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…

How many ways are you unique?

How many ways are you unique. Clean. Paul Claireaux

How many ways are you unique?

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…

How much Investment risk is right for you?

When the tide goes out. Warren Buffett. Paul Claireaux

How much Investment risk is right for you?

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…

The first two factors to consider when investing.

The first two factors to consider when investing. Paul Claireaux

The first two factors to consider when investing.

A 5 to 10-minute read, depending on your speed In this second (of three) Insights, you’ll learn about the first two of four factors to consider when deciding what level of investment risk to take – on each of your financial life goals. These Insights are written to help all (new, recent and experienced) investors…

The two most important factors to consider when investing

Two most important factors for investing. Paul Claireaux

The two most important factors to consider when investing

(a 7 to 10-minute read, depending on your speed) In this final (of three) Insights, you’ll learn the two most important factors to consider – when trying to decide what level of investment risk to take – on each of your financial life goals. These Insights are written to help all (new, recent and experienced)…

Why would you want to get in the Flow?

Get in the flow

Why would you want to get in the Flow?

If you’re striving to achieve more of the things that matter to you, this Insight on getting into the ‘Flow’ will help. This is a 5 to 10-minute read, depending on your speed.

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