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How to Read the Recent Trades of Major Hedge Funds in 5 Steps
Where do you find inspiration to discover your next stock investment? One place you can look is in the portfolios of major hedge funds. In value investor circles, we call value hedge fund managers "gurus." It's quite common for value investors to keep track of what...
7 Steps for Maintaining Inner Peace in Times of Crisis
There is a crisis in the world, and the first thing to vanish is your inner peace. The world trembles, and so do you internally. But it doesn't have to be that way. It might be war in the Middle East and large-scale protests across Europe. Or perhaps it's something...
Warren Buffett’s Latest Stock Moves
Many people scrutinize Warren Buffett's moves on the stock market. Why? Some want to copy his trades. Others simply want to understand the choices he makes and how he thinks, to emulate his entire style. Fortunately, it's easy to gain insight into what he's investing...
Five Reasons to Become Financially Independent
Why even bother to try to become financially independent? Why postpone your spending so you can invest and have more money for spending in the future? What if you’re happy with your life and your job as it is? I’ll tell you why. Why Becoming Financially Independent...
Five Steps You Can Take to Avoid the Biggest Mistakes in the Stock Market
We have all made mistakes in the stock market – mistakes are a natural part of a learning process. But that doesn't mean you should just shrug off your mistakes and make them again. You should examine them, and you should learn from them. What are the typical mistakes...
6 Steps to Finding a Stock That Feels Like a Safe Investment
How does it feel for you when you invest? Do you get nervous when stocks fall? Do you get frustrated when stocks rise without having invested? When I invest, I pay close attention to my emotions. Firstly, I check if I'm influenced by fear or greed. If that's the...
What Keynes Can Teach You About Stocks and Investing
John M. Keynes is known for being a groundbreaking economist, but few know that he was also a talented value investor. He achieved an average return of 12% per year from 1927 to 1947, which is an impressive performance considering that the overall stock market...
Five Steps to Avoid FOMO – Fear of Missing Out
I have a confession to make. I suffer from FOMO. FOMO is a curse that keeps me from enjoying my life and sometimes makes me miserable. FOMO stands for "fear of missing out." It can affect you financially, or it can show up as a feeling of missing out on something fun...
Here Is My Secret Recipe for the Good Life
In 2021, I faced some major decisions. I had to decide whether I wanted to open my own investment fund and whether I wanted to move to Portugal. To make sure I was making the right choices, I hired a coach to create a blueprint of myself and my life. This was...
What Is My House Worth in Warren Buffett’s Eyes?
How do you know how much you should pay for your next dream house? Currently, I'm looking at houses in Portugal, where we live. I’ve found a house that I absolutely love. But is the price right? What is my house worth? I have looked at many houses, apartments,...
Buffett’s 7 Most Important Life Hacks from the “Woodstock of Capitalism”
Who doesn’t want the best life hacks from an old, happy multi-billionaire? Every year, thousands of people go to Omaha to attend the Woodstock of Capitalism. That's the nickname for the general meeting of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett's company. Usually, general...
Berkshire Hathaway 2023: Warren Buffett’s Most Important Points
This year, around 40,000 shareholders attended Berkshire Hathaway 2023 annual meeting to see Warren Buffett speak. Why? Because he spends several hours answering questions and talking about the stock market, society, and answering philosophical questions about how to...
7 Tricks to Achieve More Job Satisfaction
While working towards financial independence, you may get stuck in a job where you find it difficult to experience job satisfaction, for any number of reasons. I’ve been there myself. During and between my two pregnancies, I worked for a boss who made life difficult...
The Stock Market’s 10 Commandments From Mohnish Pabrai
Sometimes it's nice to have the rules laid out so you know what to do and what not to do. Perhaps this is precisely why Christianity, Islam and Judaism are so popular among large populations around the world. Because it simplifies things when you have simple...
Warren Buffett And His Shareholders Paid 21 Miles in Taxes
Imagine piling 32 billion dollars in a stack of newly printed $100 bills. How high would it reach? Warren Buffett knows the answer: it's 21 miles high - or three times the level commercial airlines usually fly at. He took the time to figure that out, because 32...
