The other day I was reminiscing about two epiphanies that influenced my choices in life. So back in those days I wanted to be independent.  And I figured the best means to independence is money.  Not for the sake of being rich.  I don’t have to be rich but, rather, independent. During my juvenile-delinquency-days back in Germany there was a prominent stock market guru who influenced my first steps into the stock markets. His name was André Kostolany. Anybody heard of this chap before?  I guess he is not so well known in the English speaking world as most of his books and opinion pieces are only available in German or French. Let me share a bit about Kostolany. Kostolany – born 1906 in Hungary, but exiled to France and Germany – made most of his money during the reconstruction of Germany after the second world war. He ......