17 Nov The Weekend Starts Here - interesting snippets from around the web
The Dead Man Fund, keeping an open mind, avoiding overconfidence, optical illusions and Google's truth serum. Some of what caught my eye this week...
10 Nov THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE
New habits, tips to manage your time, the demographics of an ageing global population and find out why our brain really is our most valuable asset. No one can accuse TFB of lack of diversity....
06 Nov Books I read in........ October 2017
How to tell if you're working with a psychopath; a fascinating diary on The Great Depression with an investment perspective; what really motivates us to do a job to the best of our ability (clue, it's not money!); and how to cram as much life...
03 Nov THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE
What do ancient money stones on a tiny Pacific island and cryptocurrencies have in common?...
30 Oct Being on your best behaviour
As investors, we have to contend with the erratic and irrational way in which we think and behave. A lack of knowledge, combined with a number of illusions and biases, can lead to errors in making decisions that can turn out to be very...
13 Oct The weekend starts here - interesting snippets from around the web
A Library of Mistakes, realising the difference between good advice and effective advice, Nobel Prize winners and How to care for your Introvert, these all caught my eye this week....
09 Oct The art (and importance) of rebalancing
World stockmarkets have had a good run in recent years. If you haven't thought about rebalancing your portfolio, now might be a good time to think about doing so....
06 Oct The weekend starts here - interesting snippets from around the web
Black Monday, Northern Rock and earthworms on Mars may be strange bedfellows but all put in an appearance this week. Enjoy!...
29 Sep The weekend starts here...... interesting snippets from around the web
There has been a huge amount of interesting content around this week, which has made it very difficult to narrow down to a few snippets. I hope you enjoy my choices. Fat jockeys – or how to make the economy grow [4 min read] If you’ve ever...
11 Sep Non, je ne regrette rien - understanding investor behaviour
“The investor’s chief problem – and even his worst enemy – is likely to be himself.” - Benjamin Graham Until very recently I had never heard of Jonah Lehrer. Then, in the space of 48 hours, I read about him in Jon Ronson’s book, ‘So You’ve Been...