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Should you pay for financial advice?

And if so, what is a reasonable price?

12th October 2023 Lost in front of map. Paul Claireaux

Should you pay for financial advice?

And if so, what is a reasonable price?

12th October 2023
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If you’re thinking about working with a financial coach, planner or adviser, or you already receive such a service and you’re concerned about the price, this Insight is for you. This is a 10 to 20-minute read, depending on your speed. Yes, that’s quite a long read, but we believe everyone needs to understand the…

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…

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…

Why you need balanced views when investing

and where you can find more of those

19th October 2020 Why you need balanced ideas on investment risk

Why you need balanced views when investing

and where you can find more of those

19th October 2020
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In this Insight, I’ll talk about where you might find more balanced views when investing your money in stock markets. The above video covers a lot of what’s in this Insight. So, if you prefer that format, watch that. Images in the video used under a Creative Commons License listed with attributions here

How to test your investment adviser

Before it's too late

19th October 2020 Mencken. Clear, Simple & Wrong. Paul Claireaux

How to test your investment adviser

Before it's too late

19th October 2020
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This Insight will equip you to test your investment adviser about your expected investment returns. If you think this is useful guidance and you want to help me stop the spread of misleading information from parts of the multi-trillion pound (dollar) investment industry, then please share:-)

Investment risk bubbles are everywhere

But, incredibly, not all the experts believe they exist

19th October 2020 bubbles everywhere

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 (October 2020) updated some parts of this long post on investment risks. The last time I updated it properly, was in February 2018. I may update it again, at some point, when something significant changes. For now (October 2020) my message is simply this: The risks in markets are getting higher

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