Tag: stock market

Should I Invest Now or Wait? (Interview – Part 6)

Dimitrios Koutsoumpos talks about the best time to invest, and the approach that is mostly advised by professionals. It seems simple but very few people can follow it.

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Printers of Wealth Getting Cheaper. Should you Panic?

During the past bull market, people expressed their love for investments with prospects which increase their value through the years. Nevertheless, it seems that what they actually dreamt of are investments that grow their price. This is why, now that the prices are going down, they feel sad, and some of them have started panicking. Read More

Risk is not Volatility (Interview – Part 5)

Dimitrios Koutsoumpos explains why volatility is not risk, against what is taught by academia. Most successful investors are also critical to those academic views that are widely accepted.

If you want to learn more about it, also check what Warren Buffett has said on the subject in 2007 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting.

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My Performance (Interview – Part 4)

Dimitrios Koutsoubos answers to Gaurav’s questions about investing. In this part he reveals his historical performance in investing.

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Record Gains in 2021 – Stock Picks for 2022

The main idea I presented for 2020, a year that prices fluctuated a lot, was that we shouldn’t let prices judge our investing journey and returns. The year 2021 had again the usual fluctuations, but seemed so smooth compared to 2020, the year of coronavirus, tough measures, and extended lockdowns.

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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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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