Asking the Right Questions
Capital Allocation: The Football Transfer Market
Well, the 2015/2016 English Premier League fixtures are out. Only seven weekends until the opening day of the season and judging by Liverpool’s fixture list, it might be only a further 11 weeks till we’re planning for next season, unless there is some drastic…
Ode to Liverpool Football Club
The English premier league season came to a close yesterday, one that Liverpool fans like myself will be keen to forget. As a fan, I am the equivalent of that guy who has been saying for years that government bond yields can’t go any…
Retirement: don’t let your present self screw your future self!
The Irish Association of Pension Funds (IAPF) recently commissioned a national survey, conducted by IReach, to explore the level of engagement in retirement planning in Ireland and to examine “whether people are being realistic as to their expectations for retirement age”. Their conclusion, and…
Ben Bernanke v Wall Street Journal
Former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke has been making waves since his retirement from the US Federal Reserve in 2013. While his easy monetary policy stance earned him the nickname “Helicopter Ben”, at $250,000 a speech Bernanke is bringing easy money to a whole new…
The Importance of a Clear Exit Strategy
Integral to managing money is having a clear understanding of the market environment and being sure on where the exit is.
Retirement Planning: Looking to the Future
In the film “Back to the Future”, Marty McFly transported from 1985 to the year 2015 in the Doc’s DeLorean time machine. The fact that they had flying cars in the future shows how far away 2015 seemed to those in 1985. Now while…
The Failure of Committees
The deflationary spiral in Europe has been eclipsed by that on Merseyside, as hopes of Champions league football and an FA Cup final have ended with a whimper. There are few positives to take in terms of assessing the outlook for a squad that…
The Marriage Effect
“By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you’ll become happy; if you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher.” Socrates (469 BC – 399 BC) Greek Philosopher Who should be allowed marry? That is the question currently being debated in…
Adding a dynamic allocation that can adapt to the changing environment
As I think about the outlook for the global economy and financial markets in the year ahead I can’t help but bring it back to a sporting context, in my case football. In preparation for every football match a manager sets out his team…
Thoughts on Decision Making
“Life is a sum of all your choices” Albert Camus (French Philosopher) Decision making permeates our lives. At a personal level we make decisions on a daily basis in our social interactions. As well, the decisions of others, translated into their actions, can have…
