Rory Sutherland’s Alchemy – Embracing Quirkiness for Success in Trading

ByOddmund Groette

Rory Sutherland Alchemy Summary. The models that dominate all human decision-making today are duly heavy on simplistic logic, and light on magic – a spreadsheet leaves no room for miracles. But what if this approach is wrong? What if, in our quest to recreate the certainty of the laws of physics, we are now too…

Why Stock Picking Is So Difficult – Challenges and Realities

ByOddmund Groette

Stock picking is difficult because only a small minority of the stocks contribute to the majority of the gains. It’s skewed to only a few outliers. It’s as simple as that.  Let’s look at some facts: Most stocks don’t beat Treasury Bills: Hendrik Bessembinder became pretty “famous” for his study published in 2017 called Do…