About

Why is this site named SimoleonSense? Click here to find out.

Welcome to SimoleonSense.com a multidisciplinary blog for renaissance thinkers, financiers, decision makers, business students, and consilient observers. If you enjoy learning this is definitely the blog for you!

What Is the SimoleonSense 5 minute Challenge?
I challenge you to follow SimoleonSense for 1 week. In other words, I challenge you to spend 5 minutes a day for 7 days browsing the SimoleonSense.

Why Am I Blogging?
I am blogging to challenge the conventional “silo” approach to learning. This approach has been promoted by schools (particularly universities and finance departments) to the detriment of their students. I’m a renaissance thinker, an aspiring polymath, and a diligent researcher – as such I believe in the importance of consilience.

Successful decision making centers on understanding problems and searching for solutions via a broad frame work of mental models. This blog will take an unconventional approach to current affairs, business, finance, and entrepreneurship- I will not provide you with stock tips or silver bullets. I will nudge you to fish from the pond of knowledge and wisdom. I will provide you with unique multidisciplinary content. Your job is to think, critique, and apply each concept (in your daily life).

I dedicate a substantial amount of time to this blog. I hope the posts will challenge your thinking and inspire you to become a better person. I thank you for spending your precious time with us.
- Miguel Barbosa, Founder of SimoleonSense.com “Enriching Ideas for Intelligent Investors”

P.S. I am deeply grateful for my readers who inspire, collaborate, and push me to become a better person!

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q. How can new readers get acquainted with the types of material posted on your blog?
A. For beginners, I highly recommend reading the weekly wisdom roundup featured on Sundays, (here). These roundups provide an array of topics and exemplify our quirky approach.

Q. Besides your daily posts and weekly wisdom roundup – what is the most popular page?
A. The Most Popular Page Is, The Resources Section: This is one of the most extensive resources sections for value investors, finance students, venture capitalists, and fans of economics & business)

Q. Take us on a brief tour of your blog what are the most popular topics
A. Most Popular Topics (Click for relevant posts)

• Behavioral Finance/Economics
• Decision Making
• The Daily Behavioral Bias
• Psychology
• Complex Systems & Risk
• Current Affairs
• Worldly Wisdom
• Value Investing

Q. Which posts have received the most traffic?

All Time Most Popular Posts:	Most Popular Interviews
Hedge Fund Manager Dan Loeb Speaks Harry Markopolis Testimony The Dangers of Discounted Cash Flow Calculating Return On Investment Roi Vs IRR Lessons To Be Learned From Japanese Crisis Behavioral economics book recommendations Most Common Investment Mental Pitfalls	Interview: Strategist and Thinker, Michael Mauboussin Interview: Investor &Author, Joe Ponzio of F Wall Street Interview: Investor, Hunter of Distressed Debt Investing Interview: Investor & Blogger Greenbackd Interview: Indian Value Investor Chetan Parikh

This Website Is Dedicated To

-My Parents & Family

-Warren Buffett & Charlie Munger who often highlight the benefits of understanding multiple disciplines and applying worldly principles to everyday decisions.

-Charlie Rose, and the Ted Talk conference.

Who is Miguel, why does he blog so often?

I invest time and passion in my own self-education

I strive to work in a setting that values competence, hardwork, and good ideas over credentials.

I search for colleagues who will challenge me to grow.