‘The internet gave us access to everything. But it also gave everything access to us,’ says James Vietch, a writer and comedian who turned his frustration into whimsy when a local supermarket refused to take no for an answer and high jinks ensued. What the moral...
I always like a personal challenge and since I am in France in August, I thought it would be a good idea to try to cycle up Mont Ventoux on Saturday 17th August 2019 at 6am in the morning. I must be mad, but it's...
Here's an intriguing statistic: In the developed world, women live an average of six to eight years longer than men do. Six to eight years longer! There is however one place in the world where men live as long as women. It's a...
Most of us want to save more money, but overall, people today are doing it less and less. Behavioural scientist Wendy De La Rosa studies how everyday people make decisions to improve their financial well-being. Her findings can help you painlessly make the commitment to...
In the following video, Dimensional founder David Booth reflects upon decades of experience of operating in the capital markets to explain a valuable point regarding many of the issues we’ve discussed in this newsletter. As long-term investors, we try to ignore the ‘noise’ emanating from the...
This year marks the tenth anniversary of the failure of the U.S. bank Lehman Brothers. Following the collapse, a tsunami struck the global financial industry. In this video, legendary investor Warren Buffett explains what was behind the 2008 disaster and what we can do to limit...
This 2-minute video from the asset management firm Dimensional, captures the importance of working with a financial adviser. Dave Butler, who is now the Co-CEO at Dimensional, talks about why he considers the decision to hire a financial adviser one of his best decisions....
The following video is in some ways a counter-weight to our book recommendation. We previously touched on the positivity of a healthy dose of optimism, which is an emotion inherently linked to certainty. When making decisions of importance, the amount of knowledge you have on...
In this video, financial journalist Robin Powell explains the concept of smart beta investing. Smart Beta is the name given to an increasing number of investment approaches that attempt to deliver a better risk and return trade-off by weighting stocks in a portfolio based on other...
Even though you’re too old to start on your own? Take it from Paul Tasner, it's never too late to reinvent yourself. After working continuously for other people for 40 years, Paul founded his own start-up at age 66, pairing his idea for a business...