I am a long-time stan of Meb Faber. I managed to invest in one of his ETF ($GAA) before my broker blocked me for MiFiD reasons; my not so secret hope of that rule being repelled here in London after Read more…
It’s been a while that we do not talk about your favorite topic, me (ah!). In the last few months I made some investments that would for sure perform nicely in what it looks like, now, the incipit of a Read more…
It’s been some years that I have trouble sleeping. Not because my investments keep me awake, some nights my body simply decides that it does not want to sleep. Gone are the days when I could drink five redbulls (and Read more…
Passive income and investments in general are great to help you reach your financial goals but the best way to get there fast is to increase your main source of income. For all of us still ‘old school’, this means Read more…
I read this post earlier in the week and I got quite disappointed. Humble Dollar is supposed to be one of the ‘good’ financial divulgation outlet and the author of the post, Charlie D. Ellis, wrote a seminal book called Read more…
This week MrRip, the person behind retireinprogress.com (and soon mr.rip?), invited me to join one of his Twitch live streams (in Italian). I am fairly new to this ‘game’ and do not fully know the proper etiquette to thank him Read more…
I have read numerous posts on the pros and cons of buying a second, vacation home and decided to write my own. My parents bought a chalet on the Italian Alps before I was born and it is probably the Read more…
Religions are a bubble that will prove to be “worthless” John Paulson Religions are a fraud Paul Singer Would you believe the above quotes were real if the person said his judgement is based only on intrinsic value? What about Read more…
Listening to the latest episode of Animal Spirit podcast, the CEO of Cadre repeated at least five times that his mission is to ‘democratise finance’. Cadre offers to US accredited investors the possibility to invest in commercial real estate, an Read more…
Recently I read this article by Larry Swedroe on how after 2008 became really hard to invest in an hedge fund that will provide a meaningful overperformance (if any at all). HF were providing real alpha before that date and Read more…