Why I’m Building Vold

A note from Mario Gatica, Founder

In 2012, I began investing—not as a professional, but as someone searching for freedom and a better future.

Over time, my curiosity turned into results. I doubled my portfolio roughly every five years. But after more than a decade in the markets, something still didn’t sit right.

It wasn’t about what I owned. It was how I behaved. I over-concentrated during periods of euphoria. I chased conviction without clarity. I let emotions—not principles—drive my capital allocation.

And it wasn’t the first time. Despite my success, I kept making the same mistake. The problem wasn’t knowledge. It was self-awareness.

That insight changed everything. Because once I saw it in my investing, I started seeing it everywhere—in how I made life decisions, how I evaluated risk, and how I reacted under pressure.

We’re taught that the market is the enemy. But the real threat isn’t volatility. It’s how we respond to it.

The deeper I looked, the clearer it became: Most investors—myself included—are trying to make long-term decisions with short-term minds.

We react. We overthink. We follow the herd.

And the industry profits from it.

So I started Vold. Not to give people more information, but to help them see themselves more clearly.

Vold isn’t here to sell confidence. It’s here to build conviction—from the inside out. Because when you understand your emotions, your values, and your process, you stop chasing the market. You start choosing your path.

We’re building Vold for people like that. People who want to invest like they mean it.

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We’re not for everyone.

We’re not fast money. We’re not hot tips. We’re not algorithmic hype.

We’re for people who want to rethink what it means to invest—and who believe the greatest edge isn’t found in the market.

It’s found in you.