20 Aug Hubris Always Seems Ridiculous – Until It's Our Own
There are many steps we can take as investors to shield ourselves from the worst aspects of our emotional behaviour, but one of the most effective, by far, is process, process, process....
17 Aug The Weekend Starts Here...
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....
10 Aug The Weekend Starts Here...
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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...
27 Jul The Weekend Starts Here...
Photo by Helena Yankovska on Unsplash “Headlines, in a way, are what mislead you because bad news is a headline, and gradual improvement is not.” How we succumb to obsessing over low probability risks [3 min read] [Ben Carlson] Google Maps has 99% coverage of the world, 25 million updates daily,...
24 Jul Constructing Your Investment Portfolio - Keep It Simple
Asset allocation seems to be something which people can struggle with, and feel that ‘More is more’. Here at Bloomsbury, we like to keep things simple....
20 Jul The Weekend Starts Here...
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....
13 Jul The Weekend Starts Here...
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...
10 Jul Making the Transition from Saving to Spending
Here are six tips to help you to avoid the common mistakes people make and to enjoy your hard earned financial independence....
06 Jul The Weekend Starts Here...
Books I read in June; advice to a stranger; proof negative; betting on things that never change; EBI West 2018; boring is good; the #1 rule in investing; fighting the good fight. The best of what I've been reading & listening to...
04 Jul My Key Takeaways From EBI West 2018
I recently spent a few days at beautiful Dana Point, California, attending EBI West – an annual conference organised by IMN and Ritholtz Wealth. It was a big investment – of both money and time – but worth it. Here are my key...