Michael Cooper

About Michael Cooper A contrarian with an even temperament. These characteristics are useful in investment markets when coupled with a Western University (Canada) economics degree, CFA designation, years of finance and investment industry experience and most importantly, access to the teachings of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger. My career started in 1990 working with a couple second rate Toronto-based finance boutiques and a couple first rate investment firms. I was involved in private equity and venture capital, financing approximately $50 million worth of transactions, finding target companies, performing valuation analysis and documentation, negotiating terms and pitching deals to institutional investors. In 2015 Cooper Financial Research was refocused toward the DIY investor - aiming to help regular people build sustainable wealth. A successful track record based on my personal portfolio was developed. New investors were provided with access to replicate my allocations through a weekly newsletter service. Contact me: [email protected]

Is Lucid lucid about sustainability and its dealings with Saudi oil money?

The bigger question is whether the Saudi Fund is serious about creating a thriving EV industry or simply using investments like Lucid for geopolitical leverage and reputation-building. With its deep ties to the fossil fuel industry, Saudi Arabia’s commitment to sustainability remains an open question. And if Lucid fails, it will be a lesson in how throwing money at a problem doesn’t always lead to real change.

How to build a 100-year-company

Kongō Gumi is a Japanese construction company, purportedly founded in 578 A.D., making it the world's oldest documented company. What can we learn about building sustainable businesses from them?

Top 10 Pay Packages for American CEOs

How do you profit from this? Use it as a benchmark of honesty. When a company says in bold print, “we value our employees” and then pays its CEO a gross amount for non-performance and pays employees a living wage, you can understand the limits of his/her words.

How excess CEO pay affects us all

The effects of over-paying become dramatic over a lifetime for any company trying to create a sustainable business of any kind. Real effects include reduction in workers wages compounding into lower savings compounding into lower investment levels and compounding into generating lower income from investments.
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