In defence of video (eg Youtube)
If you ask someone in primary school what they want to be when they grow up, it’s likely that their…
Are you sure you’re indecisive?
Recently, I’ve spoken to quite a few people who describe themselves as “indecisive”. I can empathise. I’ve identified with this…
Regulatory risk – and opportunity
I was interested in this article on Stuff.co.nz two days ago: “MPs from all sides turn on Treasury, Reserve Bank…
The best route to someone’s soul
My favourite articles are those that stay with me, many years after reading. One of these articles, from 2015, is…
My Stealth Wealth course was a dumpster fire – and a raging success
I recently facilitated a course titled Stealth Wealth, with 20 or so awesome, switched-on participants. The course included six group…
What your balance sheet omits [human capital]
Your balance sheet provides a simplified view of assets you own which you can sell relatively easily, and which you…
What is your asset allocation?
When it comes to personal finance, asset allocation is really, really, really important. I talk about it a lot, because…
The story of your life has many chapters
Lately, I’ve been joking that I often feel more like a biographer than a financial planner. I now wonder whether…
Read some of these fiction books in 2021
As with 2020, I’m starting the year with a list of books that I’m delighted to recommend. These seem to…
Read some of these non-fiction books in 2021
As with 2020, I’m starting the year with a list of books that I’m delighted to recommend. These seem to…
2020 in review: favourite articles (and popular articles)
In 2020, this website had over 10,000 visitors, over 15,000 visits, and nearly 45,000 page views. (In some ways, that…
Hedonic treadmills, psychological immune systems, and a call for boldness
In the world of finance, people love to talk about the hedonic treadmill. Reach a certain milestone – a level…
Lots of challenges are hard, but not complicated
(TLDR: For being “smart”, I can be really dumb sometimes. This article constitutes a major insight for me, but for…
It’s trade-offs all the way down
The word “decide” has interesting origins. Compare it to a few other words, like homicide, suicide, and genocide. The suffix,…