In early December 1999 I had one of those experiences in my career which I knew I was never going to forget. My first appointment that day was with a woman whose husband had recently committed suicide...
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...
There’s no doubt that investors need greater transparency and for the costs they are paying to be presented in a way which is both easy for them to understand and helps to inform their choices by being presented in a manner which enables them to...
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...
Cracking good reads this month: Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage – Alfred Lansing; Shadow Divers – Robert Kurson; The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable – Nassim Nicholas Taleb ; Killers of the Flower Moon: Oil, Money, Murder, and the Birth of the FBI...
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...
“Don't you know about the praying mantis that waved its arms angrily in front of an approaching carriage, unaware that they were incapable of stopping it? Such was the high opinion it had of its talents.” ― Zhuangzi, The Complete Works of Chuang Tzu ...
Perfection v impact; compelling headlines; what happens in an internet minute; risk v reward; letters to your kids; buy low, sell high sounds easy; saturation divers; how to get wealthy; chart crimes; the beauty of hindsight and LFC and the Champions' League Final. The best...
The word ‘genius’ gets bandied about a lot. I am a believer in genius, as opposed to exceptional intelligence, but I think it is much rarer an attribute than we think....
“The big private equity funds have proven to be a menace to healthy companies, to workers’ rights… These leveraged buy-outs leave the company saddled with debt and interest payments, its workers are laid off, and its assets are sold. A once profitable and healthy company...