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Alexander M. Ineichen, the Founder of Ineichen Research and Management AG (IR&M), a research boutique established in 2009 focusing on nowcasting and risk management joins Enterprise Radio. He is the author of the new book Applied Wisdom: 700 Witticisms to Save Your Assets.
This episode of Enterprise Radio is in association with the Author Channel.
Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Alexander M. Ineichen discuss the following:
- Tell us about your title, Applied Wisdom. What is it and how does it relate to making financial decisions?
- You’ve organized Applied Wisdom around many time-tested principles, axioms, laws and theories. Can you highlight a few that you touch on?
- From Thomas Aquinas to Frank Zappa, Applied Wisdom features more than 700 quotes from a diverse range of people. How did you come to collect them all?
- In the book, you explain what Marilyn Monroe and Mike Tyson have in common with Leonardo da Vinci and that both Muhammed Ali and George Soros applied Confucius’ wisdom. How does that help your readers make prudent decisions?
- You examine expert failure and warn against the dangers of forecasting – even arguing that flipping a coin is often a better option. You also detail the “Nowcasting Approach.” Can you explain what that is?
- In the book, you explain what Marilyn Monroe and Mike Tyson have in common with Leonardo da Vinci and that both Muhammed Ali and George Soros applied Confucius’ wisdom. How does that help your readers make prudent decisions?
Alexander M. Ineichen is founder of Ineichen Research and Management AG (IR&M), a research boutique established in 2009 focusing on nowcasting and risk management.
Alexander started his financial career in derivatives brokerage and origination of risk management products at Swiss Bank Corporation in 1988. From 1991 to 2009 he had various research functions within UBS in Zurich and London relating to derivatives, indices, capital flows and alternative investments.
He is the author of two white papers, “In Search of Alpha” and “The Search for Alpha Continues,” that were the most often printed research publications in the documented history of UBS. He is author of two books that provide his manifesto for active risk management, Absolute Returns and Asymmetric Returns.
Alexander, a Logistician (ISTJ), is a married, proud father of four, and lives near Crypto Valley, in Zug, Switzerland. His extracurricular activities include skiing, photography and attempts at abstract painting.
Website: https://ineichen-rm.com
Social Media Links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexineichen
Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/alexanderineichen
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