📩 Join 94,000+ readers on my FREE weekly email newsletter: 📚 Get my books: Soul in the Game - The Little Book of Sideways Markets - Active Value Investing - WHO AM I: Vitaliy Katsenelson is the CEO of... The post The Paranoid Russian Jew Approach to Investing – Ep 250 appeared first on The Intellectual Investor - Value Investing by Vitaliy Katsenelson ....
Apr 11, 2025
📩 Join 94,000+ readers on my FREE weekly email newsletter: 📚 Get my books: Soul in the Game - The Little Book of Sideways Markets - Active Value Investing - WHO AM I: Vitaliy Katsenelson is the CEO of... The post It Is Not the Cards You are Dealt; But is How You Play Them – Ep 249 appeared first on The Intellectual Investor - Value Investing by Vitaliy Katsenelson ....
Mar 20, 2025
📩 Join 94,000+ readers on my FREE weekly email newsletter: 📚 Get my books: Soul in the Game - The Little Book of Sideways Markets - Active Value Investing - WHO AM I: Vitaliy Katsenelson is the CEO of... The post Q&A Series: Diversification and Position Sizing in Investing – Ep 248 appeared first on The Intellectual Investor - Value Investing by Vitaliy Katsenelson ....
Mar 07, 2025
What are the hidden advantages of living away from “noisy” investing centers like New York? The post The Hidden Advantages of Investing from NOT New York City – Ep 247 appeared first on The Intellectual Investor - Value Investing by Vitaliy Katsenelson ....
Feb 27, 2025
I’ve received emails from readers asking my thoughts on DeepSeek. I need to start with two warnings. First, the usual one: I’m a generalist value investor, not a technology specialist, so my knowledge of AI models is superficial. Second, and more unusually, we don’t have all the facts yet. The post DeepSeek Breaks the AI Paradigm – Ep 246 appeared first on The Intellectual Investor - Value Investing by Vitaliy Katsenelson ....
Feb 20, 2025
Over the last few years, our portfolio has skewed more international. Today, if you only invest in the US, you're experiencing two stock market hells. The post Escaping Stock Market Double Hell – Ep 245 appeared first on The Intellectual Investor - Value Investing by Vitaliy Katsenelson ....
Feb 13, 2025
2024 brought me back to a core Stoic principle that I hold close to my heart: the dichotomy of control. We can apply it in investing. The post Embracing Stock Market Stoicism – Ep 244 appeared first on The Intellectual Investor - Value Investing by Vitaliy Katsenelson ....
Feb 06, 2025
My son Jonah and I were at CES (the Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas. I wanted to attend CES to shake myself out of my comfort zone. The post Thoughts from Consumer Electronics Show – Ep 243 appeared first on The Intellectual Investor - Value Investing by Vitaliy Katsenelson ....
Jan 30, 2025
In this Q&A excerpt, we'll explore teaching money habits to young people and how writing has improved my investment approach. The post Q&A Series: Money Habits for Kids and the Power of Writing – Ep 242 appeared first on The Intellectual Investor - Value Investing by Vitaliy Katsenelson ....
Dec 19, 2024
Warren Buffett has stated multiple times that if he could manage a very small amount of money today, he would be able to return more than 50% per year to shareholders. If you managed a million dollars of only your own money, would you do it differently? The post Managing a Million: What Would I Do Differently? – Ep 241 appeared first on The Intellectual Investor - Value Investing by Vitaliy Katsenelson ....
Dec 12, 2024
I asked AI to educate and entertain my readers with a radio show-style dialogue based on my essay - The Impact of Higher Interest Rates on the Economy. The post The Impact of Higher Interest Rates on the Economy – AI Edition – Ep 240 appeared first on The Intellectual Investor - Value Investing by Vitaliy Katsenelson ....
Dec 05, 2024
I asked AI to transform my essays into a radio show-style conversation. In this episode, topic is stock market math, sideways markets, the role of P/E in market cycles, impact of interest rates on P/E, economic analysis, Magnificent Seven stocks, NVIDIA, and a lot more. The post Navigating Market Cycles: From Bulls to Nvidia – AI Edition – Ep 239 appeared first on The Intellectual Investor - Value Investing by Vitaliy Katsenelson ....
Nov 26, 2024
How do you balance your life between being an investor, running a firm, writing and other aspects of your life such as your family? The post A Balanced Life: My Approach – Ep 238 appeared first on The Intellectual Investor - Value Investing by Vitaliy Katsenelson ....
Nov 21, 2024
If you were obliged to invest all your assets with one person and you couldn’t choose Warren or Charlie, whom would you pick? The post Choosing an Investment Manager: Beyond Warren and Charlie – Ep 237 appeared first on The Intellectual Investor - Value Investing by Vitaliy Katsenelson ....
