With Melbourne’s Winter Running Into Spring
A place in Thailand looks like a distinctly good idea. It also looks like it was built by people who knew what they were doing – not like the local version we seem to have. More here – Curbed
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It Was The Best Of times It Was The Worst of Times
With the traditional wet your pants month of October approaching I thought it might be interesting to look at average monthly returns for a variety of markets. All the usual caveats about averages apply.
Why We Can’t Get Over Ourselves
One of the biggest barriers to understanding others is excessive egocentrism. You can’t see into the mind of others because you can’t get over yourself. You can’t overcome your own experiences, beliefs, attitudes, emotions, knowledge, and visual perspective to recognize that others may view the world differently. Copernicus may have removed the Earth from the…
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Uncoachable
“I’d like you to underperform your benchmark by a consistent 200 basis points for the next six months.” Imagine making this statement at your next fund manager meeting. It’s likely that those sitting across the table would look at you quizzically and ask you to repeat the instruction. You’d say again—stressing this time—that you’d like your…
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