If The World’s Greatest Investor Is Lucky How Can Anyone Else Do It Skilfully?
24.03.23
Warren Buffet is, in most people’s opinion, the greatest investor of all time. The 92-year-old is reportedly worth $108bn. His success has generated wealth for the shareholders of his company,…
Investing Is Not For Social Networks
10.03.23
An online trading platform provides the ability to follow other people’s portfolios and a social network to share ideas. Users of an internet forum managed to move the market on…
Context is Everything
10.02.23
When I was young I remember having a book of sketches that, at first glance, appeared to be random scribbles. The subject was only clear when the observer was told…
Things That Require Patience
12.01.23
Things that require patience: Learning a new skill, Parenthood, Gardening, Establishing and growing a business, Completing a 1,000-piece jigsaw, Learning a language, Losing weight, Stopping a bad habit, Writing a…
Using The Football World Cup & A Betting Exchange To Explain Stock Markets
18.12.22
“When the facts change, I change my opinion, what do you do Sir?” John Maynard Keynes The World Cup has just reached its conclusion with Argentina claiming their third World…
‘Twas the Night Before Retirement
05.12.22
‘Twas the night before retirement, when all through his head, Not a thought was stirring, not even a dread. The work was completed, the colleagues be missed, Across the threshold,…
The Procrastination of Positive Things
30.11.22
I’ll start the diet tomorrow. I’ll get fit tomorrow. I’ll do those tasks tomorrow. I’ll sort out my finances tomorrow. Mañana. Mañana. We know doing certain things are good for…
The Illusion of Wealth
21.11.22
Our mind plays tricks on us. We use mental shortcuts to help us make quick decisions. Daniel Kahneman, in his book ‘Thinking Fast & Slow’, refers to it as System…
I Can’t Answer That
04.11.22
We seek certainty but so much of life is uncertain. No doctor can tell you how long you have to live. No economist can tell you whether we will be…
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