Crypto
Crypto winter – an update
Not even 10 minutes after I clicked ‘Publish’ on my latest post about crypto, I landed on this post from Finumus and I was like oh s**t, there is so much I forgot to cover! So here we are with Read more…
Crypto
A crypto winter (let’s hope is gonna snow)
I hate periods when markets dive but not for the obvious reasons. After years of panics, I managed to become pretty zen about it…and by zen I mean I do not trade single name stocks. I hold bonds. I have Read more…
Personal Finance
The (not so) new Chase account and debit card
In 2021 JPMorgan decided to follow Goldman Sachs steps and open a (sort of) retail branch here in the UK. While GS strategy revolved so far around a cash-saving product called Marcus, JPM built something closer to an online-only bank. Read more…
Portfolio construction
Covered Calls Uncovered (trading options is a mess)
Two years ago I wrote this post about weird ETFs I own. Two years already?!? It does not feel it was so long ago…and in fact, I was sure I included an ETF…that I cancelled from my Bloomberg launchpad three Read more…
Personal Finance
Time is the only scarce resource
If we had an infinite time horizon, ‘retire early’ would not matter. It will just matter to retire at a certain point. Duh. By ‘retire’ I mean being free to do whatever you want, not necessarily ‘not-working’. You save, you Read more…
Personal Finance
Inflation and me
Just before Christmas, I found this post where the great Matt Levine explains the feeling of getting a huge bonus and still being sad. Between M&A, IPOs and bond issuances, 2021 has been a very busy year for banks. A Read more…
Portfolio construction
A post about Dennis Rodman, Voltron and gold
I am an avid NBA fan. Aside from the game itself, I love the financial and human dynamics on how to build a successful team. For the uninitiated, the financial aspect is interesting because each team has a ‘salary cap’, Read more…
Personal Finance
Another awful idea from Prof Galloway
Yes, the title is again a click-bait but what can I do? Those google ads has to be fed and the amount of hate out there for Prof G is still unabated. If you do not know what I am Read more…
Portfolio construction
Alternative investments with Meb Faber and Phil Huber
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…
Personal Finance
Portfolio Update
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…