Industries in which capital has become abundant and optimism unbridled often end up disappointing investors. Echoes of these capital cycle pitfalls are also evident in active fund manager selection. In the ‘alpha cycle’ a certain area of the market delivers high returns, stories then emerge not only about the compelling opportunities to be found but…
While not wanting to diminish the mental anguish that many people, unfortunately, suffer from. It is better to be super wealthy and unhappy than to be poor and unhappy. If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard the term “first world problems”, my bank account would look similar to those of my clients.…
All trading systems contain friction and friction extracts a fee from the trader. The more you can do to identify and minimise sources of friction the more profitable a system becomes.
No one should really be caught off guard by this but oddly people are.
One of the problems that afflicts traders both new and old is the belief that everything they see occur in the market has an underlying cause and if this underlying cause can be understood then the markets can be mastered. The problem with this approach is that it fails to acknowledge that markets are natural…
This may seem somewhat tangential to trading but psychology is psychology. Self-talk can either be a generator of performance or it can be self-limiting – the trick is to notice when the inner couch becomes the inner critic.
Sweden has a global reputation for championing high taxes and social equality, but it has become a European hotspot for the super rich. On Lidingö island there are huge red and yellow wooden villas on rocky cliff tops, and white minimalist mansions with floor to ceiling windows.Less than half an hour’s drive from Stockholm city…
I have to admit to being quite ignorant as to how the US college system works with regard to funding so this was quite enlightening. Be warned it does stray into politics.
LB recently got to strut her stuff in a recent edition of TickerTV with Mentor Progam Alum Andrew Woodward. Unfortunately, I cannot embed the video but you view it by clicking on this link.
I have been on a bit of a tear lately with regard to hedge funds and their appalling lack of ability and the extraordinary amounts they pay themselves for being worse than average. However, I am nothing if not egalitarian in my dismissal of managed funds as a mechanism of wealth creation. My disdain extends…
It is a sad fact of trading that even the best trends eventually come to an end.
I have a bit of a thing for data – I believe that you can bumble through your existence in the main according to the available data. It doesn’t matter whether you are deciding between two medical treatments or two new fridges. Data is helpful – correct data is compulsory. This is particularly true when…
One of the most interesting parts of trading is the role of the human brain as an interface between you and the market. Having a complex filtering mechanism that is the repository of all your emotions sitting between you and the raw sources of information you need presents a complication. Consider the image below. This…
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