Investing Is Easy – And Yet I Spend Too Much Time On It
Investing is easy. You deploy your capital with a purpose. But already from here on, things get more complex. What is my goal, and how much time do I want …
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Is Value Investing Dead? – A Deep Dive Into Value Investing
I recently had an interesting discussion with another private investor about investing and the current stock price developments. We didn’t address value investing in particular, but after our conversation, I …
Investing During A Recession – How Investors Build Up Wealth In Times Of Crisis
Investing during a recession sometimes takes a lot of courage, but can be worth it. In this article, I will show you how investors repeatedly manage to create wealth in …
People Are Making More Money Than Me
Do you know this feeling? Everywhere on the Internet, at work, on the subway, people are currently talking about how much money they have made with stocks in the last …
There Are No Shortcuts, Only Levers – 10 Tips On How To Get A Grip On It All
Life is full of promises, and everywhere the supposedly low-hanging fruit lures greedy people out of their caves. And so, many people fall prey to the longing for shortcuts in …
Bullshit Investing And Why I Am So Afraid Of It (Part II)
Calling a thought or statement bullshit (BS) is a radical thing. It is somewhat arrogant because it implies supposed superior knowledge. It also indicates a high ground, a looking down …
Bullshit Investing And Why I Am So Afraid Of It (Part I)
Calling a thought or statement bullshit (BS) is a radical thing. It is arrogant because it implies supposed superior knowledge. It also indicates a high ground, a looking down on …
It’s (Almost) The Same With Every Stock Market Crash: “After The Pain Comes The Money!” Really?
Many younger shareholders experienced the first real stock market crash of their lives in February and March 2020. Within a short time, share prices around the world plummeted by up …
There Is No Value Without Growth Investing
The stock markets currently offer us very few opportunities to go bargain hunting. It isn’t easy to find companies that meet our simple but quite strict requirements. While we know …
Investing In Stocks – 10 Realities You Can’t Ignore
Like everything that lies ahead, we cannot predict the development of share prices. Over the years, I had to accept many of those realities when investing in stocks. Now, I …
Swing Trading & Stop-Loss – How Investors Try To Fool The Markets
Many investors try to trick the market with elaborate techniques and instruments like swing trading and stop-loss orders. Data and studies show that such techniques have indeed enabled outperformance in …
The Fear And Greed Of Investors – How You Should Handle Emotions
Greed and fear are widespread among investors. As a long-term thinking investor, you should not let other people’s emotions affect you but simply stick to your investment style, which is …
Why The Strong Euro Does Not (Yet) Bother Me And Why I Stick To My Cash Flow Approach
Some readers have written to me and asked how I think about the euro’s development and its strength. They fear that a strong euro will harm their dividend strategy. And …
Why I Like Family-Owned Companies And How I Use The “Family-Owned” Criteria
In this article, I want to talk a little bit about family-owned companies. I believe they offer useful criteria for your due diligence. But as always, I would not make …
Intrinsic Value Of A Stock – Buffett’s & Munger’s Value Formula
A common question among investors is whether the price of a stock is above its intrinsic value or not. However, calculating the intrinsic value can be challenging. Besides, Warren Buffett …