🗣️ Investor Talk #21: Luc Kroeze

Author - "The Art of Quality Investing"

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: Luc Kroeze @KroezeLuc
Age: 39
Residence: Dutch of origin, but a proud resident of Belgium for decades.
Invests since: 2008 (unfortunately, at the beginning of 2008)

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Since 2008, I've been active on the stock market, specifically since early 2008 when the financial markets seemed to be smooth sailing. That moment, just before the markets plunged in September, was probably the worst time in history to start investing. However, going through the turmoil of a market crash of that scale is a valuable experience that shapes your future in investing. I don't get easily rattled anymore. Since 2014, I have been a full-time investor in real estate and stocks, and in recent years, I can also call myself a writer.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆?
After years of dabbling in various styles, somewhere in 2017, I discovered so-called quality investing. Since then, I haven't looked back, and from that point on, only the best was good enough.