by Stoffel | Jun 5, 2025 | Investing, Risk Premia
Risk Premia and Risk Premia Harvesting Previously, I published a first post on Risk Premia Harvesting. In this post we will delve deeper into this topic and further explore Risk Premia and Risk Premia Harvesting. Fair warning though: this is a very long and wordy...
by Stoffel | May 22, 2025 | Biases, Decision Making, Investing
Introduction Few books have had as profound an impact on the way we understand human behaviour, especially in the context of decision-making, as Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. Published in 2011 and based on decades of psychological research (including his...
by Stoffel | May 15, 2025 | Investing, Portfolio Management
Introduction “Diversification is protection against ignorance.” Warren Buffett At the 2024 Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting, Warren Buffett officially announced he would step down as CEO, passing the torch to Vice-Chairman Greg Abel. After nearly 60 years of...
by Stoffel | May 8, 2025 | Biases, Decision Making, Financial Literacy, Investing
Don’t Outsource Financial Literacy Introduction: Why You Need to Understand Money In an age of digital convenience, it’s easy to assume we can delegate everything including our finances. Robo-advisors, wealth managers, banks, and fintech apps promise to handle...
by Stoffel | May 1, 2025 | Biases, Decision Making, Investing
Introduction Imagine losing $100. Now imagine finding $100. Which experience feels stronger? If you’re like most people, the pain of losing that money hits twice as hard as the pleasure of gaining it. This psychological phenomenon is known as loss aversion, one of the...
by Stoffel | Apr 24, 2025 | Investing, Portfolio Management
Introduction Volatility targeting is an investment strategy that aims to keep your portfolio’s volatility at a consistent, predetermined level over time. In this beginner-friendly guide, we’ll explain what volatility is and why it matters, how volatility targeting...
