August 2021 – Karlbooklover

The Optimal Dose — Summary

01/08/2021 by Karl Niebuhr

I became interested in Vitamin D years ago after reading The Vitamin D solution, and then running a personal experiment supplementing Vitamin D, during which I didn’t get the cold for more than two years. Even in a full-blown winter in Germany in which all my relatives got sick, the flu didn’t catch me once. … Read more

The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine — Highlights

01/08/2021 by Karl Niebuhr

One episode of Dirty Money where Fahmi short sells Valeant Pharmaceuticals, explains how short-sellers are natural contrarian thinkers. Howard Marks, the author of The most important thing illuminated which is one of my favorite books in investing, does a great job explaining the importance of being a contrarian. I thought about how to learn more … Read more