Yesterday I watched an interview with Warren Buffett. It was actually from February this year, but I hadn't that much time to focus on such a long single video then. The interview went on for over 2 hours. Now, with working from home and my hotel closed, this was an opportunity to seize. Warren Buffett … Continue reading Buying great companies at a fair price
About emergency funds
This post is probably 12 months late. As we are in the middle of a global pandemic, people are losing jobs, lives. But even more are coming to realize that they miss something truly important: An emergency fund. I got to admit, I am also not a great role-model here. Over the last 5 years, … Continue reading About emergency funds
Who gets all the money?
As I mentioned in my last post, investing makes a lot of sense for people who want to retire earlier, safer, and with a higher degree of protection than one would have with a regular job. This is applicable to basically everyone. I explained this with the distribution of all the freshly printed cash that … Continue reading Who gets all the money?
About multiple income streams
People all around the globe face unprecedented challenges. Well, at least it's unprecedented for my generation (Gen X), and certainly for Millenials and anyone younger than them. Millions are losing jobs, are forced into quarantine. Many are in dire need of some kind of assistance, whether it's cash, food, or both. Here in Thailand, we … Continue reading About multiple income streams
About conspiracy theories
One of the most interesting aspects of any crisis is to observe how people react to it. How does the media report on it? How do politicians act? What does your company do? What are the actions of your business partners, competitors, and colleagues? For me personally, it is most interesting to observe how friends … Continue reading About conspiracy theories
Putting the Business Roundtable to THE test
Capitalism. The most successful economic system in human history. With all its flaws, no other system has generated more wealth and elevated more people from poverty to riches. But like every other system, it's designed and managed by humans, so obviously it will be full of flaws. And there is no better place on earth … Continue reading Putting the Business Roundtable to THE test
5 Tips how to manage your time (and budget) now
These are tough times. The world is on lock-down. People are losing jobs or are getting pay-cuts. And the probably worst thing of all is that we don't know when this is going to end. Therefore, now more than ever, it is important to manage the money we have in the most cautious and structured … Continue reading 5 Tips how to manage your time (and budget) now
Is this THE opportunity for the next decade?
People were talking about the possibility of an economic collapse for a few years now. Over the last two or three years, whenever I visited a bookstore (yes, I do that) I saw countless books from economy professors, advisors, and other professionals talking about the next crash. I read some of them and I agree … Continue reading Is this THE opportunity for the next decade?
Unchartered Waters
Things are looking grim. As economies across the globe are setting record after record on rescue-efforts for companies and individuals alike, more people get infected and are dying by the hour. Here where I live in South East Asia, things look currently like this: But, this is not a medical blog, it's about personal finance. … Continue reading Unchartered Waters
Black Swan Events
The world of finance has its own set of terms to describe whatever is happening in the market. And given the current situation, just talking about "Bulls" and "Bears" is not enough. Let me introduce to you another term. The Black Swan. Black Swan events happen every now and then. Like now. Since this is … Continue reading Black Swan Events
