30 Nov The Weekend Starts Here...
Isn’t passive investing supposed to be simple? Can you believe that there are now nearly 4 million ‘indices’ you can choose to invest in? Mind boggling [2 min read] [Tadas Viskanta]
Whether we admit to it or not, we all suffer from behavioural and emotional biases when it comes to investing. A recent study looked at the extent to which these biases affect the stock repurchasing decisions made by active fund managers. Interesting results. [3 min read] [Robin Powell]
“It doesn’t seem fair that the world works like this but we have to deal with the financial markets as they are, not as we wish them to be.” [3 min read] [Ben Carlson]
“Writing is the ultimate test of whether your thoughts make sense or are merely gut feelings.” It’s taken me a while to realise this, and it’s thanks to people like Morgan that I have. [3 min read] [Morgan Housel]
Overconfidence is easy [4 min read] [Joe Wiggins]
Avoid putting things in buckets and don’t compare apples to oranges. [2 min read] [Michael Batnick]
Refinancing debt is not extinguishing debt. [3 min read] [Tom Mullooly]
And finally. I am terrified of heights. I cannot begin to imagine how this guy was feeling [3:57 video]
Whatever you’re up to this weekend, I hope it’s a good one.
Carolyn