On the occasion of the upcoming “big day” that is almost entirely invented by florists and the bric-a-brac manufacturers of this world, I would like to share my humble thoughts about diamonds. Yes, that chemical compound, that metastable allotrope of carbon, that sparkling gem…
Let me share some thoughts about what we call Home Sweet Home, or what behavioural economists call Home Bias. Or what investors need to remember—to achieve a diversified portfolio. Have you heard of what investors in Sweden do ? Although all of…
1) They say no to smaller expenses which can add up to big savings. For example, replace an expensive dinner in a fancy restaurant with a potluck dinner with friends, or meet up with friends for a walk in the park instead…
Happy Money – The Science of Smarter Spending by Elizabeth Dunn & Michael Norton If you think money can’t buy happiness, you’re not spending it right. Two rising stars in behavioral science explain how money can buy happiness if you…
Sometimes, improving oneself is not so difficult as there are so many ways in which one can improve. A good option is to mirror the behavior of successful people and one yardstick to measure success is to look at how rich and wealthy…
From the day you’re born until the day you die, money will always play a huge role in determining how good your quality of life was, is, or will be. That’s a pretty profound realization, isn’t it? I’m not going…
I am a huge fan of the exponential function. It is simply magic. This ninth world wonder—as Albert Einstein (or some other clever person) called it—can make everyone a millionaire with merely saving 1$ a day. That’s a bold statement that…
Consider a scenario of two people: each 25 years old, David who makes $40,000 a year and Michael who makes $80,000 a year. Each year, they get a 2.5% raise and both work until they are 73 (yeah, this might be the regular…
The other day, an ex-colleague asked me to point him to some trading books that would teach him to get rich. I was cracking my head for some wisdom that could help him with in his journey as trader. After a while,…
Numerous studies have shown that money makes happy up to an inflection point of between 40,000 to 70,000 USD per year. I guess that is quite obvious since with that amount of money one’s basic needs can be met (depending on where…