The Uncomfortable Road To Financial Success — In the financial independence world, lots of emphasis is placed on achieving our specific FI number (i.e. enough money\assets to live off comfortably for the rest of our life), but very little attention is placed on the skills necessary to get us (and keep us) there. Today, I want to…

Why a forward-only vision of scientific progress is harming our planet — A couple of weeks ago, this article in The Economist caught my attention. It announced the opening of the largest carbon removal plant in the world, just outside of Reykjavik in Iceland. …

Why Bitcoin is destined to implode, although nobody knows when — I originally published parts of this piece on LinkedIn in September 2017, while Bitcoin price was less than $5,000. In the following four years Bitcoin’s price rose tenfold and, I confess, I too have invested in cryptocurrencies during that time (although I have now liquidated all my positions). It would…

You can still have your Pumpkin Spice Frappucino — I am a coffee aficionado and I love eating out. According to several personal finance influencers and at least one Australian real estate mogul, these habits are an enormous drag on my savings and they will make it impossible for me to become financially independent. My first objection to this…

Tokenisation of celebrity, secondary market and a lasting community — It’s difficult to truly evaluate someone’s brand. It can be even more difficult to monetise it. Creators at every level of success use various monetisation models namely direct sponsorships, affiliate programs, pay-per-view advertising and direct paid patronage. However, each of these options presents limitations: the direct sponsorship has normally a…

I am sure you have not read #4 — Countless books have been written about investing, and it is wise for us to read what legendary investors like Warren Buffet, Ray Dalio and Benjamin Graham have written on the topic, but we should not stop there. …

It would be a shame to comfortably retire in a world that we utterly dislike — There is no doubt that the invention of index funds by Jack Bogle and its firm Vanguard has enormously benefitted consumer investors around the world. Such investment vehicles have lower costs, minimal governance and higher returns than the majority of actively managed funds. The success was so spectacular that it…

What I Learned From Losing £10,000 in Junk Bonds — I have always been interested in finding ways for my money to generate a return, and I have found the idea both amazing and almost immoral. I can see why Einstein described compound interest as the 8th wonder of the world, and, at the same time, I can completely understand…

A Review of All-Season Portfolios — Investing is a difficult endeavour. Several variables go into determining the price of an asset and future unknown events may wipe our entire position out in just a few hours. And yet investing is not just for the thrill-seekers degenerates of Wall Street Bets, but it has become an unavoidable…