This mid-cap has great products that I love to use, but is WISE plc a good investment?

Wise plc provides cross-border money transfer services for personal and business customers in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the Asia-Pacific, North America, and internationally. The company’s transfer infrastructure includes Wise Account for international people who need to move and manage money across borders; Wise Business for international businesses need; and Wise Platform that allows businesses and banks to offer their own customers international payments. The company was formerly known as 456 Newco plc and changed its name to Wise plc in June 2021. Wise plc was founded in 2010 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

As a frequent global traveler, I use WISE PLC every day. I am always on the lookout for the best ways to travel, spend, and convert various currencies to ensure that I get the best rates. Creating Wealth is not just about investing intelligently, it is also about spending intelligently and maximizing healthy financial habits…. Continue reading →

Sometimes to be successful you need to be in the right environment.

Investors need the right environment and the right conditions aligned with their temperament, philosophy and strategy to succeed long-term | The Stoic Investors

Investors and entrepreneurs, everywhere, sometimes to be successful, it’s all about being in the right environment. Just like farming, to reap an abundant harvest, the environment and conditions must all be right. We are taught to hustle, grind, and push through, but sometimes that is not the answer or the best path. It’s hard to… Continue reading →

🇻🇳 Vietnam is one of the best and fastest growing emerging markets I’ve ever seen.

The Vietnam Stock Exchange (VNX) is a unified stock exchange in Vietnam. There are two separate exchanges: the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HOSE) and the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX). The VNX was established in 2000 with the goal of creating a single, unified market for trading securities in Vietnam.

I’ve heard a lot of hype about Vietnam. It’s one of the fastest growing economies in Southeast Asia and one of the best emerging countries in the world. So, like anything, I went to go and check it out and see it for myself. I spent two months with my family traveling the country. One… Continue reading →

Saying NO is the best way to avoid horrible companies and leads to better results.

A sound investment process should include a robust idea-generation framework. Whether you use a variety of filtering and screening techniques, as we have discussed, or generate ideas from a "follow the leader" approach, many ideas will come your way.

👑 Penelope was the Queen of Saying NO. She was the wife of Odysseus, the Queen of Ithaca, and the daughter of Spartan king Icarious and Asterodia. Penelope is depicted in the cover image rejecting a man who has come bearing flowers. Despite more than a hundred attempts to lure her, Queen Penelope was known… Continue reading →

📉 Is this the start of the great rotation after Market Crash fears?

It's been quite a chaotic August after the recent minor market crash. Investors are in for a rollercoaster ride. Global markets are still unstable after a significant sell-off on Monday, which also affected the cryptocurrency markets, with Bitcoin dropping by 16.50% and Ethereum by 24.19% at one point on Monday, August 5th. Although there has been a slow recovery, it wasn't anything to indicate we are out of the red.

💥 Market Crash Monday…is this a temporary pullback? It’s been quite a chaotic August after the recent minor market crash. Investors are in for a rollercoaster ride. Global markets are still unstable after a significant sell-off on Monday, which also affected the cryptocurrency markets, with Bitcoin dropping by 16.50% and Ethereum by 24.19% at one… Continue reading →

💈How a simple haircut led me to explore more Investment Strategies.

There are many winning Investment Strategies that work for those who master them with consistency, discipline and keep an open mind | The Stoic Investors.

It’s amazing how much time is spent arguing about which investment strategies or styles are better in the investing universe. Like many of you, I’ve heard the long debates about value investing being better than growth, or small-caps being higher risk and therefore not better than large caps. Even long-only strategies are considered the only… Continue reading →

How making more investing decisions does not lead to better results.

Decision fatigue is a phenomenon that affects each and every one of us. Every day, we are faced with thousands of decisions, from what to wear to what to eat, which route to take, and so on. These decisions accumulate and by the end of the day, we feel mentally drained. This not only hampers our ability to make good decisions, but also makes it difficult to make any decision at all.

😕 What is Decision Fatigue? Decision fatigue is a phenomenon that affects each and every one of us. Every day, we are faced with thousands of decisions, from what to wear to what to eat, which route to take, and so on. These decisions accumulate and by the end of the day, we feel mentally… Continue reading →

💡 ASX:BRI | A Deep Value small-cap business playing to a growing trend.

Big River Industries Limited (ASX:BRI) and its subsidiaries are involved in the manufacture, distribution, and retail of timber products and building supplies in Australia and New Zealand. It is a small-cap deep value stock with the potential to benefit from the growing construction industry in Australia and as a result an increase in the multiple.

Big River Industries Limited (ASX:BRI) and its subsidiaries are involved in the manufacture, distribution, and retail of timber products and building supplies in Australia and New Zealand. It is a small-cap deep value stock with the potential to benefit from the growing construction industry in Australia and as a result an increase in the multiple.

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What is the impact of Action Bias and why more activity does not bring better results?

Definition: Action bias is the tendency to prefer taking action over inaction, even without evidence of better outcomes. It is an automatic response, similar to a reflex, and not based on rational thinking.

What is Action Bias? One of the most detrimental biases that can hinder investment returns is the tendency to act for the sake of acting. I have personally experienced the effects of action bias in my business, investing, and personal life. To illustrate the concept of taking action when it is unwarranted, I will share… Continue reading →