Suffered losses or missed opportunities – what’s hurting more?

Over the last days, I was thinking about some personal stock investments that I either sold too early or even never managend to initiate at all – because I was waiting for a correction which never came. To the contrary, I have to really think longer and more intense about realized losses, just to name a few – not because there were none (there were), but because I threw them out of my mind.

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Why you need to remove your portfolio losers regularly

Sooner or later, everyone will discover that an investment did not work out as originally expected. Such losing positions in your portfolio not only affect your overall performance. What can have even worse consequences is the psychological effect these positions have on you as an investor. I also discuss one personal misinvestment of this year.

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Buy now pay later or financial independence retire early?

In the last few years, two opposing philosophies about how to manage personal finances have been making the rounds. What’s the difference between the two? What should you learn as soon as possible to find peace of mind, now that the economy is declining while simultaneously interest rates are rising fastly (not falling)? How could they influence your mindset and investment allocation?

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