“Panic causes tunnel vision. Calm acceptance of danger allows us to more easily assess the situation and see the options.” Simon Sinek Undoubtedly, the COVID-19 pandemic has generated panic, though thankfully it seems to have waned a little as we all acclimatise to the new rules. A medical crisis like this taps into our human […]
READ MOREYour financial wellbeing is not dependent upon 2020 predictions
A new year can bring fresh ideas and brave new commitments that most of us will, unfortunately, simply forget about over the course of the year. The difference between those who are successful and those who aren’t is consistency and persistence. It takes commitment to stick to a plan in order to obtain success. Our […]
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Are they MAD? – This is a monumental game of chicken. US President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping, are currently engaged in a monumental game of chicken as they drive their respective economies into a headlong conflict. The problem is that they are not just messing with their own lives, they are putting […]
READ MOREDon’t neglect your cash
Fundamentally we all understand the importance of holding some extra cash, whether it be in your wallet for that emergency purchase or in your bank account. For many of us, that sense of needing to hold onto some cash stems from the environment that we grew up in. It is really only in the last […]
READ MOREExchange Traded Funds (ETF)
If I cast my mind back to my university days (approximately 25 years ago) I recall undertaking a finance subject in which we compared returns from active fund managers to respective index returns that those same managers were being paid to beat. The outcome of the study over varying time periods was dismal if you […]
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