… Continue Reading →
March 6, 2017
Sticking to your strategy is much harder than forming it
Strategy Investing isn’t easy. Investing involves a multitude of various investors, consumers, companies, managers, employees, fiscal and monetary policies, weather, disasters, your own psychological biases, and not least chance. Investing is thus like playing a multi-dimensional board game, with considerably… Continue Reading →
March 3, 2017
The ultimate answer to everything in investing and in life
Topic: The length of a piece of string Summary: There are no clear cut answers to important questions. Embrace the ambiguity of life as well as the world of investments. Style: Inspirational and philosophical think-piece connecting investments, golf, dieting, life,… Continue Reading →
February 23, 2017
The case for value investing vs. momentum trading
Topic: Value investing vs. momentum trading Summary: Value investors can, and often have to, be truly passive. Momentum traders, on the other hand, have to stay alert and treat their market presence as a job. I’m a value investor and I’m… Continue Reading →
February 8, 2017
Becoming Buffett. Why?
Topic: Finding your drivers, your purpose, your why Length: Short Summary: Start with why you do things, instead of just going through your daily and weekly motions on autopilot. Is Warren Buffett a good role model? WHY… …did you just check … Continue reading →
February 2, 2017
Harbinger of sorrow – divergence in 2016 leads to crash in 2017?
Executive summary: I asked about weird market patterns but got a lesson in humility instead. Stay disciplined, resilient and patient. “You need to be willing to take (many) small losses to make big gains” Those words describe the essence of … Continue reading →
January 31, 2017
World Champion, and the people’s choice
If you don’t understand Swedish, just please click this link and vote for my friend, Patricia Axling – Swedish, European and World Muay Thai Champion in 2016 – as the People’s Choice in this year’s Swedish Martial Arts Awards. If that’s not … Continue reading →
January 22, 2017
How to capture the next +50% for the stock market
Fault lines and opportunities (the next +/-50% for the stock market) Summary: 1) a short update of my (poor) adherence to this year’s plans, 2) the equity bull case (+50%?), 3) the bear case (-50%?) Featuring: why Goldman Sachs considers … Continue reading →
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