Personal Finance
Markets (and more) Musings
What’s the risk that the FED next move would be a rate increase? I just listened to The Compound and Friends podcast and someone mentioned this. I do not think is a far-fetched idea, considering Read more…
Personal Finance
Is Friend Your Trend?
Last week I published the quarterly update on the TILS model portfolio: it did 7.41% in just three months, a great result (yes yes, it can give it all back even faster but let me Read more…
Personal Finance
Model Portfolio Quarterly Update
In April 2022, I introduced on this blog The Italian Leather Sofa Model Portfolio. As a reminder, here is the portfolio composition: The idea behind the portfolio is stolen from here. The link offers the Read more…
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Harvesting Volatility Risk Premium
Thanks to Bankeronwheels, last week I read this post from Early Retirement Now on trading options. A quick self-reflection digression. I know the existence of ERN because Mr.Rip once told me about it. I had Read more…
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One Coupon Callable Bonds
Did I buy a billion of bonds, as notional amounts, in my career? Probably. For sure if I consider various bond buyback exercises. Did I buy every single one on Bloomberg? YES (or…no? I recall Read more…
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Samuelson’s Dictum
In the years between the end of high school and the beginning of university, I tried to participate in Magic the Gathering Pro Tour. How to define “trying” is pretty tricky. I was dedicating a Read more…
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Passive Investing has broken the Market?
Three weeks ago David Einhorn was a guest on the Masters in Business Podcast: “Market structures are broken and value investing is dead. That’s the view from David Einhorn. On this episode, the president of Read more…
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The Fortress Portfolio
I cannot recall how long ago I discovered @NomadicSamuel on Twitter. My definition of “Canadian Travel Blogger” might not be 100% accurate but take it as is; he’s a great chap who, for some reason, Read more…
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Kill Your Idol
Tony Robbins just published a book about investing that is a not-so-hidden pitch to bring revenues to a Private Equity firm he’s a shareholder. Nick Maggiulli wrote a review that exposed the fact. Nothing out Read more…