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Weekend reading: Blog battle of the sexes
My regular roundup of the week’s blog and financial site links. I don’t know exactly what I think about feminism, and in particular demands that more should be done to promote equality of outcomes for men and women in career and pay. I s...
Hallelujah, online shopping!
Note: Today is the last day to buy from Amazon with free delivery for Christmas! I hope you’ve all remembered the research from last year about how expensive gifts are a waste of money: Academics at the Stanford Graduate School of Business recentl...
Beat the market by following director share buying
One way that foolhardy brave investors look to beat the market is by following the share trading of company directors in their own company’s shares. Directors are not allowed to trade on inside information. But they are arguably best-placed to rea...
Where did all the absolute return funds come from?
A reader emailed me yesterday thanking me for my overview of the ins-and-outs of absolute return funds, but wondering if I knew where they’d all emerged from. As a long-time UK investor, “N.W.” said he’d heard similar promise...
Weekend reading: Dishes or dreams
My regular roundup of the week’s blog and financial site links. I am going to start highlighting a blog post that made me think each week, followed by a quick personal response. I’d like to put the emphasis back on the excellent sites ou...
Bash bankers’ bonuses until they squeal
A couple of readers have asked what I thought of the one-off levy on bonuses announced in the pre-budget report, given that I’ve advocated here and elsewhere a windfall tax. To be honest it’s become such a mainstream topic that I wasn...