Five Reasons Women Are Better Investors
Men take up a lot of space when it comes to stock investing, but women are better investors. Men are equity analysts, equity experts, shareholders, board chairmen, CEOs and financial experts. Men debate in posts and make up 90% of participants in most stock-related...
My Top 9 Money Tips I Wish I’d Known Sooner
I have created my dream life. That is, money has created my dream life. With a bit of help from me. I live in Portugal with the freedom and lifestyle that I desire. But it has not always been like this. Far from it. In a way, I have lived two lives. One with a 9-5...
The 50 Most Important Life Lessons I Wish I Had Known Since Childhood
A few days ago, I turned 50. I'm in the middle of life, and I'm happier and more at peace with myself than I've ever been before. Why? Because I have become wiser with time and experiences. I have failed, lived life and learned a lot of things. I stand more solidly on...
How David Einhorn Made Record Returns in 2022
For most stock investors, last year was a year of stock market losses. But not for the well-known value investor David Einhorn – it was his best year ever. While the leading stock index S&P fell around 20 percent for the year, David Einhorn had a positive return...
Napoleon Hill’s 13 Steps to Use Law of Attraction
What is the secret to creating wealth and living a successful life? Over 100 years ago, the famous industrialist Andrew Carnegie asked the journalist Napoleon Hill if he would dedicate his life to finding out what the secret behind wealth and success was. Fortunately...
Here Is Bill Ackman’s 9-point Checklist
Bill Ackman is one of the most successful stock investors of recent times. He has made some pretty good stock market bets - among others, in the American fast-food chain Chipotle Mexican Grill, which more than quadrupled in value in the few years since he invested in...
How to Change Your Money Identity to Stock Market Investor
The other day I spoke with a former student who bought her first stock because she wanted to change her money identity. She called it an "identity investment". A what? Yes, you see… She came from a family where security was valued and stocks were considered risky....
These Are My Personal Goals for 2023
New Year’s is a good time to take stock of the past year and set some strong goals for the new year. In this blog post, I explain how I both succeeded and failed with last year’s goals, and how I’m setting new and better ones for 2023. If you want to know how I do it,...
How To Set Better Goals For 2023
Have you ever wondered how some people achieve the things they set out to do, while others don't? How about you? Do you achieve the goals you set for yourself? What happened to your goals from last year? Did you make it? Most people set New Year's resolutions once a...
When Should I Sell Shares in a Company I’ve Invested In?
When turmoil hits the stock market, it can be tempting to throw all positions overboard like unwanted rats on the ship. Many beginners are focused on learning what to invest in and when to invest - and at some point, it hits them that they also have to decide when to...
Beware of These 7 Money Habits That Keep You Poor
Many of the things we do regularly are automatic. These are habits that we cling to because we haven't learned anything else. Or maybe we haven’t thought about it. Maybe we are just copying someone else’s habit. This also applies to money. Do you have money habits...
How to Reduce Taxes on Stocks 2022
Taxes can eat up a big chunk of your capital gains, and they really affect the long-term effect of compounding. The good news is that there are steps you can take to minimize the taxes you pay on stock gains. The tax regulations are different from country to country,...
How to Read an Annual Report Like Mohnish Pabrai
How do you read a company's annual report? It's a question I often get. The renowned value investor Mohnish Pabrai was recently asked that exact question in a YouTube video. Luckily for us, he answered. This is obviously very valuable information, as he is a gifted...
Why I’m Grateful that COVID-19 Messed Up My Life
When Denmark locked down in the spring of 2020, I, like many others around the world, watched the news unfold with confusion and a growing sense of isolation. I was alone with two small boys (3 and 6 years old at the time), and I felt trapped. I couldn't even run down...
Ten symptoms That You Lack a Strategy With Your Stock Market Investments
I have heard many stories about how badly it can affect private investors and their families when stocks plunge. I've heard of heart palpitations at night, of panic over selling stocks at the wrong time, and of marriages breaking up because of financial arguments. It...
