Just came back visiting friends living in Doha, Qatar. That country is…weird. I lived four years in Geneva with my wife and my comment to her was: Switzerland: I am the calmest country in the worldQatar: hold my (super expensive) beer I stopped playing the game “the place where I Read more…
If you are reading this blog, you would probably already know: couple of weeks ago all the major stock brokers in the US allowed their customers to trade stocks and ETFs for free. (personal note: I started this blog one month after my first daughter was born, I try to Read more…
Each of us invests to reach a financial goal in the future; it can be a simple one like buying a car or a complex one like a pension. The first one is simple because the target is very specific, the price of the car, and usually the time we Read more…
Since every post I write I include a book suggestion, this time I would like to talk about one I always mention when people that are starting to get involved in the financial markets, professional and casual, ask me what book they should read. Reminiscences of a Stock Operator is a Read more…
I am investing since more than two decades now and in the constant research for the strategy or product that will make me rich (which does not exists) I bought some out-of-the-ordinary products, some of which I still own. The core of my portfolio are standard stocks and bonds but I dedicated Read more…
I am investing in three p2p real estate platform, EstateGuru in EUR and LandlordInvest, Kuflink in GBP; I am also looking for a silver lining in this Brexit joke, a.k.a. to buy an apartment in London now that prices are soft, so I keep more than an eye on the RE market and here are some Read more…
In my researches about p2p lending and investments in general I stumble sometimes on articles about passive income. But what is passive income? Literally should mean a way to earn an income without making an active effort; this is the first misconception: to find and put in place the conditions Read more…
Lot of blogs offer their own created merchandise, but I am an engineer and I feel more productive advising you on risks and returns than to design your summer T. That’s why I want to suggest you someone else work the I find nice and easy: StockTwits is the largest social network Read more…
Peer-to-peer lending (or P2P lending) is a brilliantly flexible way of making a higher return on your money than you get in the bank, and a way to diversify your investments from shares and bonds. I strongly recommend you read this entire article before deciding if peer-to-peer is right for you. Read more…