by Stoffel | Sep 18, 2025 | Investing
In a previous post, we explored what market timing is and why it’s so difficult to execute successfully. Today, we will dig deeper into one of the most striking findings from decades of academic research: the outsized impact of just a handful of trading days on...
by Stoffel | Sep 4, 2025 | Investing, Risk Premia
Owning a Piece of the World’s Businesses: A Guide to Stocks If REITs let you own real estate without ever swinging a hammer, stocks let you do something even more remarkable: buy a piece of the world’s greatest businesses from multinational tech giants to a small...
by Stoffel | Aug 28, 2025 | Decision Making, Investing
Artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT are no longer just for tech enthusiasts – they are now accessible to anyone with an internet connection. In theory, this “democratization” of AI could level the playing field in financial markets by giving retail...
by Stoffel | Aug 14, 2025 | Investing, Wealth
First published in 2018, Mastering the Market Cycle: Getting the Odds on Your Side is Howard Marks’s meditation on why financial markets ebb and flow. Marks, the co‑founder of Oaktree Capital Management and a respected investment memo writer, argues that investors...
by Stoffel | Jul 31, 2025 | Investing, Risk Premia
Investing in Real Estate Without Buying a House: A Guide to REITs Real estate is one of the oldest and most familiar asset classes but for most retail investors, buying physical property is out of reach. It requires large capital outlays, ongoing maintenance, and...
by Stoffel | Jul 24, 2025 | ETF, Investing
If you’re new to investing, placing an order might seem simple. Just click “buy” and you’re done. But once you peek under the hood of a brokerage platform like Interactive Brokers, you’ll discover a different reality: dozens and dozens of order types, each...
