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Thomas Vato holds a degree in Philosophy, Mathematics & Economics from three European universities. He has completed advanced coursework in Financial Markets (Yale/Coursera, with honors), Investment Management (University of Geneva/Coursera), Finance & Quantitative Modeling (Wharton/Coursera). He spent 18 months in venture capital and 3.5 years as a self-directed investor in financial markets.

What Happens to Japan Stock Market When the Bank of Japan Stops Buying Everything?

Global & Macro

The Half Trillion Dollar Question Hanging Over Tokyo The Bank of Japan owns roughly seven percent of the entire Japan stock market. The truly unsettling part is not how the central bank built that position. It is what happens to Japanese equities on the day the BoJ finally decides to stop buying everything and starts […]

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The Aggressive FIRE Movement: What You Have to Give Up to Retire in 7 Years Instead of 20

Financial Subcultures

The Brutal Truth About Aggressive FIRE: Freedom Has a Price Tag You Pay Upfront Retiring in seven years instead of twenty is not a financial trick. It is a series of painful sacrifices most people refuse to make, and pretending otherwise is dishonest. The aggressive FIRE movement demands that you give up things your peers

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The Volatility Paradox: Why Adding Bitcoin to Your Portfolio Can Actually Lower Your Risk

Investing & Strategy

The Counterintuitive Truth Markowitz Discovered in 1952 Harry Markowitz won a Nobel Prize in 1990 for work he published in 1952, and the single idea behind that prize remains one of the most misunderstood concepts in finance: a wildly volatile asset can actually make your entire portfolio safer. This sounds like a contradiction. It is

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