The Intuitive Investor: How to Translate Intuitive Sensations

Posted by Jason Apollo Voss on Dec 9, 2014 in Best of the Blog, Blog, Intuitive Assessment | 0 comments In last month’s piece on intuition I shared tips on how to tune into intuitive sensations. Specifically I focused on the importance of distinguishing between specific consciousness and its emphasis on naming and quantifying sensations, and holistic consciousness and its emphasis on experiencing sensations directly. Yet, for intuitive sensations experienced to be useful to investors, it is...
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The Intuitive Investor: How to Tune into Intuitive Sensations

Posted by Jason Apollo Voss on Oct 28, 2014 in Best of the Blog, Blog, Intuitive Assessment | 0 comments So far in this series I have discussed the importance of intuition, a model that helps frame the intuitive process, and intuition’s most important skill: non-attachment. Recall I said our experience of intuition is just like that of our other senses. First there is a sensation, then that sensation must be translated into recognition. Yet, how do you tune into intuitive sensations? What the heck...
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The Intuitive Investor: Non-Attachment Is the Key Intuition Skill

Posted by Jason Apollo Voss on Sep 24, 2014 in Best of the Blog, Blog, Intuitive Assessment | 0 comments In my last column I promised to share how to bring intuition more into your conscious awareness and how to translate it into something useful. Recall that in “The Intuitive Investor: A Simple Model of Intuition,” I said intuition is sensory stimulus followed by interpretation. I also said that if intuition fails an investor, it is usually because of poor awareness and poor...
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The Scottish Secession Vote Is More Important Than You Think

Posted by Jason Apollo Voss on Sep 11, 2014 in Best of the Blog, Blog, Intuitive Assessment | 0 comments Thursday, 18 September 2014, is the date of the Scottish secession vote. Most finance commentators are focused on the likely huge economic considerations. Yet, this vote is far more important than you may think. The secession vote, even if it fails, signals the beginning of the end of the preeminence of the nation-state. Here is why: The idea of the nation-state is a relatively recent phenomenon...
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The Intuitive Investor: A Simple Model of Intuition

Posted by Jason Apollo Voss on Jul 22, 2014 in Best of the Blog, Blog, Intuitive Assessment | 0 comments Last month, I started a regular column on the power of intuition in investing that inspired many of you to write to me directly to discuss your experiences. While most of you viewed intuition positively, your responses indicated you still weren’t sure how to define it (i.e., that it lacked a central idea). You also expressed some reservations about applying intuition to investing because it is...
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The Intuitive Investor: Defining Intuition

Posted by Jason Apollo Voss on Jun 24, 2014 in Best of the Blog, Blog, Intuitive Assessment | 0 comments In order to properly set the stage for additional discussion about the topic, it is important to first define intuition. Once we have a common understanding of what is meant by intuition, the benefits of cultivating intuition will become more obvious. I think Daniel Kahneman sets intuition up as a straw man for his behavioral economics theories. In his well-received book Thinking, Fast and Slow,...
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The Intuitive Investor: Why Intuition Is Important

Posted by Jason Apollo Voss on Jun 24, 2014 in Best of the Blog, Blog, Intuitive Assessment | 0 comments Over the course of my investment career, I used several unconventional tools to improve the results of the fund I co-managed, but none was more powerful than intuition. In fact, there is a growing regard for intuition as many successful investors, including George Soros, attribute their success to intuition. A recent Wall Street Journal article said of executive decision making, “The potential...
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