What caught my eye this week. A year or so has passed since global stock markets began to recover, resuming their age-old tradition of making smart people look like idiots. Tech stocks rallied first, which was blamed on 20-something traders and lockdown mania. Later in the year, small cap stocks joined the party. Just more [...]
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Wall Street reminds us where WSB took its lead from, plus the rest of the week’s good reads…
We need some new blood that’s hungry for financial freedom. Plus the week’s good reads…
What caught my eye this week. Rishi Sunak didn’t hike capital gains tax in the Budget. I took it a little personally after I’d voluntarily conjured up a five-figure tax charge, partly fearing he’d double the rate I’d pay. However I’m not too miffed. For one thing, the unsheltered shares I sold were mostly of [...]
What caught my eye this week. Bit of a higgledy-piggledy digest this Saturday, which is right in keeping with a week in the markets that was all over the place. If you sensibly follow The Accumulator’s advice to watch your paint drying and wash you’re hair a third time before you check out how your [...]
Where do you put a lot of money if you’re lucky enough to have it? Plus the rest of the week’s good reads…
The famous 4% rule might actually be the 5% rule when inflation is low, plus all the week’s good reads…
A few final thoughts on this week’s GameStop saga, plus the rest of the week’s good reads…
Working from home is winning more converts, but why did it take them so long? Plus the rest of the week’s good reads…
Why opinions should be heavily discounted when investing, plus the rest of the week’s good reads…
What caught my eye this week. Happy Near Year! I hope you spent your New Year’s Eve in a Covid-proof bunker with Jools Holland – unlike those living near me or on my dating app who seemed to think the end of 2020 was a reason to get together for a party. Most of us [...]
A reminder to read your financial origin stories, plus the last great reads of 2020…