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30 Oct If It Looks Like A Duck......

Posted at 09:46h in Behaviour, Investment, Risk
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Sadly, as always in these situations, there can be only one real explanation for why these investors have ended up in the position they are in. Greed. ...

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26 Oct The Weekend Starts Here...

Posted at 10:39h in Behaviour, Financial planning, Goals, Investment, Lifestyle, Risk
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This week's selection of the best of what I read, watched and listened to. ...

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19 Oct The Weekend Starts Here...

Posted at 10:00h in Behaviour, Investment, Lifestyle, Money values, People, Risk
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Feeding the world, financial tipping points, twerking robot dogs and much, much more. The best of what caught my eye this week....

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17 Aug The Weekend Starts Here...

Posted at 11:15h in Behaviour, Investment, Productivity, Risk
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Maniacs; divisive politics; we don't work as many hours as we think we do; bubbles; knowledge; expected returns; the democratisation of information; volatility. The best of what I read this week....

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10 Aug The Weekend Starts Here...

Posted at 11:15h in Behaviour, Books, Clients, Financial planning, Investment, Money values, People, Risk
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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...

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20 Jul The Weekend Starts Here...

Posted at 15:19h in Behaviour, Clients, Financial planning, Investment, Lifestyle, Risk
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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....

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13 Jul The Weekend Starts Here...

Posted at 09:54h in Behaviour, Books, Clients, Financial planning, Investment, People, Risk
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There's no such thing as too big to be simple; asset allocation across different ages; the ugly side of social media; you can't measure what's going on in people's heads; our behavioural biases; selecting an active fund manager; reading; financial therapy & marathons fuelled by...

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15 Jun The Weekend Starts Here...

Posted at 10:30h in Behaviour, Financial planning, Investment, People, Risk
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How to make better decisions; the difference between speculating & investing; repeating themes; the depression meme; costs matter; the new normal; it could happen to anyone; the unexpected leads to the unexpected; focus on what you can control; why markets ignore Trump; a mind boggling...

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08 Jun The weekend starts here...

Posted at 08:48h in Behaviour, Books, Financial planning, Investment, Risk
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Is The Handmaid's Tale fast approaching? The Psychology of Money. If bomb disposal experts can remain calm at work, so can you. News is Old. Life expectancy in Britain. The Next Fifty Years. Investor Coevolution. The importance of remaining intellectually curious. How do...

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01 Jun The Weekend Starts Here...

Posted at 13:11h in Behaviour, Engagement, Family, Financial planning, Goals, Investment, Lifestyle, Money values, Risk
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The perils of living next door to a lottery winner; Wall St convicts; Do you feel lucky?; Having all your eggs in one basket; the value a good planner adds; Helping our clients spend their money; Beware of hot tips from friends; Not all the...

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