Guy Spier is an investor of Israeli, German and South African descent. He runs the Aquamarine Fund, which has produced outstanding...

Zurich-based investor and fund manager Guy Spier recently published The Education of a Value Investor. In this short, succinct book,...

In his new book, Thomas R. Köhler discusses the critically important issue of cyber risk and how corporations can mitigate this growing...

Once-dominant US retail chain Sears filed for bankruptcy earlier this month. This demise might have surprised some: As of early October,...

Hans Rosling’s book Factfulness provides insights on how to handle ten common misconceptions that are pervasive in Western countries....

Although the maritime shipping sector might generally be characterized as conservative, at least eleven relatively recent innovations are...

This book discusses geopolitical challenges in 10 different parts of the world. Although published in 2016, Tim Marshall´s perspectives...

Introduction We have previously discussed aspects of investing in ventures and private-equity business projects several times. As we...

Introduction In this paper, I will share my philosophy on the real estate business and on how to successfully invest in this sector. As I...

Graham Allison, the former dean of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, has written an insightful and thought-provoking book on the...

When I owned the shipping company S. Ugelstad, we were almost constantly strapped for free cash, even though the company was running well...

“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated” – Confucius Most of us, as individuals as well as in our organizational...

This book, by Mr. Sam Zell, outlines this author’s key business principles, and also details some of his business dealings. Mr. Zell is a...

Introduction This book is written by Satya Nadella, President and CEO of Microsoft. He took over as Microsoft’s 3rd President/CEO in...

Many people outside of Norway may not have heard of Svein Stöle, CEO and now sole owner of Pareto AS, the holding company in the Pareto...

This issue has always been at the center of young people’s minds. Which school or university should one go to? What subject(s) should be...

Many families have built their wealth over time based on owning a particular company. With the success of this company the fortunes of...

The Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Muhammad Yunus, is from Bangladesh and is the founder of Grameen Bank, the central developer of the...

Ray Dalio is one of the most successful investors of our times. His firm, Bridgewater Associates, is the largest hedge fund in the world...

To facilitate transition from one generation to another in family-controlled firms is a more critical issue today than ever before. Many...