Insights
Hello Darkness My Old Friend
“My advice for success comes down to three things: be curious, show up, and stay in touch. You have to...
Que Sera Sera
“Worrying is like rocking in a rocking chair. It gets you nowhere”General Patton “When smart people from a singular background...
Optimists avoid hangovers
“Capitalism has not proved as flexible as it was supposed to be. Governments have not been all-wise or far-seeing. Life...
Lies, Damned Lies and Fake News
"Always remember the experts chosen by the media for comment are those who will give credibility to the media’s angle...
Age of Unreason
“We don’t have to be smarter than the rest. We have to be more disciplinedthan the rest” Warren Buffett, Investor...
Musings from Mahone Bay
It’s a while since I wrote about Atlantic Canada. So I hope you will be gentle with me as I...
Economic Tricks - The Ibiza Mix
In January 2002 only 4 months after 9/11, investing in shares still didn’t look like a great idea. The Dotcom...
Twenty Five Years of CNN
On Sunday as a treat as you do when you're older we drove to a local Garden Centre to top...
Absolute Nonsense
Letter from Linlithgow - September 2013 In the previous Letter From Linlithgow, sent out just before Fran and I jumped...
Flaws of Averages
Flaws of Averages I had lunch the other day with a fellow independent financial adviser I've known for a few...
Tunnels and Light Part 2
"Good news you don't see in the media." In the previous issue written on 24 February, I listed many solid...