Econ 101 – Ten Principles of Economics
It’s back to basics today, with Econ 101 – an Economics primer that paves the way for a discussion of whether Economics works as it should.
Monthly Archive: June 2016
Flaws in Basic Income
Today’s post is about the state of play with Basic Income, after the Swiss rejected the adoption of the concept in a national referendum earlier this month.
Weekly Roundup, 28th June 2016
We begin today’s Weekly Roundup in the FT, with the Chart That Tells A Story. This week there were several charts, all about hedge funds. Hedge Funds The papers are…
Robot Watch – a new blog
Today we’re announcing the launch of a new blog, called Robot Watch. Robot Watch Regular readers will remember that a couple of weeks ago I was talking about the books…
The Simple Path to Wealth
Today we look at a new investment book – The Simple Path to Wealth by JL Collins.
Brexit Special
On the eve of the Brexit referendum, we catch up with the rhetoric from both sides. Will you be voting in or out?
Weekly Roundup, 21st June 2016
We begin today’s Weekly Roundup in the FT, with the Chart That Tells A Story. This week it was about house prices.
Bill – Just the Facts – Investor Profile
Today we’re going to look at "Bill" from Guy Thomas’s book Free Capital – Bill is the first of what Guy calls the "Surveyors".
What does Frugal mean to you?
Today’s topic is frugality, a concept that is hard to pin down. We look at what it means to be frugal in the UK in 2016.
Trouble with GDP
Last year we looked at the usefulness of GDP as a measure and of constant growth as a pursuit for society. It’s time for a catch up on the trouble with GDP.
Weekly Roundup, 14th June 2016
We begin today’s Weekly Roundup in the FT, with the Chart That Tells A Story. This week’s topic was NHS spending.
ETFs – Elements 5
This post is part of the Elements series, a Periodic Table of all the Investing Elements that you need. Today’s post is about ETFs.
