Category Archives: Savings & Investments

Simplicity and Sophistication

The Chinese philosopher Confucius once said that life is very simple, but we insist on making it complicated. You could say the same thing about investment. Complexity in...
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Seven Ways to Fool Yourself

The philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein once said that nothing is as difficult for people as not deceiving themselves. But while most self-delusions are relatively costless, those relating to investment...
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New Normal Old Story

“Low returns are shaping as the new normal”. That was the headline in The Australian Financial Review in early July 2012 in anticipation of another grim year on...
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