Monthly Archive: July 2016

Weekly Roundup, 19th July 2016

Weekly Roundup, 19th July 2016

We begin today’s Weekly Roundup in the FT, with the Chart That Tells A Story. This week it was about entrepreneurship, particularly in the over-50s.

Dialling for dollars

Steve Watson – Dialling for Dollars

Today’s post is a profile of Guru investor Steve Watson, who appears in Jack Schwager’s book Stock Market Wizards. His chapter is called Dialling for Dollars.

is economics any use

Is Economics any use?

Today we revisit our basic economics lesson from a couple of weeks ago, to see if the principles we introduced remain true, and if any of them are useful today. Is economics any use?

penny stocks portfolio

Penny Stock Portfolio – Part 1

This is the first post in a regular feature on the intriguing and mysterious world of penny stocks. I will be constructing a portfolio of penny stocks and tracking its progress.

SIPPs

SIPPs – Elements 13

This post is part of the Elements series, a Periodic Table of all the Investing Elements that you need. Today’s topic is SIPPs.

Hobbies

Are hobbies frugal?

In today’s post, we’re going to look at how hobbies fit with frugality. Are hobbies frugal, and if not, should you have them anyway?