Insights

Common Sense. Clear Simple and Wrong. Mencken.

Why financial planning is not common sense.

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…

Does your content need a good SCAN?

Does your content need a SCAN. Paul Claireaux

Does your content need a good SCAN?

On this page, you’ll learn about a valuable NEW content scanning service The service is designed primarily for financial planning/advice business owners offering educational Insights on Money (and Money Psychology) topics. However, it could also help you if you offer other professional services in this or other sectors. The aim is simple: to help you…

How to choose the right boxes for your money.

A checklist you'll never forget. Paul Claireaux

How to choose the right boxes for your money.

A 5 to 10-minute read – depending on your speed. This is the second 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 we believe this…

Four more ways to choose good boxes for your money.

FILTRATE Checklist. Points 5 to 8. Paul Claireaux

Four more ways to choose good boxes for your money.

A 6 to 12-minute read – depending on your speed This is the last of four Insights on how to choose the right boxes for your money. Here, we’ll complete our eight-point FILTRATE checklist – and so, equip you to assess any financial product (or strategy) that anyone could ever put to you.

Thinking about choosing boxes for your money?

It pays to keep an open mind. Carl Sagan. Paul Claireaux

Thinking about choosing boxes for your money?

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…

Four ways to choose good boxes for your money

FILTRATE Checklist points 1 to 4. Paul Claireaux

Four ways to choose good boxes for your money

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

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