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
Blogs to watch (part 19): 10-K Diver
Keen to learn about finance and investing, but don’t have the time to read books? 10-K Diver will help you learn through truly “bite-sized” lessons.
Do you want to become a fund manager? Vauban might be for you
Setting up a new investment fund might just have become a lot easier. If you want to create or manage your own fund, check out fast-growing British start-up Vauban.
Should insider trading be legalised?
A rare book from 1966 makes a case for the seemingly unthinkable. Its controversial thesis may gain traction.
“The International Stock Exchange” is about to take off – catch it while you can
A year ago, I reported about the stock exchange of the Channel Islands. The current valuation of the cash-rich and highly-profitable company is almost too good to be true.
Using my global network as your eyes and ears on the ground
If there is a chance to invest alongside clever people who have made billions by spotting investment trends earlier than others, why not latch onto them?
Blogs to watch (part 18): Mostly Borrowed Ideas
Mostly Borrowed Ideas is such a good blog that it might render me unemployed. Quite a few of my readers may subscribe there instead.
Bougainville Copper – new game, new luck?
Every other year, the controversial shell of a company attracts another major round of speculation. Is it about to happen yet again?
Will exploding food prices help Argentina to a 180-degree turn?
Argentina has a long history of rewarding those who place anti-cyclical bets on its ability to recover from deep crises. The country may soon get lucky again.
Industry roll-ups or The SPAC-based IPO of Vintage Wine Estates
Consolidating a fragmented industry is a highly lucrative investment strategy. This American wine company provides a real-life case study.
Digital Decolonisation (part 3): David Halpert on tech nationalism, unexplored pioneer markets, and a 2021 top pick
In the final part of the DigDec series, David Halpert, the founder of Prince Street Capital Management, gives an outlook for the coming years as well as practical insights for investors.
Digital Decolonisation (part 2): 7 times your money from Fawry, Egypt’s answer to PayPal
Developing countries are increasingly growing their own tech companies. Meet Fawry, an electronic payment provider and Egypt’s answer to PayPal.
Digital Decolonisation (part 1): A rock star investment theme for the 2020s?
We had BRICs, FAANGs, and even FAANG-BATs. These investment trends have made fortunes for early investors. What’s next?
