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Expect the Unexpected

Expect the Unexpected

Break-ups are never easy, especially when they come as a surprise. That’s exactly what happened with last week’s Brexit referendum results. Financial markets were caught off-guard, given many prereferendum polls were showing the Remain camp with a slight edge. Like...
Back to School

Back to School

Normally I would have waited until August to write this at the beginning of the school year but the issue of financial literacy which I have touched on before demands immediate attention, so off to summer school we go. I read with some degree of alarm a recent study...
Grandparenting

Grandparenting

One of the, if not the greatest, joys of my life is spending time with my grandchildren, today numbering four. Sadly, my twin grandsons live in Vancouver, so we don’t see them as often. But thanks to FaceTime we speak to them regularly. My other two are here with us...
“See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil.”

“See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil.”

We would all have been better off if we had behaved as wisely as the Three Monkeys in the first quarter of 2016, or any quarter or year for that matter. Unfortunately, in order to make a living, commentators need to commentate, brokers need to trade and the poor...
The Letter – Lessons from Warren Buffett

The Letter – Lessons from Warren Buffett

Every year around this time, a good portion of the investing population waits breathlessly for The Letter, which is released at 8am on Saturday morning. How many investors download The Letter escapes me but it must be enormous. I have read The Letter religiously for...
Back to basics

Back to basics

After a horrible January for the stock market, investors are understandably nervous, if not scared. It is never easy when markets are in retreat, but retreat they do. There is no certainty when it comes to investing. There is only process and discipline to guide us...