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Why financial planning is not common sense

And why that’s a good thing!

6th January 2024 Mencken. Clear, simple and wrong. Paul Claireaux

Why financial planning is not common sense

And why that’s a good thing!

6th January 2024
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A 10 to 15-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. Common-sense answers to common and simple questions are helpful. But with complex questions (like making…

Do you really need a coach?

and are they worth paying for?

28th December 2022 Hemingway. Most people never listen. Paul Claireaux

Do you really need a coach?

and are they worth paying for?

28th December 2022
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I love that quote, don’t you? How many people do you know who really listen to you? And how many of those are able to give you informed feedback; Insights, Ideas and tools you can use ?

Change three words you use each day

and transform your life for the better

8th June 2022 Change three words to transform your life

Change three words you use each day

and transform your life for the better

8th June 2022
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During these extraordinary times, it’s easy to feel pressured (by others or ourselves) to do more of those things that we think we ‘should’ be doing. But that way of thinking doesn’t really help us to ‘achieve more’ at the best of times and it certainly won’t help now. So, let’s explore a different (and…

Why most managers take bigger risks with your money, than you’d expect.

The story of Tony Dye

6th January 2021 Tony Dye. Bulls and Bears. Paul Claireaux

Why most managers take bigger risks with your money, than you’d expect.

The story of Tony Dye

6th January 2021
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In this extract from chapter 5 of my book ‘Who misleads you about money?’ I explore the story of Tony Dye to help you understand why most fund and wealth managers will always take bigger risks with your money than you might reasonably expect. Dye was the chief investment officer at Philips and Drew when…

Achieve more of what you want

Simply by changing one word you use

1st January 2021

Achieve more of what you want

Simply by changing one word you use

1st January 2021
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We’ve already seen how most people fail on most of their personal goals and explored seven ways to help you achieve more of yours. Here, I just want to share one of the most powerful ideas I’ve ever found for getting more done.

The Nobel name dropping game

depends on which name you drop

15th November 2020 Modern Portfolio Theory. Paul Claireaux

The Nobel name dropping game

depends on which name you drop

15th November 2020
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Working inside the Financial Services industry for 25 years, and observing it from the outside for another ten, I guess I’ve seen a lot of what goes on. I know what good (and fair priced) financial products, and financial advisers, look like, and many of those advisers are really good at their job. However, they’re…

Does your adviser really understand risk?

And should you find out sooner rather than later?

13th November 2020 Mencken. Clear, Simple & Wrong. Paul Claireaux

Does your adviser really understand risk?

And should you find out sooner rather than later?

13th November 2020
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Benoit Mandelbrot had a beautiful mind for risk. A Polish-born, French and American mathematician – he was the guy who discovered the idea of “self-similarity” in nature. You may have heard the term ‘Fractal’ which he coined to describe the beautiful and ‘apparently complex’ shapes in nature. This extraordinary simple concept explains how snowflakes are…

Financial Secrets for thirty somethings

Part 1. The questions about money we all share

12th November 2020 Financial Secrets for thirty somethings

Financial Secrets for thirty somethings

Part 1. The questions about money we all share

12th November 2020
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A while back (January 2018) a young lady, Niamh, posted a question about financial planning on LinkedIn, and it went viral! Yes, incredibly, within just a few days her post attracted many thousands of likes and over 1,000 comments! Which is really odd when you think about it because most people would say that personal…

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