Nov 14, 2024
I wanted to share excerpts from a Q&A session I held in Omaha. This excerpt focuses on parenting and personal growth. The post Q&A Series: On Parenting and Personal Growth – Ep 236 appeared first on The Intellectual Investor - Value Investing by Vitaliy Katsenelson ....
Nov 07, 2024
What’s a famous investment rule I don’t agree with? Which key characteristics should a good investor have? The post Challenging Investment Rules and Key Investor Traits – Ep 235 appeared first on The Intellectual Investor - Value Investing by Vitaliy Katsenelson ....
Oct 31, 2024
CHTR, just like Comcast, showed only a very slight decline in broadband customers in the quarter. The post The Infinite Game in Telecom – Ep 234 appeared first on The Intellectual Investor - Value Investing by Vitaliy Katsenelson ....
Oct 01, 2024
A basic property of religion is that the believer takes a leap of faith: to believe without expecting proof. The post The Hidden Risk in “Religion” Stocks – Ep 233 appeared first on The Intellectual Investor - Value Investing by Vitaliy Katsenelson ....
Sep 26, 2024
I’m going to share stories about my best and worst investment decisions. But don’t worry, this isn’t just a brag-and-cringe session about making or losing money. The post The Best and Worst Investment Decisions I’ve Made – Ep 232 appeared first on The Intellectual Investor - Value Investing by Vitaliy Katsenelson ....
Sep 19, 2024
Donald Trump went full Bitcoin. He wants the US to become a “Bitcoin superpower”; he promised to build a Bitcoin strategic reserve. The post Trump’s call for a bitcoin strategic reserve is a very bad idea – Ep 231 appeared first on The Intellectual Investor - Value Investing by Vitaliy Katsenelson ....
Sep 12, 2024
How does our investment approach stack up against Warren Buffett’s? Answering this question gives me a chance to dissect Buffett’s famous investment principles and compare them to our own strategy. The post Unpacking Buffett’s Investment Philosophy: A Personal Perspective – Ep 230 appeared first on The Intellectual Investor - Value Investing by Vitaliy Katsenelson ....
Sep 05, 2024
How do I describe myself as an investor? This question provides an opportunity to delve into what I mean by being an “eclectic value investor with a slight touch of dogmatism.” It’s a comprehensive look at our investment philosophy and approach. The post The Eclectic Value Investor – Ep 229 appeared first on The Intellectual Investor - Value Investing by Vitaliy Katsenelson ....
Aug 22, 2024
The discussion of AI quickly falls into a domain bordering on Sci-Fi. My thoughts here are only marginally shaped by scientific facts. The post The AI Revolution – Ep 228 appeared first on The Intellectual Investor - Value Investing by Vitaliy Katsenelson ....
Aug 15, 2024
I will discuss investments in the EV industry, spurred by the following question from a client. The post The EV Industry Landscape – Ep 227 appeared first on The Intellectual Investor - Value Investing by Vitaliy Katsenelson ....
Aug 08, 2024
Interest rates that stay low and actually keep declining for almost a quarter of a century slowly propagate deep into the fabric of the economy. The post Understanding Today’s Economic Landscape – Ep 226 appeared first on The Intellectual Investor - Value Investing by Vitaliy Katsenelson ....
Aug 06, 2024
The technology at the core of the mania is different every time. What doesn't change over time is human emotion . The post Lessons from History’s Technology Booms – Ep 225 appeared first on The Intellectual Investor - Value Investing by Vitaliy Katsenelson ....
Aug 01, 2024
Science Fiction Stock Analysis - Conversations with Vitaliy - Episode 48 The post Science Fiction Stock Analysis – Conversations with Vitaliy – Ep 48 appeared first on The Intellectual Investor - Value Investing by Vitaliy Katsenelson ....
Jul 30, 2024
The average stock on the market is either up slightly or flat for the year. Most of the gains in the index came from the Magnificent 7 stocks The post The Magnificent 7 and the Dangers of Market Hype – Ep 224 appeared first on The Intellectual Investor - Value Investing by Vitaliy Katsenelson ....
Jul 25, 2024
What Makes for a Great Investor? - Conversations with Vitaliy - Episode 47 The post What Makes for a Great Investor? – Conversations with Vitaliy – Ep 47 appeared first on The Intellectual Investor - Value Investing by Vitaliy Katsenelson ....
Jul 23, 2024
The Right Way To Think - Conversations with Vitaliy - Episode 46 The post The Right Way To Think – Conversations with Vitaliy – Ep 46 appeared first on The Intellectual Investor - Value Investing by Vitaliy Katsenelson ....
Jul 09, 2024