It’s nice when a billionaire admits he was lucky as well as talented and hard working. It’d be even nicer to have the opportunity to be so gracious oneself!
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Gold bugs are in retreat, but schadenfreude is a dangerous delight. Plus the week’s other good reads.
How a 17-minute Flash Crash conspired with Jim Cramer to kill off an old-timer of an investing principle. Plus the rest of the week’s good reads.
A video on trying to spot a bubble in advance, plus the rest of the week’s good reads. Merry Christmas!
Bill Gates’ best books about business plus some other good reads from around the Web.
Good reads from around the Web. Still to buy all your Christmas presents? You’ll get no sympathy from me if you intend to shop on foot like some Luddite from the 1980s. Why not go the whole hog and hit the High Street on a horse? Me, I’ve done all my Christmas shopping online via [...]
Good reads from around the Web. I miss novels! Sure I can put a tea towel over Twitter, turn the other cheek to Facebook, and watch less funny cat videos on YouTube. That ephemera is easily ignored. The issue is what my girlfriend calls “side reading”. I find it impossible these days to read a [...]
UK property prices have made princes out of paupers and muppets out of mavens. Prices look crazy, but who’d bet against them?
Why hedge funds don’t use index tracker funds, plus the rest of the week’s good reads.
Why do people engage in the equivalent of reading entrails and pondering tea leaves when it doesn’t even give you useful information?
Good reads from around the Web. I spent Friday at the London Investor Show. It was far busier – and very slightly more diverse – than a few years ago. Sure, there was the usual preponderance of 50-something men with rucksacks and 20-something salesmen in suits. It’s always good fun watching the latter trying to [...]
Never let it be said again that the Scandinavians lack a sense of humour, or at least a strong sense of irony.
Why DIY investors must still fight for survival and spread the word. Plus the rest of the week’s good reads.
The case for bonds in your portfolio, again, plus a rant from me about comments and the rest of the week’s good reads.
Rebalancing is counter-intuitive but there’s no denying the mathematics – it can boost returns. Plus the rest of the week’s good reads.