The Author and This Blog
Lawyer turned into investor. As a lawyer, I followed the road of corporate lawyers in Brazil. I received my LL.B. from the University of São Paulo Law School and LL.M. from the Columbia University Law School. Later, I worked as a foreign associate at Arnold & Porter, in DC, USA, and was partner of corporate law firms in Brazil.
Then, I took an alternate route. After some years as a stock market investor, I started an investment club called BHerman CIA (roughly speaking an investment vehicle similar to an investment fund that can be managed by non-professional money managers). Next, I obtained the mandatory certifications to become a money manager, the CFG, CGA and CGE certifications of Anbima (the Brazilian Association of Financial and Capital Markets Entities) and the enrollment with the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission as a portfolio manager (administrador de carteira de valores mobilários).