Asking the Right Questions
Google: $90 Billion more valuable in one week!
“Sorry, love it at forty. It’s an insult at fifty. Their analysts don’t know preferred stock from livestock…” Gordon Gekko, Wall Street (1987) The share price of…
First Irish UFC Champ: Inflated Egos in Business v Sport
The world of business and finance is known for being dominated by inflated egos, where the role of luck in successful outcomes is always described as skill. This is a world where the reason for a merger can be as simple as the Chief…
All Eyes on Greece, into the Known Unknown!
European equity markets have opened sharply lower following a ‘No’ vote in the Greek bailout referendum yesterday. Yanis Varoufakis, Greece’s finance minister, has resigned to help the Prime Minister reach an agreement, after certain parties requested his ‘absence’ from the meetings. “I shall wear…
Retirement Planning Considerations Amidst the Market Noise
The headline news has been dominated by Greece over the last few months, the closure of Greek banks and pictures of queuing pensioners all adding to the sense of fear among ordinary investors planning for retirement. The uncertainty and the risk of contagion across…
Charlie Munger: Sage Advice from a True Great!
They say behind every great man is a great woman. Well sometimes behind a great man is an equally great man. In the investment world, such is the case with Warren Buffett and his business partner Charlie Munger, Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Corporation…
Greek ship stranded at sea without a paddle…..
I’ve written on the Greek drama quite a bit recently, as this crisis has been needlessly dragged out and now appears to be heading for a disorderly eruption, the extent of which Europe’s leaders may be underestimating. The decision by the Greek Prime Minister…
Thoughts on health and my climb for Parkinson’s
In my previous experience working in wealth management with individual private clients, the focus of my role was providing advice on investments to help people reach their personal and retirement goals. However, most often I would find that people had no idea what those goals were, what…
Greek crisis talks, adults needed!
Global equity markets struggled to gain momentum last week as Greece continued to dominate the headlines, with the Greek banking system now on emergency life support from the ECB. There was no progress made at the Eurogroup meeting of finance ministers on Thursday, as…
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…
Investing in local Chinese Equities; akin to riding a moped in China
Investing in local Chinese equities is a bit like riding a moped in China, crowded and very dangerous! Last week, the Shanghai Composite Index of mainland Chinese equities fell 13.3%, the worst weekly decline since 2008. This is the second time this year we’ve…
