Welcome to InSight, the learning and education section of the Tandem website. You can login HERE with your password.* You will be able to view and download over 30 InSight factsheets as well as watch educational videos. InSight is split into 8 sections on different financial...
Confucius was spot on when he observed that life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. The financial industry is no different. There are plenty of organisations in financial services who seem to thrive on making things complicated for their customers. The asset...
When did you last take any time off to do nothing? Not texting, talking or even thinking? In this powerful TedTalk, Mindfulness expert Andy Puddicombe describes the transformative power of doing just that: Refreshing your mind for 10 minutes a day, simply by being mindful and...
This book is packed full of simple exercises, stories and techniques to help anyone calm the chatter in their minds. The result? More headspace, less stress. As a former Buddhist monk with over ten years of teaching experience, Andy Puddicombe has been acknowledged as the UK's...
On Sunday 17th September 2017, Kevin and I will be riding a tandem bike (go figure) 54 miles from London to Brighton for Keech Hospice Care, one our partner charities at Tandem Financial. It happens to be my birthday (as well as my son Miles’)...
When Theresa May called a snap General Election a few weeks ago, the consensus was that it was a slam-dunk for the Conservative Party. The pollsters predicted a landmark victory with an overall majority of up to 96 seats for the Tories. But instead of the...
One of our core investing principles is to keep costs within the TRAILS™ portfolios as low as possible. Costs reduce an investor’s net return and represent a hurdle for a fund. Before a fund can outperform, it must first add enough value to cover its costs....
Dan Ariely knows a thing or two about motivation. He is a Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University and the founder of The Centre for Advanced Hindsight. Basic economics teaches us that motivation is based on a very simple trade-off: we need and...