About Oliver Herren

Oliver is one of the founders of Switzerland's largest online shops: the online retailer Galaxus and the electronics specialist Digitec. Together with Felix, he launched True Wealth AG in 2013.

Articles by Oliver Herren

Basics of investing

Those who only bet on winners will lose

Are your investments not performing as well as you would have expected? Then...

04.08.2025

Oliver Herren

Basics of investing

Take a passive approach: because stock picking is a matter of luck

At True Wealth, we put a great deal of care into constructing your portfolio....

08.07.2025

Oliver Herren

Basics of investing

Day-Trading: How many traders lose money?

Day-Trading promises huge profits in the shortest time. But for how many...

10.06.2025

Oliver Herren

Basics of investing

7 disadvantages of owning real estate

There are many problems with owning your own home – especially if you view it...

27.05.2025

Oliver Herren

Basics of investing

Piketty: Only those who invest get rich

Thomas Piketty's ground-breaking book «Capital in the 21st Century» on the...

28.06.2024

Oliver Herren

Product news

How can I adjust my portfolio?

Would you like to invest more in European equities or less in real estate?...

27.06.2024

Oliver Herren

Basics of investing

Rebalancing: An Extra Half a Percent

Less fluctuation and higher returns – that's what diversification brings to a...

02.05.2024

Oliver Herren

Pitfalls of investing

The «Sunk Cost Fallacy» is itself a fallacy

Investing time, money or resources even though it hasn't made sense for a long...

14.09.2023

Oliver Herren

Basics of investing

How would ChatGPT invest?

ChatGPT is changing a lot of things: the way we search and the way we get...

28.03.2023

Oliver Herren

«It pays to compare apples and oranges»

Product news

Wealth Management: Even Cheaper Than Trading Yourself

Are your custody account fees and transaction costs too high? If so, don't look...

18.08.2017

Oliver Herren

Basics of investing

Do women invest differently than men?

Do men and women behave differently when investing and does one gender have the...

14.02.2017

Oliver Herren

Basics of investing

Is it possible to invest rationally?

If we all conformed to the human image of “homo oeconomicus”, we would be...

19.01.2017

Oliver Herren

Basics of investing

The IKEA effect: pride is a bad investment advisor

How do you feel about your portfolio? Are you proud of your selection? Then...

12.10.2015

Oliver Herren

Robo-advisors: The investment advisors of the future?

Nowadays, algorithms can do a lot of things that used to need flesh and blood...

23.06.2015

Oliver Herren

Basics of investing

Why everyone drives better. But still makes less profit.

When asked by a psychologist, all drivers drive better than the average person....

30.05.2015

Oliver Herren