16 Mar The weekend starts here...
Lottery hackers; Growth without goals; Passive investors under attack; Expectations v Forecasts, and mourning the loss of two greats. My top picks this week...
13 Mar Dumb beats Smart - 'When the dumb investor realises how dumb he is and invests in an index fund, he becomes smarter than the smartest investor'
It is easy to think that a smart, well-educated fund manager should be able to beat all the other dumb investors in the marketplace. ...
09 Mar The weekend starts here....
How to get rich; why having more money won't make you happier; don't waste your biggest asset; balancing how you feel today with what you need tomorrow. My top picks from what I read this week...
02 Mar The weekend starts here.....
Posted at 14:37h
in Behaviour, Education, Financial planning, Investment, Lifestyle, Philosophy, Risk
Overlooking the obvious; Good Dogs; taking the time to think; how planners add value; the rich really are different. The best of what caught my eye this week....
26 Feb Ten tips for building an investment portfolio that works
In investing there are no absolute right or wrong answers, only better or worse solutions. Better solutions are founded in a process that encompasses insight into the problem (‘How should I invest?’), are focused on reducing uncertainty (with as little risk as possible) and...
23 Feb The weekend starts here.......
Photo by Ashley Kirk on Unsplash “It is one thing to be dedicated to an idea, but it is quite another to remain attached to it despite all the evidence to the contrary.” Stay away from the perpetual pessimists [4 min read] We don’t have a great track record of...
16 Feb The weekend starts here.......
Posted at 14:18h
in Behaviour, Books, Business, Clients, Education, Engagement, Financial planning, Goals, Investment, Money values
I can honestly say I never struggle to find pieces to include in this weekly post, but this week there was an embarrassment of riches...
09 Feb The weekend starts here.....
Turbulent stockmarkets, lessons from history, you can never be too kind and digital detoxing. The best of what caught my eye this week ...
06 Feb Stick to your knitting
The onset of February has heralded the first significant downturns in world stockmarkets since early 2016. Investors have become used to gently rising asset prices and low volatility, so the recent falls may have come as a shock to many. It’s worth repeating...
26 Jan The weekend starts here.....
Owning your mistakes, inside Warren Buffett's brain, and (another) feisty old man. The best of what caught my eye this week....