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...
"Dirty weather,” Admiral Sir Clowdisley Shovell called the fog that had dogged him twelve days at sea. Returning home victorious from Gibraltar after skirmishes with the French Mediterranean forces, Sir Clowdisley could not beat the heavy autumn overcast. ...
The importance of effective communication; can money buy you happiness; beware the soothsayers; just because you can stop working doesn't mean you have to; the main reason for rebalancing your portfolio, and listening to rhubarb grow. These are the best of what caught my...
"By staying on the bus, you give yourself time to re-work and revise until you produce something unique, inspiring, and great. It’s only by staying on board that mastery reveals itself. Show up enough times to get the average ideas out of the way and...
Photo by Jonathan Fink on Unsplash What’s the difference between a beginner and an expert? The answer is very neatly summed up in here [infographic] An 18 year old won a million dollars in the US lottery, and had to make a choice as to how to receive her winnings....
I seemed to power through quite a few books this month – but then it feels as though it has been an incredibly long month. Here’s the best of what I read. ...
Things that fund managers don't say enough; being wary of fooling yourself; sticking to your plan; the importance of enjoying life while you can, and how financial planners play a huge role in this, and what do the names of countries actually mean? The best...
One of our mantras here at Bloomsbury is ‘It’s not about the money’. People seem to assume that financial planning IS all about money but the money is just one of the means to get you to where you want to be....
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...
The amount of time we spend talking about their investment portfolio? Minimal. The amount of time we spend talking about them, what’s going on in their lives and the progress they are making towards their goals? That makes up the vast majority...