How many times have you looked at your personal portfolio and thought: what is the next big thing?
Most of us have been taught the sensible version of investing: keep it simple, buy broad developed-market indices, stay diversified, and check your portfolio once in a while. And to be clear, I fully believe in that approach. For most people, most of the time, it works.
But let's be honest. If you are genuinely interested in markets, it can also feel painfully boring.
Markets are alive. They move with momentum, politics, demographics, consumer behaviour, fear, greed, innovation — and sometimes pure sentiment. The temptation to look beyond the standard portfolio and ask, where is the world going next?, is very real. That has always been me.
I have spent around 20 years in asset management, across quantitative analysis, fixed income, credit, portfolio management, strategic multi-asset allocation, and service and product development. And one lesson has stayed with me: a strong investment thesis is powerful, but falling in love with one single stock can be a mistake.
Over time, my thinking moved from "which company gets it right?" to "which theme has structural tailwinds?" I prefer looking at sectors, industries, and long-term investment themes rather than chasing one micro idea. Because let's face it: no risk, no fun. But also, no diversification, no sleep.
My background is analytical. I studied Applied Mathematics in Darmstadt, Germany, and started my career as a quantitative analyst with hedge fund professionals in Sydney, Australia — before the 2008 financial crisis changed the market forever. in the meantime completed a Master of Applied Finance at Macquarie University and moved into Global Fixed Income & Credit, where I grew into portfolio management and managed large institutional money portfolios.
In 2018, I joined a Strategic Asset Allocation team, looking at long-term return objectives, portfolio construction, private markets, alternatives, derivative overlays, and tactical positioning. These portfolios take a serious long-term view and risk is managed on the total portfolio level (yes, make sure you don't double up your risks).
Fast forward — life brought me to Zurich, Switzerland. Here I discovered a different but fascinating world: smaller wealth managers, independent asset managers, and entrepreneurial investment professionals building their own shops, their own client books, and their own investment approaches. Switzerland remains a magnet for wealth: stable, private, international, and deeply connected to global capital.
This website is where I share the investment themes that occupy my mind. Themes that come from changing generations, new consumer behaviour, technology, global transformation, deglobalisation, healthcare innovation, longevity, and the constant human search for something better.