Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
The mistakes that destroy founder wealth are surprisingly predictable. They happen repeatedly, to smart people, in patterns you can see coming — if you know what to look for.
Taras
Entrepreneur, Operator, Investor. 20+ years building businesses across the UK, Europe, China, and emerging markets. Now a Partner at a wealth management firm. Playing RPG Life, sharing what I learn.
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Investment Strategies and Styles: Building Blocks of a Portfolio
Investment strategies are building blocks. Your portfolio is the structure you build from them. This guide breaks down the major approaches to investing.
Implementation Principles
The biggest implementation mistake is rushing. Cash sitting in a savings account while you figure things out costs almost nothing. A bad $2M decision because you felt pressure to deploy costs, potentially everything.
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High Agency - The Operating System Behind Capital Builders
What separates founders who build serious capital from those who drift with markets? It comes down to agency — the belief that outcomes bend to effort, not luck. This is the operating system upgrade most people never install.
Governance and Decision-Making
Most wealth problems aren't technical—they're decision problems. Poor governance creates chaos, emotional decisions, and misaligned family members. Good governance is the system that keeps everything working.
Protection — Keeping What You've Built
The threats to your wealth have evolved faster than most founders' defences. Twenty years ago, protection meant insurance and maybe a trust. Today, the biggest risk might be in your pocket.
Building Your Advisory Team
You need advisors. But having advisors isn't the same as having a team. Most founders either have too few, too many, or the wrong ones entirely.
Income Generation Strategies
After the exit, you still need to pay for life. Most founders default to selling investments when they need cash. There's a better way to think about it.
Portfolio Construction for Founders
Standard portfolio advice wasn't designed for you. You got rich through concentration, not diversification. Here's how to build a portfolio that reflects the reality of being a founder.
60/40 Portfolio Is Dead: How HNW Investors Allocate Capital
The 60/40 portfolio delivered its worst inflation-adjusted returns since the Great Depression in 2022. Family offices have rebuilt their portfolios around a completely different model, one where bonds barely register and alternatives dominate.
Real Estate Investing - Building a Property Portfolio that lasts
Most people stop at buying their home. Serious investors are just getting started. Here's what a sophisticated real estate strategy actually looks like — across borders, structures, and asset types.
Treasury — How Money Moves
Treasury is the plumbing of your wealth. Not glamorous, but get it wrong and everything else becomes harder — or more expensive. Banking, cash, FX, and one tool most founders don't know about.