Sep 1, 2022
Vitaliy Katsenelson is the CEO of
a value investment firm IMA, author of two books on investing, and
a recently published non-investing book named “Soul In The Game”.
Known for his uncommon common sense, Forbes magazine called him
"The New Benjamin Graham."
Vitaliy loves to read, listen to classical music, play chess, and
write about life, investing, and music.
Important Links:
- Blog: https://contrarianedge.com/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/vitaliyk
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/vitaliyk
- IMA: https://imausa.com/
- Favorite classical music
website: https://myfavoriteclassical.com/
- “The Gateway Drug to Classical
Music” Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1tfsohjLty6IK2b2B8AGE0
Show
Notes:
- Coming to America from Soviet
Russia
- How movies shape
perception
- Two frameworks to understand the
mind
- Programming yourself with the
words you use
- The Thinker and the
Prover
- Abracadabra—I create as I
speak
- Four modes of
communication
- Not letting an idea become your
identity
- Writing about both sides of the
argument
- Reality is
nuanced
- Depersonalize your
arguments
- A mathematical formula to
determine outcomes
- Table cloth model of
investing
- Event, Judgement, Reaction
framework
- Reframing your worries
away
- Is the USA still the best place
to be for talented people?
- Elon Musk’s
distinctiveness
- Favorite classical
composers
- Opera as a plunger for the
writer's block
- Introducing kids to classical
music
- The best financial advice Vitaliy
ever got
- Can money buy
happiness?
- Experiencing self vs. remembering
self
- Traveling is an antidote for
monotony
- Going outside your myopic
circles
- “The Gateway Drug to Classical
Music” playlist
- And MUCH more!
Books
Mentioned:
- Soul In The Game; by Vitaliy
Katsenelson
- Think Again; by Adam
Grant
- Influence; by Dr Robert B.
Cialdini
- The Wealthy Barber; by David
Chilton
- Gödel, Escher, Bach; by Douglas
Hofstadter
- How to Win Friends & Influence People; by Dale Carnegie