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...
If investors have a disciplined and robust investment process, backed up by a financial plan which informs their investment strategy, so that they understand exactly WHY they own the investments they own, and the purpose their portfolio serves in helping them to achieve their goals...
We’re all familiar with the ‘wisdom of crowds’ theory, but how does this stand up in today’s global social networks? [5 min read] ‘F. Scott Fitzgerald said intelligence is “the ability to hold two opposing ideas in your head at the same time and still retain...
“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...
Research has shown that we are twice as sensitive to losses as we are to gains; the fact that we prefer to avoid losses can compromise our objectivity. ...
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. ...
Our value is not so much in what we tell our clients but in what we can motivate them to do. Having a strategy is not the end goal, it’s only the start. ...
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...