Weekly dispatches
Every week, I send out an email with observations about markets, investments, and random other subjects. These emails will help you shape your world view, they will teach you new investment strategies, and they will also give you new ideas that you can research further.
MOST POPULAR WEEKLY DISPATCHES
How I work (part 2): The 10 worst mistakes of my investing career
The value of going against groupthink
Riches among ruins (part 2): my 5,000% investment adventure in war-torn Iraq
Ferrari – the company, the stock, and my car
11 highlights from our dinner with Kuppy
Sark – bidding for the Barclay estate and going public
USA – the unstoppable juggernaut?
Hungary investor trip – what we learned
"The art of execution": how to manage your own portfolio
Subscription businesses (part 1): the tech sector’s highest-quality bargains?
Some tech stocks have already reached bargain territory. Here’s why you should focus on subscription businesses (I know I will).
Time to “short” coronavirus vaccines?
Once a “conspiracy theory”, the Wuhan lab theory has become “the most likely origin”. Are we going to see a similar 180-degree turn on vaccines?
Coal: the outcast about to make a comeback?
Coal mines offer up to 40% annual return. This is not the only reason why this an industry worth investigating.
Hydrogen: why investors should pay attention
Hydrogen is a powerful form of energy, but it’s often overshadowed by solar and wind. Could hydrogen stocks become a surprise growth investment?
Petrobras: time to love oil stocks again
In December 2018, I featured Gazprom as the world’s best dividend play. Introducing today: Brazil’s Petrobras, its legitimate successor.
The Baby Amazon of South America – now on sale!
In China, 52% of all retail purchases are made online. In South America, it’s 6%. This South American e-commerce stock will benefit when the market finally catches up.
The Gartner Hype Cycle in real life: e-commerce stocks in emerging markets
How to apply the simple but effective Gartner Hype Cycle in practice? Meet the group of stocks that fits right into this analysis tool.
The Gartner Hype Cycle – a tool to always keep in mind!
There is one very simple rule that has proven invaluable during my investment career. It’s too effective and important not to share with you.
SeaWorld Entertainment – why an “uninvestable” stock rose by over 500%
In 2013, SeaWorld Entertainment got shamed over its treatment of orcas. Many believed the stock would never recover, but it’s now at an all-time high. What happened?
Blogs to watch (part 24): Sunday’s Idea Brunch (Edwin Dorsey)
Which investors and fund managers deserve more attention? Discover those “underfollowed” investors in Sunday’s Idea Brunch, Edwin Dorsey’s latest blog.
Petershill Partners – the holding company that Goldman Sachs wants to succeed
Petershill Partners is a newly IPOed specialist fund manager that is complex and opaque. It’s worth keeping an eye on, though, for that very reason.
The value of going against groupthink
Last week, I had no access to the Internet (and the world). This period off the grid sparked a whole series of thoughts on how independent thinking can make you thrive.