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May
Books I read in... April 2018
A wanton seductress; the LIBOR scandal; what makes Pixar tick and a retelling of the story of Cain & Abel. These books are the best of what I read in April...
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Apr
The weekend starts here...
Fast decision making; the good, bad and ugly of owning stock in the company you work for; living your dream is not always what it's cracked up to be; the importance of being a patient investor; and a long-term one; managing luck; the price of...
24
Apr
I'll tell you what she wants, what she really, really wants
What does a woman want from her financial planner or investment manager? She wants to be listened to and to feel that her views carry equal weight to her partner’s (if she has one). She does not want to be patronised and she...
20
Apr
The weekend starts here
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...
17
Apr
How to avoid the rocks and the pirates
"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. ...
13
Apr
The weekend starts here....
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...
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Behaviour / Books / Business / Clients / Education / Engagement / Financial planning / Goals / Investment / Money values
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10
Apr
Do the work
"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...
06
Apr
The weekend starts here...
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....
03
Apr
Books I read in...March 2018
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. ...
30
Mar
The weekend starts here
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...
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Financial planning / Goals / Investment / Lifestyle / Money values / People
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