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Boring
It is peculiar the lengths we go to get in the way of ourselves. The thoughts we have about what we can and can’t do, will or won’t like, backed up by the scantiest of evidence. Take getting better at something. It needs practice, but the thought of practice for many...
The Crypto Diaries…
Crypto and other digital assets are completely unregulated and can be hugely damaging to your wealth. Complete loss of your entire investment is a very real possibility. If you cannot afford to lose it, your cannot afford crypto. Crypto assets come in all shapes and...
The Big Wheel
As Massive Attack advised us in 1991 with the “Hymn Of The Big Wheel”, the big wheel keeps on turning. After two years of investment malaise from December 2021 until November 2023 equity markets have picked up considerably and returned something like 15% these last...
ICM: Notes from the 5 March meeting
The TCFP investment committee met on 5 March to discuss the current economic, political and investment environment. As a result the TCFP Model Portfolio remains unchanged. Here are brief notes of our discussion: Politics The big news for 2024 is that half the...
TCFP105: What I Learned from Disney World About Running My Business (And Planning Our Next Big Trip)
Recently we spent a week at Disneyworld in Florida. And what I experienced there reminded me of why I try to run and work in TCFP the way I do. We opted for a seven-night stay at a Disney resort, granting us access to all six parks in the vicinity. Six parks over six...
Tools
Are we too obsessed with “tools” – AI, models, tech this, tech that? Are we overlooking the most sophisticated tool at our disposal – ourselves. Some tools are game changers, others are not. A good tool makes things easier and better – it frees us, the human, to focus...
Good reads 02/24
Three things I enjoyed reading: Steve Williams - Inflation And Interest Rates: Some thoughts from our investment consultant. Malcom Cochran: 1,000 Bits of Good News You May Have Missed in 2023: Steven Pinker from Harvard University quipped, “The news is a nonrandom...
Musings 21/2
The status quo… Is the effort of maintaining the status quo worth it? Why? Could the fact that it's so determined to change be an indication of something? -er For some "quiet" simply means less noise "quietER". Do you want to be happy or happier? Thin or...
Costs vs Benefits
Most people would benefit from some form of financial planning – if you have not paid for it, you are already paying for it in other ways. When you hesitate to invest in financial planning for you and your family you are paying a price. The price is not limited to...
Musings 7/2
Recognition You are the most powerful and creative force you know. That you don't recognise this is to the detriment of all of us. Be Still The only way to be sure you're moving forward effectively and successfully is to spend a considerable amount of time...
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