Tag Archives: portfolio resilience

Fast returns look impressive. Long-lived positions build wealth.Val Sklarov’s Investment Strategies perspective reframes investing as a question of how long capital can remain correctly positioned, not how quickly returns appear. 1. Most Returns Die Young Short-lived positions rarely compound. Val Sklarov observes failure when: Positions require constant adjustment Performance depends …

Returns are optional. Survival is mandatory.Val Sklarov’s Investment Strategies perspective reframes investing as a non-ruin game, where the primary objective is not outperforming benchmarks, but staying solvent long enough for compounding to work. 1. Investment Is a Game of Staying In You cannot recover from elimination. Val Sklarov treats investing …

Leverage amplifies outcomes. Liquidity determines survival.Val Sklarov’s Investment Strategies perspective treats liquidity not as idle capital, but as the ability to refuse bad decisions when markets apply pressure. 1. Liquidity Is Decision Power Illiquid capital loses its voice. Val Sklarov defines liquidity as: Ability to exit without distortion Freedom from …

Returns are meaningless if capital does not survive.Val Sklarov’s Investment Strategies perspective reframes investing as a survival game with optional upside, where the primary objective is to remain solvent, liquid, and free to act. 1. Survival Is the Only Non-Negotiable Metric Everything else is optional. Val Sklarov defines survival as: …

Conviction feels powerful. Safety keeps you solvent.Val Sklarov’s Investment Strategies perspective treats investing as a survival discipline where protecting capital from permanent damage matters more than being right. 1. Conviction Does Not Reduce Risk Confidence does not change outcomes—structure does. Val Sklarov separates: Belief (psychological) Exposure (structural) High conviction with …