Category: Stock Market

How I Pick Stocks (Interview – Part 3)

Dimitrios Koutsoubos answers to Gaurav’s questions about investing. In this part he explains why choosing or judging the performance of a specific fund can be very tricky, and talks about the way he picks stocks with some examples.

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Enwell & JKX: Undervalued & Natural Gas Skyrocketing

by Dimitrios Koutsoumpos

The rising gas price challenges the economies of Europe. From the very low of under $2 MMBTU, during the pandemic, the precious energy commodity has lately skyrocketed to $20 MMBTU in the European markets. The households and the industry are already paying the price, and expected to pay more, especially with a cold winter. The great beneficiaries of the situation are the gas producing nations and companies. Enwell Energy, and JKX Oil & Gas, are two Ukrainian gas producers that are enormously benefiting, but surprisingly seem to be extremely undervalued. Read More

The Magic of Waiting & How Stocks can Ruin you (Interview – Part 2)

Dimitrios Koutsoubos answers to Gaurav’s questions about investing. In this part he explains the magic of waiting with the power of compounding, what performance should people expect from equities, and why the stock market will probably ruin them.

 

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What is Value Investing? (Interview)

Dimitrios Koutsoubos answers to Gaurav’s questions about investing. In this part he explains what value investing is, and why it is so different from other forms of stock trading.

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Value Investors: The True Robin Hoods

by Dimitrios Koutsoumpos

A value investor’s job is to buy the unfairly cheap, and pocket the difference between the price and the value as long term profit. This activity has a socially beneficial byproduct, the strengthening of the “invisible hand”. The “invisible hand” is Adam Smith’s metaphor for describing how self-interest pushes prices and production to levels that are optimal for society. Read More

The Alien 2020 – Stock Picks for 2021

by Dimitrios Koutsoumpos

What an alien year 2020 was. I wish you and whoever you love to be healthy, and I hope for a return to normality in 2021. Outside Greece, stock prices have returned to the pre-pandemic levels, whereas in Greece we are close to reach them. Prices, especially for shorter periods, can be illusionary. What do you think? Are you a bad investor if your portfolio declined -40% until March? Are you a great investor if it doubled later on? Read More