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Founder's wishes: Staff take ownership of Alan Steel Asset Management
Alan Steel: died last year Alan Steel Asset Management has become employee owned in accordance with the wishes of its...
It's a bad news week ... again!
“What information consumes is rather obvious. It consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a...
NOT A LETTER FROM LINLITHGOW
Last month I said that I was taking a wee break from Letter from Linlithgow. Isn’t it funny that when...
Fears for souvenirs
“A pessimist is one who sees a disaster in every opportunity. An optimist sees opportunity in every disaster” John D...
Probability and the three bricks
“I’m not young enough to know everything” Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) “If you eat, invest and think according to what the...
Helping you to make it thro the night
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in...
Not a time for cold feet
“The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we are, but in what direction we are moving”...
When will they ever learn?
“The most contrarian thing of all is not to oppose the crowd but to think for yourself” - Peter Thiel...
What happened to fun?
I promised my commanding officer I would ‘keep it light’ seeing as we’re close to Christmas and given the increasing...
Lies and Statistics
A few quotes to kick off this Letter from a man I have quoted before, the philosopher who said “You...
THE HUNT FOR DEAD OCTOBER
Let’s start with some quotes from my March Letter from Linlithgow which is still on our website. I encourage you...