The Weekend Starts Here...

The Weekend Starts Here...

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A humorous, but also a sobering look at climate change A Timeline of Earth’s Average Temperature  [Infographic]

Neil Woodford isn’t the first, and won’t be the last, to see their star fade Why Brilliant People Lose Their Touch  [Tim Harford 3 min read]

“Investing is an exercise where you must become comfortable with “something almost nobody saw coming” occurring on a regular basis.”  Gathering Investment Lessons from the Headlines  [Ben Carlson 3 min read]

With fewer companies choosing to go public, should more investors have access to private equity? (That would be a ‘No’ 😉) [Preston McSwain 3 min read]

How Long It Took Billionaires to Make Their First Million  [Infographic]

You might think that investing what represents a very small amount of your invested capital in a higher risk, volatile asset won’t have much downside impact on your overall wealth. Think again [Michael Batnick 3 min read]

“While Buffett has undeniably been successful in identifying companies in which to invest, the sage himself advocates most investors doing the opposite.” Investing is not Rocket Science [Robert Lockie 3 min read]

Compounding can be a force for both good and evil [Tony Isola 3 min read]

“The human psyche demands causal explanations for everything we experience – it’s how we make sense of the world.” The Unsatisfying Certitude of Uncertainty  [Brendan Mullooly 3 min read]

I don’t align myself with any political party, but I think this shows just how bonkers the situation currently is in Britain  [Alexander Clarkson Chart]

In investing, women and men do not significantly differ when it comes to giving optimal advice [Samantha Lamas via Robin Powell 2 min read]

And finally. In terms of ‘life experiences’ this one would be pretty hard to top, I think  [0:52 video]

Whatever you’re up to this weekend, I hope it’s a good one.

Carolyn