Essays

The Log

Essays on value investing, patience and the economy, written between watches.

Value Investing  ·  October 2026  ·  9 min read Margin of Safety: What Life at Sea Taught Me About Investing No ship sails with only just enough water under the keel. A seafarer on why the same habit sits at the heart of value investing, and how to put a number on it. Read → Value Investing  ·  October 2026  ·  10 min read How to Estimate Intrinsic Value: A Step-by-Step DCF Example Free cash flow, growth, discount rate and terminal value, one step at a time, with a worked example you can repeat in the DCF calculator. Read → Value Investing  ·  July 2026  ·  10 min read Value Investing 101: A Practical Guide to Finding Undervalued Stocks Value investing is a discipline, not a trick: buy businesses for less than they are worth. The core ideas and the simple tools that make them usable. Read → Personal Finance  ·  July 2026  ·  8 min read How Much House Can You Actually Afford? A Clear Framework Banks will often lend you more than you should borrow. A practical framework for a mortgage you can live with, not just qualify for. Read → Personal Finance  ·  June 2026  ·  6 min read Compound Interest: The Numbers Behind "Start Early" Everyone says to start saving early, but the actual mathematics are surprisingly dramatic. The real numbers show exactly what waiting costs. Read → Health  ·  June 2026  ·  7 min read Why Your BMI Can Be Completely Wrong — And What to Use Instead BMI is the world's most widely used health measure, and one of the most misunderstood. What it measures, what it misses, and better alternatives. Read →
Anima — The Most Important Investment, 2nd edition

Anima
The Most Important Investment

The instruments can do the arithmetic. They cannot tell you what is worth holding. That question is the voyage, and the book is where it is asked.