Last week we had our last ‘family of three’ trip and went to visit a friend in Lisbon. The short, five-day holiday was great, with the added kicker that while we were sunbathing on the beach it was snowing in Read more…
It was ‘convexity week’ on TILS. After this tweet, a lengthy and insightful debate started on what convexity means. At the same time, PortfolioCharts posted a link to this Italian blog where the author explains…convexity (there is an English version Read more…
Last week, the @WifeyAlpha account appeared on my timeline: for once, Twitter algo did the right thing. Not only did Twitter put the account in front of me, it chose one of the best Tweet I read in a long Read more…
In my previous post on how to trade during a bear market, I used Tencent as a prime example. The stock actually bottomed the day after I published the post and since has rebounded more than 30%. The rebound was Read more…
During my non-professional trading career, I studied and experimented with various strategies. For a period (which might include present days), I had my go at picking value stocks. In pursuit of value, I use to buy stocks that were down Read more…
Last week I read a well-done research piece. It is about illiquid alternative investments, a topic that I find really interesting (I wrote about alternatives here and here). The underlying idea is to look for investments that added to a Read more…
I wrote a lot about crypto lately, definitely more than it is represented in my portfolio. In the meantime, have collected thoughts on some more traditional assets. Then the war happened. Most of the considerations you will read are still Read more…
I spent a big part of my life being ‘the communist’ for some of my friends and ‘the capitalist’ for the rest. All of this while expressing the same opinions to everyone. Same concepts, polarised reactions. Here are some pics Read more…
The other day I was listening to Ryen Russillo telling the story of how his father is convinced he could score if he would participate in an NBA game. I obviously do not know Ryen’s father but I thought “sure, Read more…
After having spent maybe too much time reading and studying financial markets, I thought I have seen it all. At least in terms of simple investing strategies that were not published yesterday. Value Averaging is a strategy proposed by professor Read more…