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My Investing Philosophy: What I Believe So Far
My investing philosophy: seven beliefs, eight rules, and the lessons behind them. A framework for controlling what I can and surviving what I can’t.
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Saving, Trading, Speculating, Investing: The Difference
Saving, investing, speculating and trading aren’t the same game. Learn what separates them, where returns come from, and why knowing the difference matters.
The market is not a casino
Is the stock market gambling? I did the math: one spin on red vs 155 years of market data. Same small edge, opposite destinies, how to sit on the house's side.
Why Stock Price Alone Means Nothing
Share price tells you almost nothing about a company. Learn the difference between share price, market cap, and enterprise value to invest smarter.
The Eighth Wonder: How Compounding Builds Wealth Slowly
Compounding is the idea everyone nods at and nobody feels. I built the model, ran EUR 300/month through 40 years of math and 38 years of real market history, and found the year it stops being boring.
What Is a Stock
Stocks aren’t lottery tickets, they’re ownership in real businesses. Learn how they create value, why prices move, and how to invest with confidence
How I Use SEC EDGAR to Compare Companies Instead of Guessing (Part2)
Part 2: Turn SEC filings into data with Python. A small toolkit downloads each company once, then extracts revenue, margins, operating income, cash flow and debt—annual and quarterly—so you compare businesses on the numbers, not the hype.
How I Use SEC EDGAR to Compare Companies Instead of Guessing (Part1)
Part 1: A beginner's guide to SEC EDGAR, what it is, the filings that matter (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K), and how to compare companies and ask better questions instead of guessing from stock prices.
Circle of Competence: I Almost Bought NVIDIA Because I Like Data Centers
I almost bought NVIDIA because I work in infrastructure. Then I tried to actually defend it as a buy at today's price — and couldn't. Liking an industry isn't a thesis. New rule: start every name on a study list, never a buy list, until I can explain the valuation in plain language.
The Macro Map: How Interest Rates Changed the Way I Value Stocks
I used to think stock analysis was mostly about revenue growth, profit margins, free cash flow, debt, and competitive advantage. Those things still matter, but I was missing the environment around the business: interest rates.
The Dip I Kept Waiting For: Why Time in the Market Beats Timing It
The beginner mistake is quitting before the curve bends. Why time in the market beats timing it, and what 30 years of $300/month looks like.
Inflation: The Silent Thief and Why Cash Is Risky
I used to think saving money meant I was being responsible. But then I realized something uncomfortable: money sitting in cash is not standing still, it is shrinking in purchasing power and this was one of the many triggers which lead me to learn investing your money is the best approach