For the #2 edition, an interview with Reimar of Bavaria Industries.
I love to read another value investor that loves punk rock (just like me), and likes to keep things simple.
Favorite band or artist, and what does it say about how you think?
Iggy Pop, The Clash: A radical, straight-to-the-point mindset.
Last book you read that had nothing to do with investing?
The Jackal: The Rise and Fall of Carlos, the World’s First Super-Terrorist
Coffee, tea, or something else, and where do you do your best thinking?
Coffee and meditation.
A daily habit you would never give up, no matter how busy you get?
Wim Hof Breathing and yoga exercices.
Where do your best ideas come from, a walk, a shower, or a specific chair?
A walk.
A skill you are proud of that has nothing to do with your job?
I self taught myself to do freestyle swimming.
What is the most contrarian opinion you hold that has nothing to do with markets?
The route to happiness is giving.
What is a completely non-financial skill that has made you a better investor?
Radical simplification.
If you were not in investing, what would you be doing?
Be a professor or teacher.
If you could have dinner with anyone, alive or dead, who is not an investor?
Nelson Mandela.
One thing you are terrible at that everyone assumes you are good at?
Dilligence.