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Stockmarket levels now

Earthquake

Stockmarket levels now

So, how’s the UK Stockmarket looking now? Is it safe to invest your life’s savings? This is a big question – with many possible ways of answering it – but if you had to choose just one key number for some guidance on whether Stock-markets are over (or under) priced at any given time – what…

Why most advisers don’t want you

Why advisers don't want you

Why most advisers don’t want you

If you want great quality financial advice at an affordable price you are going to struggle to find it. And that’s especially true if you’re not very wealthy OR you don’t have a super high income. The reason for this is simple and it’s the same all over the world.

The Japanese stock market bubble

Japan bubble

The Japanese stock market bubble

In 1989 the Japanese bubble (in property and stock markets) was fully inflated. The Japanese were enjoying what they – and the rest of the world – thought was an economic miracle.

What are the chances of that?

A double six

What are the chances of that?

What are the chances of rolling a double six? Well that’s easy – it’s 1 in 36. The chance of rolling a six is 1 in 6 (1/6 as a fraction) . . . so the chance of rolling two sixes is 1/6 x 1/6 = 1/36. Okay, so if probabilities are this easy, can…

Communicate like Churchill

Churchill. Through Hell.

Communicate like Churchill

Winston Churchill was famous for many things but perhaps his greatest asset was his speaking power. People follow leaders who communicate well. That said, we’ve been reminded this year, that some people follow overconfident fools. A subject we’ll come back to another time. Today I want to focus on what Churchill did differently to make…

Gina Miller is right

Gina Miller is right

I try to avoid writing on Political matters. There’s so much nonsense written about it – I prefer not to add to the noise. But right now, I feel the need to speak out.