Mount Stupid; the what-ifs; things that are true; people are not wooden blocks; the illusion of stock-picking skill; keeping an open mind; why don't we notice errors; the unstoppable rise of Amazon and how to make good decisions. The best of what I read this...
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....
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....
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...
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...
In this week’s blog we discuss how one-third of investors indicate their biggest financial fear is significant loss in a market downturn and why working with a planner can help alleviate these fears. Kicking off this week with the perennial dilemma that first generation wealth can cause when discussing that...
This week’s blog covers a subject close to our hearts: Costs [2 min read] Chairman and co-founder of Dimensional Fund Advisors, David Booth, reminds us that successful investing involves not just following the evidence, but having the discipline to stay the course when times get tough in his letter...
If, like me, you love lists, then you’ll enjoy this one. An article about why we like lists – in list form, obviously [3 min read] You know the active management industry is well and truly on the back foot when they start peddling nonsense like this. [2 min read] Putting...
“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...
Snippets that have caught my eye this week from around the web… Markets are right more often than you think – people get confused about the efficient market hypothesis, positing that it means that prices are always right. That’s not what it means. [2 min read]. We shouldn’t...