All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records
I caught this over the weekend and it is well worth finding on Google Play, Amazon or iTunes. It is particularly good if you have a nostalgic itch for the old style record store.
There Can Be Only One
When I was a student I used to work security be it pubs, concerts or private functions. It paid reasonably well and suited the lifestyle of a full-time student who was also training with state teams. A good night was simply watching girls with big hair dancing around their handbags to Bananarama at the 21st…
Is the S&P/ASX200 Irrelevant Part 2
Following on from my last missive I have cobbled together a list of the additions and deletions since 2011. Additions Deletions Afterpay Touch Group (APT) Asaleo Care (AHY) Appen (APX) Iron Mountain Incorporated (INM) Inghams Group (ING) Retail Food Group (RFG) Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield CDIs (URW) Westfield Corporation (WFD) OneMarket Limited (OMN) Mantra Group (MTR) IDP Education…
Is the Key to Beating the Market Written in the Stars?
If you thought traditional finance had very little credibility try astrology…… It’s 11 a.m. at the Princeton Club in Midtown Manhattan. A number of financial professionals have gathered here for the “AFund June 2018 Natural Resources Investment Symposium.” Our first speaker is HSBC’s chief precious metals analyst, the aptly named James Steel, who promotes gold…
Trading Psychology? Who needs it?
So why is trading psychology so important? Well, I discovered the hard way that no amount of external success could fix the way I felt inside. The more I achieved in my corporate life, the more I felt I needed to achieve. No matter what I accomplished, I still felt a gnawing sense of emptiness…
Favourite Quotes
“How many millionaires do you know who have become wealthy by investing in a savings account? I rest my case.” — Robert G. Allen Albert Einstein famously stated, “Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world.” “Recognize the fortunate so that you may choose their company, and the unfortunate so that you may avoid…
Ask Louise
“A year ago I made a loss in the markets. Now I just can’t seem to motivate myself to trade again. What’s going on?” asks Sharon from Adelaide. Well Sharon, I know that some losses can hit you harder than others, so I do hear where you’re coming from. I want you to examine your…
Half-Life Creatures
The tram rattled and groaned. I was coming home from the city where I’d met up with my son. Usually I’d drive. This time though, the school insisted on the families coming in by train, tram or bus. With me was my husband and our excited 11-year old. I’d forgotten. Forgotten how exhausted people are…
In the Future, Life Could Be Easy
Walking to the shop by myself for the first time. Pigtails swinging as I walked. At 4-years old, it was a big deal. A huge deal. The lure of a 2 cent bag of lollies sang loudly. How exciting. Yes, I looked both ways before I crossed the road. And yes, I remembered to turn…
Is The S&P/ASX 200 Irrelevant
This is a question I have been pondering for the past few days and it has come about as a result of several conversations Scott L and I have had regrading some testing we are looking at. It seems that the extreme survivor bias of the index is causing all sorts of problems. When you…
Finding Your Peace, Finding Your Success
Very good piece by Dr Brett Steenbarger. We’ll never find our peace by succeeding at trading. Succeeding at trading requires finding our peace, because that’s the only way we’ll be sufficiently open-minded to truly understand what markets are doing. Finding fulfillment in our lives outside of trading is a wonderful path toward bringing peace to…
Risky Business – Infection and Entrepreneurship
This is one of the odder posts I have come across. For those who have not sat through Microbiology 101 Toxoplasma gondii is an extracellular parasite that causes the disease toxoplasmosis which is most commonly found in cats where it sexually reproduces. It is also known to infect rodents and in doing so seems to…
Not All ETFs are Created Equal
Following on from my post a few weeks ago about ETFs I have been mulling over the utility of ETFs within a portfolio. You only need to mention the word superannuation to me and you will get a gob full from me pontificating on how I think the current system is crap, completely inadequate to servicing…
I Knew That……
We all know someone who is convinced their opinion is better than everyone else’s on a topic – perhaps, even, that it is the only correct opinion to have. Maybe, on some topics, you are that person. No psychologist would be surprised that people who are convinced their beliefs are superior think they are better informed than…
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