Practical Contrarian Blog
Our feedback on current trends, predictions for the future and other insights that empower investors around the world.
How Family Office Investors are Using Technology Today and in The Future
After years of guiding family offices along with other institutional investors ranging from hedge funds to leading private equity firms, keeping tabs on the progression of technology is both interesting and exciting at the same time, especially when worlds collide,...
Safe Haven Investments in 2025: A Flight to Safety During Volatile Times
Our team has guided a wide range of investment decisions ranging from delivering actionable insights in the moment to hedge funds and family offices along with more strategic initiatives which we’re seeing play out now in a multitude of ways that we’re going to cover...
Musk vs Trump: Another Example of How Social Media Drives the Stock Market
The times are changing rapidly from when the GameStop short squeeze in 2021 forced investors/speculators to wake up to the power of social media now with almost everything originating on social that is then amplified/spread outwards – like the Musk/Trump fight in the...
Investing in Life Insurance Companies/Policies: Good Move for Family Offices, Hedge Funds?
As the world evolves and investors of all types start to branch out and explore new opportunities to diversify their portfolios one of the areas that stands out to us is the life insurance space, which we’ve been getting inquiries on recently and ultimately sparked...
Hedge Funds Banking on AI Investments: The World is Changing Rapidly
After guiding various hedge funds and being in the AI space for years, it’s interesting to see how they were very reserved in the early days around tech investments and now going full force on AI ranging from the hardware behind the scenes (chip manufacturers like...
What is the Best Bank for Family Offices? Our Insights
In previous blog posts we have touched on strategies for family offices and what we’ve seen in the past along with what we anticipate in the future, and it’s interesting how new family offices have a common question: What bank should we go with? Taking a step back and...
At What Level of Wealth Do You Create/Need a Family Office?
Looking at our experience guiding family offices over time while blending that with historical data from a variety of other data sources, we learned a lot and continue to keep our finger on the pulse, including questions around when a wealthy family should officially...
Celebrating a Legend/Oracle: The Legacy of Warren Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway
News broke earlier this week that Warren Buffett is finally passing on the reins and it’s both magical to see someone not only live but also work into their mid-90s which is another testament to the human we’re dealing with here. And while the “Oracle of Omaha”...
Should Family Offices Invest in Startup Companies? Our Feedback/Insights
After guiding a wide range of investors over the years from family offices to tech startups that ended up having big exits in the end, a common question that comes up is whether conventional family offices that made their fortunes in manufacturing, real estate, etc....
What is a Family Office? Our Feedback + Guiding Tech Entrepreneurs After Exits
Unless you’re in the financial world the concept of family offices may seem as if families have an office to run their businesses whether it’s a chain of restaurants, real estate investments, etc. and that’s really where things started then evolved into investment...