2025-01-24
Stock markets have always been unpredictable. If you read my previous blogs, you’ll see that I consider it both illusory and futile to try to predict market movements. I do not believe in the concept of “market timing” and have always emphasized the vital importance of staying “present” in the market.
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If It Were So Easy, Everyone Would Do It
Managing a business is an unending series of problems to solve and fires to extinguish. The...
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Life is Too Short
Life is too short to do things we don’t love. Let’s be clear: not everything in life can be a...
2024-12-20
Happy Holiday Reading!
For this final blog post of 2024 (I’ll be back on January 10, 2025), I thought I’d share with...
2024-12-15
A Remarkable Man
By Guy Le Blanc, founder of COTE 100. I have just lost a friend, a mentor, and a confidant. At...
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By David Fideler, 288 pages, 2022, W. W Norton
Philosopher David Fideler guides the reader through the main principles of Stoicism, the influential philosophy of the Roman Empire. Drawing on the classic works of the famous Stoic Seneca, whose wisdom serves as our guide, the author presents contemporary examples. The advice, rooted in writings from 2,000 years ago, remains relevant today for those who wish to apply this philosophy to their daily lives.
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By David Fideler, 288 pages, 2022, W. W Norton
Philosopher David Fideler guides the reader through the main principles of Stoicism, the influential philosophy of the Roman Empire. Drawing on the classic works of the famous Stoic Seneca, whose wisdom serves as our guide, the author presents contemporary examples. The advice, rooted in writings from 2,000 years ago, remains relevant today for those who wish to apply this philosophy to their daily lives.
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Recommended by Phillipe
By Ray Dalio, 576 pages, 2021, Simon & Schuster
In this must-read book, the author examines 500 years of political, economic, and financial history to present an accessible analysis of the rise and decline of nations through time. This work definitively changes our outlook on the world and allows us to understand where we are going, in a future which risks being very different from the reality in which we live today, while the world stage is in upheaval and could lead to a new equilibrium in which we would see a decline of the American empire.
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By Bernard Baruch, 340 pages, 2015, BN Publishing
Initially published in 1957, Bernard Baruch’s autobiography remains captivating and reveals a character rather unknown to the public. A true Wall Street legend at the turn of the 20th century, he ran his own brokerage firm and became a millionaire before the age of 35. His influence was mainly exercised by advising several American presidents, from the twilight of the First World War until the end of his life, particularly on economic matters, besides being at the origin of international control of atomic energy. In short, a man who shaped history and whom I had a lot of pleasure discovering.
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By James Clear, 320 pages, 2018, Penguin Random House
Acquiring good habits and, above all, getting rid of bad ones are not always easy tasks. In an engaging book, James Clear guides us to adjust our environment to put in place incentives that will motivate positive habits and discourage negative ones. Small changes that can translate into big improvements over time. In a nutshell, a read that I found very inspiring for those who want more than setting goals by putting in place a system to achieve them.
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By Ben Carlson, 224 pages, 2015, Bloomberg Press
Why make it complicated when you can make it simple: this is the angle from which the author approaches investment. There is a lot of noise in the markets that can distract and confuse the investor. This book explains how to identify the relevant information you need to rely on to develop simple investment strategies that will allow you to not only be smarter than the market, but more efficient.
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