What makes for a strong news story? In this Insight, I’ll share what a media trainer told me about that. I’ll also offer my own views on how the ‘strong news’ approach creates misleading and potentially harmful stories about money, investing and pensions and what you can do about it.
I love that ‘Ikigai’ concept, don’t you? The question is, do you really need a coach to help you find your ‘sweet spot’ in life?
A lot of personal coaches will tell you that to boost your chances of success on your biggest life goals, you need to imagine yourself having achieved that goal. Many will also suggest that you create a dream board (aka Vision Board) with colourful pictures of everything you want, or believe you will become, to…
So, are you being overcharged by this sort of character on your pension or investment plans? He (or she) is a Rhino you see… a thick-skinned salesperson who charges a lot 😊 and you might be shocked when you see how their charges add up!
Whether you’re rich, or of more modest means, this Insight is for you. It’s a reasonably long read (5 to 12 minutes depending on your reading speed) but I think you’ll find it worth your time. Get to grips with this issue and you could save yourself hundreds, thousands or even tens of thousands of…
If you really want to learn about money – but find the subject leaves you baffled or bored – you’re not alone and this Insight is for you. (Financial experts might find it interesting too)
Today, I want to explore how stock market crashes can make some people happy and others very unhappy – both at the same time.
If you follow the money pages of any newspaper, you cannot have missed the ‘missing the best days’ story. But what they won’t tell you is that this story is … well… complete and utter nonsense. So, let’s expose it for the grossly misleading rubbish that it is – before you base any of your investment decisions…
In this extract from Chapter 1 of my book, ‘Who misleads YOU about money?’ we’ll learn how we’re tricked into spending all our money today. This matters because the result is our failure to save for our big, long term financial life goals – for ourselves and our loved ones.
Is it ALWAYS a good time to invest? Well, some advisers will tell you it is… Like Ron the Rhino here in this cartoon strip.