Storytelling; learning to say no; cutting the emotional ties to your investments; why we believe bad forecasts; yes, you can afford to hire a financial planner; and some good news about famines. My top picks for this week...
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...
The implications of a cashless society; predictions you really can rely on; the danger of seeing patterns in data, and Warren Buffett's breakfast routine. Some of the interesting snippets which caught my eye this week....
Reflections, resolutions, stories, and the happiness curve. Snippets which caught my eye over the festive period...
Writing not just about finance, but about a whole range of issues which affect, and should be important to, us all. Reading their work has taught me so much, and I hope in the months and years ahead that continuing to do so will help...
“In a moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing to do, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.” - Theodore Roosevelt There is a famous quotation often attributed to Mark Twain...
It's all in the mind. We react to investing in a similar way to drugs; we can push ourselves to unbelievable limits and achieve extraordinary things. Be inspired! ...
The extent to which people will put up with something which negatively affects them before they will take action is amazing. Working with a financial planner can free up time you may not have. ...
Managing the Earth's resources, why books are about so much more than reading and why you can't help but listen to the Portsmouth Sinfonia. ...
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...