🗣️ Investor Talk #15: Jean-Paul van Oudheusden

Founder - Markets are Everywhere & Market Analyst eToro

Welcome to Investor Talk — where we interview successful investors to uncover their journeys, strategies, and the lessons they've learned. Get inspired by real stories and gain valuable insights to sharpen your own investment approach.

Every interview follows the same set of sharp, insightful questions — such as “What is your investment strategy?”, “What are your highest conviction stocks?”, and “What’s the biggest investment mistake you’ve made?”

In this edition, we have the pleasure of interviewing:

Name: Jean-Paul van Oudheusden @JPvOudheusden
Year of birth: 1973
Residence: The Netherlands
Invests since: The age of 15

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
My journey into investing began when my mom inherited participations in an investment fund from her dad. I noticed that you could follow the price development in the news paper on a daily basis.

I took my professional education at ABN AMRO Bank (later RBS) in Amsterdam and London. I worked in Asset Management and on the dealing floor in equity derivatives for 17 years in total. After that I did and do strategic projects at various smaller financial institutions. In 2020 I founded 'Markets Are Everywhere', a platform dedicated to educating self-directed investors.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆?
My main investment strategy centers around a long-term, buy-and-hold approach. I diversify my holdings by investing in a mix of ETFs, individual stocks and bonds.