16 Nov The Weekend Starts Here...
The best of what I read, watched and listened to this week...
13 Nov The Disadvantages of Advantages
There’s a reason why almost every developed country has its own version of the saying ‘Shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations’....
23 Oct The Locksmith's Paradox
How much is it really worth to know that the professional you are engaging has an abundance of experience in dealing with people like you?...
17 Oct Having The Time For The Things That Matter
Checklists enable us all to have the time and freedom we need to apply intelligent thought to what matters most to our clients...
12 Oct The Weekend Starts Here....
Books, GAIA, turbulent markets, keeping an open mind, why a proven investment strategy might not work for you, and much, much more. My top picks this week....
17 Sep We Don't Need MORE Information, We Need The RIGHT Information
Without a plan based on where they are now, how do they have any clue how they will get to where they want to be in the future? ...
31 Aug The Weekend Starts Here...
Honest journalism; anecdotes; the magician's trick; the man who owns the moon; putting your clients' interests first; becoming a better reader; who can best argue the case for active management; what is a trillion dollars? The best of what I read this week....
10 Aug The Weekend Starts Here...
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in Behaviour, Books, Clients, Financial planning, Investment, Money values, People, Risk
3 cracking books; Appealing Fictions; Making a Market; Timeless Investment Principles; To Do lists; Capitalism; Asking for Help; The (other) problem with active management; Zero fee funds; Table Stakes; French pastry wars. The best of what I read and watched this week...
20 Jul The Weekend Starts Here...
Diversification; luck; the similarities between investing & gardening; magical thinking; staying humble; what makes a great investor; gold or stocks; the importance of having an IPS; camera wielding pigeons. Things which caught my eye this week....
17 Jul The Nurse Bryan Rule
A reporter asked the legendary cellist Pablo Casals on his 95th birthday “Mr Casals, you’re 95 and the greatest cellist who ever lived. Why do you still practice six hours a day?” Casals answered, “Because I think I’m making progress.”...