Vitaliy Katsenelson
GuruFocus Interview – Value Investing with Vitaliy Katsenelson
In this interview with investment website @GuruFocusVideos , Vitaliy shares the full gamut of how he invests, where and why. He touches on the role of being eclectic when investing, how to invest abroad, and how value investors should think about macro, among many other important topics. Enjoy this fun and wide-ranging interview!
How Not To Lose a Job That’s Yours – Ep 195
Imagine withdrawing a job offer two days after it was made. This is exactly what we did. IMA is for an Operations Associate position, and after a lengthy hiring process, we offered the position to Sam (not his real name). However, two days later, we...
How Not To Lose a Job That’s Yours
Imagine withdrawing a job offer two days after it was made. This is exactly what we did. This letter about how not to lose a job that's yours, contained insights and lessons that could go beyond the intended recipient and could help anyone who is looking for a job.
A Story about a Story – Ep 194
Apple is the best storytelling company on the planet. This was the thought that ran through my mind as I watched Apple present its new products at the WWDC conference. When it introduces a product, Apple doesn't just spend the time telling you...
Russia – History Repeats Itself
A few weeks ago I was asked to speak to the CFA Association of Russia about my most recent book. Here is my reply:
Vision Pro is the Vision of the Future
I have read reviews of Vision Pro, Apple’s virtual reality headset. Meta’s Quest Pro suddenly started to remind me of Microsoft PCs – made by engineers for engineers, where the Vision Pro is created by humans for humans
Attend a Party in Your Own Head – Ep 193
Good thoughts bring you happiness; bad thoughts poison you with anxiety and pain. 📩 Sign up for my free weekly email newsletter 🎙 Check out my weekly podcast, The Intellectual Investor. 📚 GET MY BOOKS Soul in the Game - The Little...
A Story about a Story
Apple is the best storytelling company on the planet. In its storytelling, Apple so wants you to fall in love and have an emotional connection with its product that it even names the parts that go into it.
You are – What you think about (Recession, Economy, Stock Market) – Ep 192
I’ve been asked by many readers and some clients for my thoughts on the economy and recession. As I am typing this, I’m thinking about how much ink I should be spilling on writing about the recession and how much time we, as investors,...
You are – What you think about (Recession, Economy, Stock Market)
I’ve been asked by many readers and some clients for my thoughts on the economy and recession. As I am typing this, I’m thinking about how much ink I should be spilling on writing about the recession and how much time we, as investors, should be allocating to thinking and worrying about it.
Embrace Good Problems: Advice to Young People Today – Ep 191
I don't know when I graduated to giving job-seeking advice. However, I know that my scribbles are read by a lot of students and their parents, so I thought I would share this with you. 📩 Sign up for my free weekly email newsletter 🎙...
What I Learned From the Oracle of Omaha & Charlie Munger – Ep 190
I've attended the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders meeting for over a decade. Here is what I learned in 2023. 📩 Sign up for my free weekly email newsletter 🎙 Check out my weekly podcast, The Intellectual Investor. 📚 GET MY...
Embrace Good Problems: Advice to Young People Today
A 22-year-old daughter of a friend, for the first time in her life, has hit a brick wall. I told her that, as frustrating as her life may seem right now, she is having a good problem; and happiness in life comes from having good problems.
Should I be worried about the safety of my Schwab account? – Ep 189
Many investors, including our clients, have been worried about their Schawb account safety. Are they right to be worried? 📩 Sign up for my free weekly email newsletter 🎙 Check out my weekly podcast, The Intellectual Investor. 📚 GET...
What I Learned From the Oracle of Omaha & Charlie Munger
My favorite line from Charlie Munger was: “Practicing law today is like a pie-eating contest, where if you succeed, you get to eat more pie.”
Chess Saga Continues – Ep 188
I have vague first memories of playing chess with my grandfather when my family visited my father’s parents in Moscow. I was five years old. As I look back, chess gently came in and out of my life in the years since. Though I always admired chess...
Chess Saga Continues
With Hannah’s passion for chess growing and the lockdowns easing, we discovered the wonderful world of chess meetups.
Me, My Boy, and Warren Buffett with 2023 Postscript – Ep 187
The fourteen-year-old Jonah could not sit through the annual meeting; he was preoccupied with anything and everything but Buffett’s and Munger’s wisdom. After coming with me to Omaha eight years ago, Jonah never asked to go back, until last year....
Me, My Boy, and Warren Buffett with 2023 Postscript
The fourteen-year-old Jonah could not sit through the annual meeting; he was preoccupied with anything and everything but Buffett’s and Munger’s wisdom.
Libertarian’s (Unexpected) View on the Bailout of the Banking System – Ep 186
Bailouts of the banking system create social tension. Eventually, bailouts introduce so much risk into the system that failures and bailouts become too costly for the society to bear, government creates draconian rules trying to prevent them in...
Silicon Valley Bank’s Downfall: A Cautionary Tale of What’s to Come – Ep 185
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) may be an extreme example, but it gave us a preview at a 100x magnification of what many banks are facing today. SVB is also a sad demonstration of how volatile deposits are. SVB was awash with deposits from its customers,...
