This is what’s going to happen
We can’t change what has happened, nor can we wish the virus away. Let me ask you one question: Do you know more about what’s going to happen in the next 12 months today than you did back in January?…
Category: Investing tips on how to fine-tune your existing investments
Two universal ways to get rich
The other day I had lunch with one of my former colleagues from my former dutiful corporate life. A life I left 8 years ago. So still meeting her occasionally for lunch after such a long time is quite a…
Extreme Discounting
It’s the time of the year again where we start out with a bag full of New Year’s Resolutions and than slowly … one by one … fail to execute them. Do you happen to have set the resolution to…
New year, new start, the most accurate stock market forecast for 2020
Because it’s kind of a tradition and because I have a 100% success rate with my previous forecasts here we go again: But first, let’s ponder on this: What’s the significance of a year anyway? It’s merely the orbital period…
Choose: wisdom or gold?
Had a chat with my sons. I thought at their age of 20 and 18 (soon) it is about time for some real adult talk. So I asked them whether they’d prefer wisdom or gold. The unanimous answer was gold.…
Retirement Has An Image Problem
Are you yearning for retirement? But retirement has an image problem. What kind of mental picture does this word conjure up for you — sunny beaches and no longer having to set an alarm clock? Or a stressful feeling about…
You can’t see their savings. But you can …
… see what others are spending. And that is a problem. Due to our envy bias we do pay more attention to how our friends and neighbours spend compared to how they save. Well, comparing with friends might be a…
Are you still admiring Warren Buffett’s style of investing?
Who still believes that you as an individual investor can still outperform a broad-based ETF by picking some “superior” stocks? Ok, ok. I agree, Index Funds and ETFs will never bring you alpha but they also won’t require so much…
Only intrinsic motivation lasts
Would you agree or not? Have you ever felt a drop in motivation to actively take care of your investments? If you are not intrinsically motivated, your default option is usually extrinsic motivation. That leaves you foraging for carrots (money,…
What is the largest company by Market Capitalization right now?
Correct, Microsoft. Microsoft has gone through a massive leadership style change in February 2014 from Steve Balmer to Satya Nadella. Under Ballmer’s tenure as CEO, Microsoft’s share price stagnated despite Microsoft’s financial success at that time. His management style was…
tips on how to fine-tune your existing investments
Two universal ways to get rich
The other day I had lunch with one of my former colleagues from my former dutiful corporate life. A life I left 8 years ago. So still meeting her occasionally for lunch after such a long time is quite a…
Extreme Discounting
It’s the time of the year again where we start out with a bag full of New Year’s Resolutions and than slowly … one by one … fail to execute them. Do you happen to have set the resolution to…
New year, new start, the most accurate stock market forecast for 2020
Because it’s kind of a tradition and because I have a 100% success rate with my previous forecasts here we go again: But first, let’s ponder on this: What’s the significance of a year anyway? It’s merely the orbital period…
Choose: wisdom or gold?
Had a chat with my sons. I thought at their age of 20 and 18 (soon) it is about time for some real adult talk. So I asked them whether they’d prefer wisdom or gold. The unanimous answer was gold.…
Retirement Has An Image Problem
Are you yearning for retirement? But retirement has an image problem. What kind of mental picture does this word conjure up for you — sunny beaches and no longer having to set an alarm clock? Or a stressful feeling about…
You can’t see their savings. But you can …
… see what others are spending. And that is a problem. Due to our envy bias we do pay more attention to how our friends and neighbours spend compared to how they save. Well, comparing with friends might be a…
Are you still admiring Warren Buffett’s style of investing?
Who still believes that you as an individual investor can still outperform a broad-based ETF by picking some “superior” stocks? Ok, ok. I agree, Index Funds and ETFs will never bring you alpha but they also won’t require so much…
Only intrinsic motivation lasts
Would you agree or not? Have you ever felt a drop in motivation to actively take care of your investments? If you are not intrinsically motivated, your default option is usually extrinsic motivation. That leaves you foraging for carrots (money,…
What is the largest company by Market Capitalization right now?
Correct, Microsoft. Microsoft has gone through a massive leadership style change in February 2014 from Steve Balmer to Satya Nadella. Under Ballmer’s tenure as CEO, Microsoft’s share price stagnated despite Microsoft’s financial success at that time. His management style was…