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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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