What is Tactical Investing? Tactical Investing is a particular way of managing a portfolio. The idea behind tactical investing is that I do not diversify my portfolio in the traditional sense (by holding different asset classes over the long term) in order to reduce my risk. Instead, I diversify my Read more
Since beginning of the year I improved the use of my spreadsheets for my trading quite a bit. I especially extended the tracking of the individual trades within the different strategies. This allows me to identify what works and what does not. And to improve the strategies over time. For Read more
I have been asked by a friend about my opinion on a small crypto currency. How he has read about it and that he now believes that it might 10x or even more. Because he was super bullish on it, he has now invested a couple of hundred bucks into Read more
It might be a little counterintuitive, but to be able to achieve a great investing career, the potential upside of an investment is not my main focus. It is a very important part of course, but not my focus number one. Rather, drawdown reduction is one of my key foci Read more
One of the most difficult things to achieve as an investor is to have a consistent, good return over a very long period. Consistent, because you want to be able to follow it over the time without pulling the plug in the worst possible moment. And a good return, so Read more
In my last post I wrote that drawdown reduction is a key element of a successful, long-term investing career. But why is that? For that, ask yourself what your long-term goal of investing is. Here some of my thoughts: In my surroundings a lot of people tend to take risks Read more
Hi Thanks for looking into my blog. My name is Alex Williams, I live in Bern, Switzerland and I’m 30 years old. I studied environmental engineering at the technical university of Zurich (ETH). Besides my studies I was working in the board of a small consulting firm for specific (mostly Read more