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6th November, 2025
Most Investments Are Bad Investments
I recently came across a fascinating, if slightly uncomfortable, piece of research titled Long-Term ...
30th October, 2025
Economic Potential Energy
We often use capital as a synonym for money in markets. We talk of capital raising, capital structur...
23rd October, 2025
Bitcoin: A One-Time Invention
Some technologies can be improved upon endlessly. Steam engines, telephones, automobiles, and softwa...
23rd October, 2025
What’s Up With Gold?
Let’s talk about gold. That shiny yellow metal that’s captivated humans for thousands of years. Trad...
17th October, 2025
Not All Growth Is Good
Terry Smith is a former UK analyst and banker who, in 2010, founded Fundsmith with a philosophy that...
9th October, 2025
In Defense Of Capitalism
There’s a growing sense of discontent today, and not unreasonably so for those who feel the system h...
3rd October, 2025
The Perils Of Perfection
One of the great things about equity investing is that you can be extremely fussy. You don’t need to...
25th September, 2025
The Narratives Of A Crisis
I recently watched a talk by Patrick Honohan, Ireland’s central bank governor through the depths of ...
19th September, 2025
Non-BS EPS
Company earnings drive share prices over the longer term. More specifically, earnings per share, or ...
12th September, 2025
The Signal in Simplicity
“It’s the mark of a charlatan to try and explain simple things in complex ways, and it’s the mark of...