Gold Bugs
With North Korea’s new resident whack job running off at the gob and the United States man baby in chief responding I thought it would be interesting to take a look at gold. The supposed safe haven investment that that right wing doomsday preppers and idiot late night tv shonks go on about. There are a…
How to grow old like an athlete
The question of how to maximise ‘health span’ – the period of life during which we are generally healthy and free from serious disease – is increasingly prevalent both in and out of sport. Global average lifespan doubled during the 20th Century, and this trend continues. Someone who is 50 today could expect to live until they…
The Profound Power of Consistency
If there’s one piece of advice that I could offer any aspiring creative, it’s this. Develop a habit of consistently doing something. It doesn’t matter what it is, how small or how big it is. It can be as simple as going for a walk or meditating for 2 minutes. It can be as hardcore…
Survival of the fitbit
I heard the other day that Fitbit the once darling of wearable fitness devices is coming out with a competitor to the plethora of smartwatches that are now on the market. To my eyes Fitbit falls into that wonderful category of companies that either created or dominated a niche and then failed to adapt to…
How Our Strengths Can Weaken Our Performance
Many years ago, I met with an intern at a trading firm who was struggling with performance despite being mentored by some of our most successful traders. One went so far as to lay out a blueprint for the struggling trainee explaining what he should do in different situations. It was to no avail. The intern…
When There Is Blood In the Streets
In the way of that selective perception works, shortly after having written a piece on the Art of War the following article popped into my feed – When There is Blood in the Streets which contains the following opening paragraph. There is a famous quote by the 18th century banker Baron Rothschild: The time to buy is when…
Apparently the CBA ARE LOOKING FOR A NEW BOSS
The good old corporate euphemism of exploring new opportunities has been applied to the resignation of CBA CEO Ian Narev. Apparently you are not allowed to say listen mate under your reign we have had a big arse Ponzi scheme, the bank has tried to deny the terminally ill access to insurance they paid for…
Sun Tze – The Art of War
The video below has lately been doing the round of investment sites and at a little over five minutes long it is a short introduction to the Art of War by Sun Tze. For many years the Art of War has been a staple of not only business schools but also investment firms.…
How Biases Affect Investor Behaviour
How Biases Affect Investor Behaviour from Trading Game Pty Ltd
Practice Doesnt Make Perfect
Several years ago I wrote a piece on how there was a growing stream of thought lead by the likes of Malcom Gladwell that talent was an overrated commodity and that all it took to be successful was practice. I will save everyone the trouble of reading my initial article and simply say this motion…
ETF’s that ate the world
Interesting graphic from the Investment Company Institute showing the flows of cash into index ETF’s and out of actively managed funds.
Even when they’re profitable every day, high-frequency traders aren’t making much money
Virtu Financial—one of the world’s largest computerized trading firms—made money every trading day last quarter. The problem is that it made less of it than in the past, as volatility in the financial markets has dried up in recent months. Big price swings are good for high-frequency trading strategies, as machines can swoop in and take advantage…
