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Thinking about choosing boxes for your money?

Let's be clear, you don't start here!

19th January 2025 It pays to keep an open mind. Carl Sagan. Paul Claireaux

Thinking about choosing boxes for your money?

Let's be clear, you don't start here!

19th January 2025

A 10 to 20-minute read – depending on your speed This is the first of four Insights on how to choose the right boxes for your money. In this series, we’ll equip you with an eight-point checklist for assessing any financial product (or strategy) that anyone could ever put to you. And this checklist will…

Why is financial planning a secret?

And what could this mean for you - and your loved ones?

14th January 2025 Why is this a secret. Shocked. Paul Claireaux

Why is financial planning a secret?

And what could this mean for you - and your loved ones?

14th January 2025

This is the first of three Insights in which we’ll reveal the biggest secret in personal finance – how to design a great financial plan. Later in this series, we’ll outline the (widely agreed) financial planning process in seven (A.W.E.S.O.M.E.) steps that you can use regardless of your age, income, wealth or wherever you live…

Do you really need a coach?

and are they worth paying for?

14th January 2025 IDEAL work. IKIGAI. Paul Claireaux.

Do you really need a coach?

and are they worth paying for?

14th January 2025

I quite like this ‘IDEAL’ work concept – but it’s a high bar to reach – and we need to take care not to beat ourselves up when we’re not in that central zone – which is likely to be much of the time. Also be aware that this Venn diagram is often wrongly used…

Why financial planning is not common sense.

and why that's a good thing.

3rd January 2025 Common Sense. Clear Simple and Wrong. Mencken.

Why financial planning is not common sense.

and why that's a good thing.

3rd January 2025

A 10 to 20-minute read – depending on your speed. Most of us look for common-sense answers to various questions in life. In this Insight, we’ll explore why that is often a bad idea, particularly when it comes to money. Of course, common-sense answers to simple questions can be helpful. But with complex questions (like…

Can you solve the same birthday riddle?

and how could that help you in life?

3rd January 2025 School children. Hands up. Paul Claireaux

Can you solve the same birthday riddle?

and how could that help you in life?

3rd January 2025

A 5 to 10-minute read – depending on your speed. In our Insight on why financial planning is not common sense, we asked you to guess the answer to this same-birthday riddle. And if you’ve not yet read that Insight, start there.

Should you pay for financial advice?

And if so, what's a reasonable price?

19th December 2024 Lost in front of map. Paul Claireaux

Should you pay for financial advice?

And if so, what's a reasonable price?

19th December 2024

If you’re considering working with a financial coach, planner, or adviser and are concerned about the potential cost, this Insight is for you. This is a 10 to 20-minute read, depending on your speed. Yes, it’s quite a long read, but we believe everyone needs to understand the (various) answers to this question. After all,…

Who might be happy after a stock market crash?

and who might be seriously upset?

30th November 2024 Grace, Ian and Robert. Paul Claireaux.

Who might be happy after a stock market crash?

and who might be seriously upset?

30th November 2024

A 10 to 15-minute read – depending on your speed. By the end of this Insight (for investors of all ages), you’ll understand more than most people about this critically important paradox of investing. In short, you’ll know why stock market crashes can (simultaneously) be good news for some people and miserable for others! We…

How much Investment risk is right for you?

Part one (of three): Sorting out the basics.

30th November 2024 When the tide goes out. Warren Buffett. Paul Claireaux

How much Investment risk is right for you?

Part one (of three): Sorting out the basics.

30th November 2024

A 5 to 10-minute read, depending on your speed. This is the first of three Insights to help you consider how much investment risk might be right for you – on each of your financial life goals. These Insights are written to help all investors (novice, recent and experienced) because we all need to ensure…

How many ways are you unique?

And why is this the key to planning your money?

21st November 2024 How many ways are you unique. Clean. Paul Claireaux

How many ways are you unique?

And why is this the key to planning your money?

21st November 2024

When we recognise we’re unique, we stop wasting time looking for ready-made financial plans – from bloggers, influencers or the money pages of the Press. Instead, we focus on designing what we need – a plan for our unique circumstances and financial life goals. We are unique in many ways, as we’ll see, but we…

What makes you financially unique?

and how does knowing this help you design a sound financial life plan?

15th November 2024 What makes you unique. Penguins. Paul Claireaux

What makes you financially unique?

and how does knowing this help you design a sound financial life plan?

15th November 2024

This is the second of two Insights on the many ways that each of us is unique – and why your understanding of this is key to planning your money.

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