Author: M.Rivera

Value investor. Prodigious reader. Works and studies in the trenches of finance. Looking for and listening to fellow observers. Thanks for dropping by and reading, please contribute to the conversation so we all develop positively and efficiently.
Commentary

The Facebook Flop: Or, why you don’t need to be a genius to be an investor

Without a doubt being a genius helps, in all things. Studies show a correlation with a longer lifespan and higher quality of late-stage life, even less injuries. However, it has not been shown quantitatively or subjectively (see Jack Schwager’s Market Wizards) to provide any consistent edge in the marketplace. Personally I find this equalizing feature of the markets one of its most attractive and fascinating features. All it takes to lose or win is being […]

Commentary, General

21st Century Mania

“Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, one by one.” – Charles MacKay For the last roughly twenty years we’ve been in an era where every new technological innovation is met with feverish acceptance and mimicry. Even with a massive systemic market correction conspicuously remembered as “The Dot-com bubble”, investor sentiment has shown no abatement toward […]