thewiseadapter

About

I am The Wise Adapter.

I'm The Wise Adapter — a chartered accountant who spent a decade inside audit firms and media finance before walking away to trade and invest full-time.

I'm a macro trader at heart. I follow the big forces moving the world economy, and right now my keen eye is on the AI bottleneck trade — the chokepoints in chips, power and infrastructure where the real money gets made.

That mix is the point. KPMG taught me how to read a set of accounts properly. Finance roles at Virgin Media and 9 Story taught me how businesses actually make money. Since 2020 I've put that to work in the market — seven figures in trading profits, full-time since 2022 — and I write about what I learn as The Wise Adapter. Short, sharp thinking on X; longer, deeper work for members.

Career

  • Stock Trader & Investor

    Nasdaq · Self-employed · 2020 — Present

    Seven figures in trading profits since 2020, full-time since 2022 — and writing about it as The Wise Adapter.

  • Distribution Reporting Accountant

    9 Story Media Group · 2019 — 2021

    Distribution and royalty reporting for a global kids' content studio.

  • Finance Manager

    Virgin Media Ireland · 2016 — 2019

    Finance manager after starting as revenue accountant — four years in broadcast media, with work taking me to India and the UK.

  • Qualified Audit Senior

    KPMG Ireland · 2011 — 2015

    Planned and led audits, liaised with clients and partners, and ran audit teams on assignment — including travel to Ireland, the UK and the USA.

Education

  • Chartered Accountants Ireland

    2012 — 2013

    CAP 2 & FAE — qualified as a chartered accountant

  • Ulster University

    2008 — 2011

    BSc (Hons) Accountancy — First Class Honours

Beyond stocks

Markets are the day job, but the portfolio goes wider:

  • Bonds

    Steady income alongside the equity positions.

  • P2P lending

    Direct lending for yield outside the banks.

  • Whisky casks

    Maturing casks — a patient, tangible asset.

  • Property

    Multiple property owner — held long-term.

  • Teslas

    A couple of nice ones — the fun part of compounding.

A few honours

Certificate of achievement, Ulster University — top ten in my degree class, three years running (2011).