What caught my eye this week.
Nobody asked for it and now it’s here – the new Monevator shop [1] is open, offering in-joke themed investing T-shirts and vaguely punny sweatshirts to all.
Perhaps you’ve already spotted Monevator members [2] striding about town sporting fancy wares like this:
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Yes, those cool cats got early access. Thanks to everyone who bought something and so beta-tested the new store for us.
Now to repeat what I said to them, being a Monevator member [2] is by far the best way to support the site. The margins on digital products are unbeatable – after the taxman has taken his share most of the money goes to us. This helps to keep the lights on and us publishing, week after week.
In particular, please don’t buy anything from the shop [1] if you think there’s a chance you’ll return it. The margins are terrible and returns will wipe them out. We’re only really doing this for strategic brand-building mindshare capture mutual fun.
There’s an FAQ [3]. Our merch is made by print-on-demand giant Printful, and all payments are securely handled by the globe-spanning Shopify.
Finally, you’ll also find a digital bookshop (it links to Amazon) of our 24 favourite investing books.
Hope to see you at an investing conference or under a Canary Wharf skyscraper – or failing that at the gym – in a Monevator hoodie soon!
Have a great weekend.
From Monevator
Train sets for grown-ups – Monevator [4] [Moguls members [2]]
Why market cap investing still works – Monevator [5]
FIRE-side chat: income isn’t the only obstacle – Monevator [6]
From the archive-ator: Skyscrapers a big bet on the City of London’s future – Monevator [7]
News
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Deadline for National Insurance top-ups to be softened – BBC [8]
Now Schroders boss urges Reeves to cut Cash ISA limit – This Is Money [9]
Michael Sheen writes off £1m of debt for 900 people – BBC [10]
Centuries old leasehold system to be abolished in England and Wales – Guardian [11]
The hidden dangers of family offices [Search result] – FT [12]
UK house prices fell unexpectedly in February, says Halifax – Guardian [13]
Treasury to shelve plans for VAT on funds – CityAM [14]
abrdn changes name back to aberdeen – Morningstar [15]
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Source: FT
UK small caps ‘most unloved’ stocks in the world [Search result] – FT [17]
Products and services
Mortgage fees rise and cashback options disappear… – This Is Money [18]
…and how long do the top offers stick around anyway? – Which [19]
Get up to £1,500 cashback when you transfer your cash and/or investments through this link [20]. Terms apply – Charles Stanley [20]
Royal Mail to increase price of first-class stamps to £1.70 – Guardian [21]
16 tricks for cheaper train fares – Be Clever With Your Cash [22]
UK mortgage brokers expect interest rates to jump – CityAM [23]
Get up to £4,000 when you transfer your ISA to InvestEngine our link [24]. (Minimum deposit of £100, other T&Cs apply. Capital at risk) – InvestEngine [24]
Six questions to ask before taking out private medical insurance – Which [25]
The big mistakes people make when applying for mortgages – This Is Money [26]
Commuter belt homes for sale in England and Wales, in pictures – Guardian [27]
Comment and opinion
“Why do I need more than the average salary for a comfortable retirement?” – T.I.M. [28]
Scams, damn scams, and investors – Of Dollars and Data [29]
The crystal ball test – Behavioural Investment [30]
Ray Dalio predicts a financial crisis. Again – A Wealth of Common Sense [31]
Skewness and kurtosis [Nerdy but useful] – Verdad [32]
Short-term vs long-term investors – Klement on Investing [33]
Understanding the stock-bond correlation – Alpha Architect [34]
Global Investment Returns Yearbook 2025 [Summary PDF] – UBS [35]
Market mini-crash mini-special
Perspectives on market downturns – Fortunes and Frictions [36]
What we’ve learned from 150 years of bear markets – Morningstar [37]
Precedent in the unprecedented – Optimistic Callie [38]
How big is the stock market’s America bubble? [Search result] – FT [39]
Naughty corner: Active antics
Reacting to the bond market’s once-a-generation sell-off – Morningstar [40]
Private infrastructure as an asset class – Alpha Architect [41]
Wealth managers dump investment trust shares [Search result] – FT [42]
What if Buffett never bought Apple? – Market Sentiment [43]
Unlocking shareholder value on Japanese small cap balance sheets – Verdad [44]
Bounded rationality and the limits of decision making – Polymath Investor [45]
Kindle book bargains
Poor Charlie’s Almanack by Charlie Munger – £0.99 on Kindle [46]
How to Run Britain by Robert Peston and Kishan Koria – £0.99 on Kindle [47]
Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez – £0.99 on Kindle [48]
Chip War by Chris Miller – £1.99 on Kindle [49]
Environmental factors
ULEZ: dramatic fall in London’s level of deadly pollutants – Guardian [50]
Britain is throwing too much green energy to the wind [Search result] – FT [51]
Age and migration influence bird groups’ song repertoires – Guardian [52]
Dead fish dumped on seabed after getting caught in trawl nets – Sky [53]
Robot overlord roundup
Why China might lead the robot revolution – Faster, Please [54]
Power cut – Where’s Your Ed At [55]
Eric Schmidt: try an AI ‘Manhattan Project’ and get MAIM’d – The Register [56]
Not at the dinner table
Trump takes a baseball bat to the US economy – Noahpinion [57]
An orchestrated recession? – Kyla Scanlon [58]
US support to maintain UK’s nuclear arsenal in doubt, experts say – Guardian [59]
The Gilded Age is back – Politico [60]
The crypto industry got what it paid for – The Verge [61]
What China can teach the world about geopolitical independence – Reuters [62]
Trump hates Canada for its decency – Paul Krugman [63]
Off our beat
How Covid remade America – New York Times [64] [h/t Abnormal Returns [65]]
Mise en place – Art of Manliness [66]
Why a Chinese gadget company can make an electric car and Apple can’t – NYT [67] [h/t Lefsetz [68]]
Discworld rules – Contraptions [69]
Everything will be okay – More To That [70]
And finally…
“The best job a concert pianist can get nowadays is trader for Citibank. It pays very well.”
– Gary Stevenson, The Trading Game [71]
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