5 Rules of Investing: For Beginners

Investing has rules and they can be confusing for new investors. In this article we will look at five rules of investing every beginner...

2022: Why it was a Bad Year?

2022 was an interesting year in quite a few ways and there are a number of charts that reveal how interesting it has been. It is a year where almost every asset class has been...

Winter Economic Outlook

Winter is coming and is practically upon us and the recent mild weather in the UK has been a distraction from what the real deal is. We care less about the weather in this...

Book Review: The Psychology of Money

The psychology of Money is easily one of the top books we have read and will review this year. The Author Morgan Housel skilfully uses statistics, philosophy and psychology to deliver a number of...

Impact of a Strong US Dollar

Introduction The Euro reached party against the US dollar for the second time in a few weeks and we wrote about it here. To put this in a statement, we can say the USD dollar...

Market Sectors that perform well during a Recession

Introduction Mutterings and whispers of an oncoming recession is a cause for concern for Central Banks and consumers alike and as expected in times like this, consumers will change their spending habits. This change in consumer...

EURO Falls to Parity with the US Dollar

Introduction In recent years, the financial markets and the economy have experienced some unexpected events. The EUR reaching parity with the USD is one of those notable moments and one that is worth remembering.  The last...

The Simple Path to Wealth: Review and Thoughts

The wisdom and essence of the points outlined in The Path to Wealth is timeless from an investing point of view and although the author is not Warren Buffet, or any well know investor, the lessons he shares are derived from his experience of listening to the right experts and going out there and finding out.

What it Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence. Our Summary

Reading What it Takes as we will call it from now one was a unique experience and one that has lasting positive impact on our perception and understanding of Stephen Schwarzman, Blackstone as a business, how it got started and how it does its business.