Karl-Mikael Syding's Blog, page 21

A GOLDEN age: 2017

Summary: How to make 2017 your best year ever, based on a review of my 2016 and outlook for 2017 Topics: Investing, exercising, blogging, podcasting and writing Philosophical base: Wu wei (consistently baby-stepping toward a state of sprezzatura; no big NY resolutions.) … Continue reading →

GOLD, bonds, stocks, FX alike; the struggle is real in 2016

Diverging trends on the financial markets Topic: Losing money in 2016 is probably more common than you think.  Summary: High and low alike, a lot of people are losing money despite new all time highs. I think divergent trends are a harbinger … Continue reading →

How to use macro research for equity investments

Topic: How to (if at all) use macroeconomic data for trading the financial markets. Length: 3400 words. What do we want? -Returns! How do we get returns? -Know when stocks are going up, and buy beforehand! Then sell in time. How can we know? … Continue reading →

7 secrets to top level investment performance

Topic: Tips for mentoring a trader (or weight lifter) Executive summary: Focus on the big picture in investing, weight lifting and life: The 7 most important things to consider as an investor Length: Fairly short Big mistake, huge My biggest mistakes … Continue reading →

Making a career in a future of abundance and increasing inequalities

Is free energy something you might be interested in? Energy will soon be freely available, as I told the “Shark” and the “Onion” – two Swedish daytraders – yesterday. And when energy is free so will everything else be. How … Continue reading →

Why you should plan for sleep all day – and how

Length: short Topic: how to structure your daily activities around sleep (manage and plan for sleep all day) Executive summary: Sleping is the holy grail, the fountain of youth. Sitting is to sleeping what the anti-Christ is to God; what sugar is … Continue reading →

Trump meditations for a trader

So, Trump is the new leader of the free world, huh? -Winter’s come     1. It’s called democracy. If you’re hating today, you’re hating on most of US voters 2. Most likely, there won’t be any tangible difference — … Continue reading →

Investing is easy: keep notes, stay humble and avoid/admit mistakes

Topic: beginner’s guide to trading and investing It’s easy, but you still have to do the work rather than waste time on social media The most important thing is to not stray outside your circle of competence; do what’s easy … Continue reading →

Navigating the 6 degrees separating fact from wisdom

Executive summary: How to remember and make use of the abundance of information available. 1) Remind yourself of the purpose 2) Don’t speed read 3) Think about and write down your insights and conclusions (not too many; one is enough) Length: … Continue reading →

Obfuscated Fundamentals and the Fed (and gold)

Executive Summary: Saving enables investment, growth and higher stock prices, not the other way around. Deranged wag-the-dog strategies by the Fed lead to price distortion, speculation, malinvestment, and eventually a flight to safety in real assets, e.g., gold Bonus: thoughts … Continue reading →