by Stoffel | Apr 3, 2025 | Biases, Decision Making, Investing
Why Even a Crystal Ball Won’t Make You Rich Imagine having tomorrow’s news today. Would you use it to strike it rich in the markets? That’s the premise behind a fascinating experiment conducted by Victor Haghani, James White, and Jerry Bell, described in their article...
by Stoffel | Mar 27, 2025 | Biases, Decision Making, Investing, Leverage
Why Most Retail Investors Lose Money Most retail investors – everyday individuals trading stocks and other assets – end up losing money or underperforming the market. Various analyses worldwide confirm this trend. For example, regulators in Europe found that 74–89% of...
by Stoffel | Mar 20, 2025 | Hedging, Portfolio Management
Introduction Stock market downturns are a regular occurrence, and they are part of every investor’s experience over time. Exposure to risk is what generates long-term returns but it also requires investors to accept periods of volatility and temporary losses. This...
by Stoffel | Mar 6, 2025 | Investing, Risk Premia
Volatility and Returns: Why Long-Term Investors should Care When evaluating investments, most people focus on returns – how much something gained or lost in a given year. But what often goes unnoticed is the volatility of those returns, and how it quietly eats...
by Stoffel | Oct 15, 2024 | Biases, Decision Making, Speculation
Do You Gamble? The Fine Line Between Investing and Speculation Many people lost lots of money in the past “investing” too much of their money into perceived lucrative opportunities. Think Gamestop. During the GameStop short squeeze in early 2021, many retail investors...
by Stoffel | Oct 5, 2024 | Decision Making, Wealth
Exploring the True Meaning of Wealth When most people think of wealth, the first thing that comes to mind is money – being rich, having a large bank balance, owning properties, or being able to afford luxury goods. However, while being rich typically refers to...
