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Weekend reading: Get a model education courtesy of Stanford University (for free)

February 4, 2012

A free lecture course from a top university to help you catch up with Charlie Munger. Plus other good reads from around the Web.

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Weekend reading: The frugal mum who paid cash for her first house

January 28, 2012

Does it make sense to save up for a house instead of getting a mortgage? Maybe not, but one frugal mum in America writes how she did it. Plus more good reads.

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Weekend reading: How governments have previously inflated away debt

January 21, 2012

One blogger explains why governments are more likely to pay off debts with a healthy dose of inflation than to raise taxes. Plus other good reads from around the Web.

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Weekend reading: Morningstar’s new investment trust ratings

January 14, 2012

Is a new era dawning for our venerable investment trusts? Plus some other good reads from around the Web.

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Weekend reading: Are REITs right when saving for a deposit?

January 7, 2012

Some good reads from around the Web.

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Weekend reading: Your New Year future self, plus a look back

December 31, 2011

Are you going to make some resolutions for 2012? Good idea, but will your future self be as committed to sticking with them?

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Weekend reading: The other benefits of index funds

December 24, 2011

There are plenty of reasons to recommend index funds, beyond just their low fees. Plus other good reading from around the web.

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Weekend reading: Our greatest export, the Joneses

December 17, 2011

That rich Chinese consumers like a bit of flash won’t come as a shock to anyone following the earnings of various leading brands. How depressing – for them.

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Weekend reading: How we’ll die rich and irrelevant

December 10, 2011

A new report from Goldman Sachs claims we Brits and Americans will still be plenty rich in 2050. But smaller populations means our economies will no longer dominate the global stage.

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Weekend reading: Steve Keen and the writing off of all debt

December 3, 2011

Steve Keen thinks we need to write off all debts and deliberately bankrupt most of our banks. Just another weekend four years into the financial crisis…

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Weekend reading: Other people’s earnings revealed

November 26, 2011

If you’ve ever wondered what a ‘public service admin professional’ makes then The Guardian has just the run through for you. Beware: they may make more than you do!

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Weekend reading: Understanding the Germans

November 19, 2011

A great explanation of why the Germans are stuck in the past and threatening their own future, plus some other good reads from around the Web.

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Weekend reading: Italy pushes me to the tipping point

November 12, 2011

Europe stepped to the brink this week, but happily it swerved away from leaping into the abyss. Even I got scared, and I’m a Panglossian permabull by modern standards.

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Weekend reading: A political day is a long time in the markets

November 5, 2011

With political posturing in Athens sending boy traders into a tizzy in London and New York, there couldn’t be a better time to ignore your portfolio and reading instead.

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Weekend reading: Fat cats of the land

October 29, 2011

Read all about it: Executive pay is soaring, based on little but their ability to capture a great salary from compliant boards and shareholders.

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Weekend reading: 11% real returns for a decade from shares?

October 22, 2011

If history is any guide, the next decade could see an 11% per year return from shares. Are you invested accordingly?

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Weekend reading: Genius speech

October 8, 2011

More Steve Jobs, then a slew of investing and money articles from around the Web. I regret not writing a gushing post about Steve Jobs earlier this week. Instead I prevaricated and made the point that Steve Jobs’ legacy could be to put off would-be entrepreneurs who didn’t happen to be a once-in-a-generation genius. That [...]

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Weekend reading: Cynical trader revealing in more ways than one

October 1, 2011

Everyone loves to hate traders, and here’s a fake who nevertheless riled the world up. Plus the week’s best reads.

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Weekend reading: Petition to end the ban on AIM shares in ISAs

September 24, 2011

Some good reads from around the Web. I don’t know how many of you buy shares listed on the Alternative Investment Market, but I am sure that if you do you’ll find the ban on holding AIM shares in an ISA as annoying as I do. The theory is that AIM shares are too risky [...]

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