Advice to Avoid

Investment risk bubbles are everywhere

But, incredibly, not all the experts believe they exist

19th October 2020

Investment risk bubbles are everywhere

But, incredibly, not all the experts believe they exist

19th October 2020

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Hey guys, I’ve just updated this long post on investment risks and hope you find it useful. I last updated it in February 2018, have been updating it since September 2016 – and yes, I will update it again, if something significant changes. For now, the risks in markets appear to be getting higher.

Can you help spread betting Joe?

Or any of your friends from getting sucked into this hideous gambling activity?

18th October 2020

Can you help spread betting Joe?

Or any of your friends from getting sucked into this hideous gambling activity?

18th October 2020

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Updated following the tragic recent death of ‘day trader’ Alex Kearns. This Insight is aimed at helping anyone (like my fictional character Joe, in the story below) to understand the real and horrendous risks of spread betting before it’s too late. Please share with your friends.

A story about a banker and his standard deviations

and the lesson it offers on Investment Risk

18th October 2020

A story about a banker and his standard deviations

and the lesson it offers on Investment Risk

18th October 2020

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If you’ve not yet heard this true story of the Investment Banker and his standard deviations, read on. This ludicrous but funny story might just help you remember one of the most important things about investment risk – and it’s this. The model the ‘experts’ use is wrong!

What’s your life story, and how has it affected your attitude to money?

This emotionally moving exercise will help you find out.

18th October 2020

What’s your life story, and how has it affected your attitude to money?

This emotionally moving exercise will help you find out.

18th October 2020

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This Insight is for you if you’re aged between 25 and 65, and striving to achieve more in your life, but feel that your attitude to money might be holding you back. Here you’ll learn a proven and powerful exercise to discover how your unique life story might have affected your attitude to money, and how…

Let’s hear it for the quiet folk

after all, they tend to add the most value

15th October 2020

Let’s hear it for the quiet folk

after all, they tend to add the most value

15th October 2020

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I came to the conclusion, many years ago, that we should listen harder to quiet folk. And here I’d like to explain why.

Want some advice from millionaires?

Be careful what you wish for!

15th October 2020

Want some advice from millionaires?

Be careful what you wish for!

15th October 2020

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In this (quite ‘chunky’) Insight, we’ll explore the RISKS of relying on advice from millionaires. Estimated reading time 5 to 20 minutes, depending on your speed

How obedient are you to authority?

And how's that affecting your finances?

14th October 2020

How obedient are you to authority?

And how's that affecting your finances?

14th October 2020

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Perhaps it’s obvious that obedience to authority does not always serve us well, but the truth is that most people are very obedient. Most people will accept instructions to do crazy or even dangerous things; it’s simply part of our human condition.