Hi! My name is Reinis Fischer (39), a proud dad and devoted husband. CEO and Founder of Terramatris crypto hedge fund, stock analyst, quantitative options trader, drone enthusiast, world traveler, photographer, and passionate lover of Georgian cuisine (vegetarian).

An ex-pat living in Georgia since 2011, I trade stocks, take photographs & make video's, work out at the gym, and many more. Contact me

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Portfolio Grows to $7,827.75 Despite MS Credit Spread Adjustments

Last week marked another milestone for our investment portfolio, demonstrating resilience and steady growth despite some strategic adjustments. By the week's close, our portfolio value stood at $7,827.75, reflecting a modest but positive 0.04% increase compared to the previous week.This growth comes despite the need to adjust our credit spread on…

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Hotel 'San Francisco' Milan

| 7 views | Hotel reviews Photo Italy

Hotel San Francisco is a 5-minute walk from the Politecnico di Milano University. Rooms offer free Wi-Fi and a TV. Loreto Metro Station is just 300 m away. We booked this hotel for a one night stay during our trip to…


Top 20 Laptops with 64GB RAM (Gaming / Business)

| 692 views | Laptop Reviews

64GB RAM laptops mostly are specially upgraded by third-party resellers to meet the needs of demanding gaming experience. Most of the 64 GB RAM laptops come with the latest Intel Core i7 processors, also the Intel core…


Taverna in Bauska

| 5 views | Restaurant reviews Photo Latvia

Taverna is a restaurant,  centrally located in the Bauska town, Latvia, serving traditional Latvian cuisine. I have been coming to this place once in a while (if in the area), so did happen last time, back in July 2019…


March 2020 Dividend Income Report - $163.01

| 10 views | Stocks

Welcome to the thirty-fifth (#35) dividend income report, covering earnings I've made from dividend-paying stocks and peer to peer lending in March 2020.Last March we spent both in Latvia and Georgia, due to the Covid19…


Top 20 Laptops with 32GB RAM (Gaming / Business)

| 34 views | Laptop Reviews

32GB RAM laptops are not rare nowadays, though not as popular as less RAM enabled models, because of the higher price, they do find their audience among gaming enthusiasts and business users HP, Acer, Lenovo, Dell and…


One Day in Istanbul

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Istanbul has been on my travel map ever since I remember (Okay, I first were here back in 2009). Time after time we like to take layover flight via Istanbul, and so did happen last time, at the end of February 2020 -…


How To Transfer USD to GEL (and many other currencies) Using TransferWise

| 13 views | Living in Georgia

In March 2020, GEL/USD exchange rates dropped to 1 USD = GEL 3.4 (I still remember days, when rates were 1 USD, equaled 1.74 GEL). Most of the banks (if not all) act as market makers or they buy low and sell high. A…


Snowy day in Tbilisi

| 2 views | Living in Georgia

On the morning of March 17, 2020, snow surprised us here in Tbilisi. While sipping morning coffee I decided to grab a camera and take a few shots for the history.  As it has been a while since my latest update from…


Best Point Hotel Old City Istanbul (Sultanahmet)

| 10 views | Hotel reviews Photo Turkey

Located in the Old City of Istanbul, this hotel is within walking distance to Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque and Topkapi Palace. Best Point Hotel Old City offers air-conditioned rooms. Free WiFi is available throughout the…


National Library of Latvia

| 20 views | Tourism objects Photo Latvia

The National Library of Latvia, also known as Castle of Light is located on Mūkusalas iela 3, Riga - on the left side of river Daugava, opposite to Old Riga The current building was designed in 1989 by noted Latvian-…


Drunk Cherry Gudauri Restaurant

| 25 views | Restaurant reviews Photo Georgia

Drunk Cherry is a stylish restaurant located in Gudauri next to the GoodAura ski-left (New Gudauri ski resort) Discovered during a weekend trip to Gudauri. And I should say I was really impressed. The food, service,…


Surviving Bear Market - Margin Call

| 7 views | Stocks

I once read that an investor can call himself a pro after he/she has survived at least 3 bear markets. I just survived one. At least I hope so.In fact, from my short active investor's career, I feel this is already my…


Condohotel 'GVC 217' New Gudauri

| 6 views | Hotel reviews Photo Georgia

GVC 217 is a condo/aparthotel located in the New Gudauri ski resort, some 120 km from the nation's capital Tbilisi. We booked here a weekend (2-night stay) in January 2019 and paid $138 for that. Despite we booked via…


Launching Semi-Passive Income Portfolio for my Mom

| 18 views | Stocks

For the last 3 years, I've been actively building my own,  my kid's and just recently I started my partner's fund, now there is one more people I care whose financial situation should be taken care of - my mom.She just…


February 2020 Dividend Income Report - $251.15

| 12 views | Stocks

Welcome to the thirty-fourth (#34) dividend income report, covering earnings I've made from dividend-paying stocks and peer to peer lending in February 2020.Last February we spent both in Georgia and Latvia, with a…


New Gudauri Ski Resort in Georgia

| 15 views | Tourism objects Photo Georgia

New Gudauri is a rapidly developing ski resort in Georgia developed by REDCO Real estate development company, the resort is located some 120km from the nation's capital Tbilisi in Gudauri. Surrounded by some of Europe’…


Lindt Factory Shop Induno Oluno

| 31 views | Shopping Venues Photo Italy

This Lindt factory shop is located in the town of Induno Oluno (Varese), Italy on Largo Edoardo Bulgheroni street 1. Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG, more commonly known simply as Lindt, is a Swiss …


Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets

| 9 views | Bookshelf

I was first introduced to the works of Nassim Nicholas Taleb from a fellow option trader when in a conversation I mentioned the term "Black Swan", my friend told me that Mr. Nassim Taleb is the author of this term and…


TOP 10 Laptops with NVIDIA GeForce MX230 Graphics Card (Entry Level Gaming)

| 31 views | Laptop Reviews

The Nvidia GeForce MX230 is an entry-level dedicated laptop graphics card with DirectX 12 support (FL 12_1) based (most likely) on the Pascal architecture (and not Maxwell as the older MX130). Similar to the faster …


Winter in Georgia: Gombori Pass

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Some call Gombori pass - A Picturesque Road To Kakheti, here at  Piece of Life we can only agree. The road indeed is spectacular If you don't have problems with endless turns or drastic changes of elevation and air…