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Excerpt Annual Letter 2024
"Long periods of prosperity tend to breed sloppy thinking and speculative excess… It’s like a tide that lifts all boats, but when it goes...
Apr 76 min read

Thoughts (Jan 2025)
“The wisdom of the crowd only works when everyone knows something about the thing they are evaluating.”- James Surowiecki Irrational...
Jan 104 min read


Excerpt Interim Letter 2024
[for German, please see below] Appeasement is feeding the crocodile, hoping he will eat you last." [Winston Churchill] Change requires...
Oct 2, 202411 min read

iolite chosen by Electa: a value-driven partnership
[for German, please see attached] I am excited to announce that iolite Capital has been selected by Electa Value Capital Fund, a newly...
Sep 9, 20244 min read


Excerpt Annual Letter 2023
“Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” (Benjamin Graham) The Nifty Fifty Bubble - a valuable lesson from the...
Apr 5, 20245 min read


Excerpt Interim Letter 2023
I recently revisited the journeys of renowned investors who went through periods of significant pain, and Charlie Munger's remarkable story,
Oct 6, 20238 min read


Opterion: a disruptive dialysis treatment
Opterion Health AG, based in Muttenz, Switzerland, is developing a highly disruptive dialysis / end stage kidney disease treatment likely...
Sep 21, 20231 min read


VALUEx Klosters 2023
I am very excited to attend this annual community gathering hosted by Guy Spier, a dear friend and fellow investor. Link: VALUEx Klosters...
Jan 16, 20231 min read

Excerpt 2022 interim letter
“In stocks, it's the only place where when things go on sale, people get unhappy. If I like a business, then it makes sense to buy more...
Oct 1, 20227 min read

VALUEx Vail 2022
I am thrilled to attend this annual community gathering hosted by Vitaliy Katsenelson, a dear friend and fellow investor. Link: VALUEx...
Jun 1, 20221 min read


Omaha 2022
I am incredibly excited to see Warren Buffett (91) and Charlie Munger (98) live one more time at the Berkshire Hathaway annual...
Apr 2, 20221 min read


Excerpt 2021 annual letter
“Maintain an army for a thousand days, use it for a moment.” [Chinese proverb] When I started writing this letter, I wanted to talk about...
Apr 1, 20222 min read

VALUEx Klosters 2022
I am very excited to attend this annual community gathering hosted by Guy Spier, a dear friend and fellow investor. Link: VALUEx Klosters...
Jan 30, 20221 min read


Excerpt 2021 semi-annual letter
“It's not whether you're right or wrong, but how much money you make when you're right and how much you lose when you're wrong.” [George...
Jul 12, 20216 min read


Excerpt 2020 annual letter
[...] The steep market correction in February and early March was followed by a wild rally in technology stocks, record breaking IPOs,...
Jan 1, 20213 min read


Excerpt 2020 semi-annual letter
It ain’t over till it’s over.” [Yogi Berra] We live in peculiar times. With the global lockdown in response to Covid-19, hundreds of...
Jul 14, 20204 min read


Excerpt 2019 letter
“Forecasts may tell you a great deal about the forecaster; they tell you nothing about the future.” [Warren Buffett] The markets seem...
Mar 1, 20207 min read

World Economic Forum: The Future of Intelligent Investing
I am attending a discussion hosted by my friend, Guy Spier, in Davos on January 22, 2020. A great opportunity to meet fellow investors,...
Jan 15, 20201 min read

Upcoming conferences: VALUEx Klosters 2020
Looking forward to attending VALUEx Klosters 2020 in January 2020, a private and invitation-only conference of fellow investors organized...
Oct 24, 20191 min read


Excerpt Q1 2019 letter
“If everything you do needs to work on a three-year time horizon, then you’re competing against a lot of people. But if you’re willing to...
Apr 1, 20194 min read
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