3 Jan 2011 | Uncategorized
“There’s no time!” Well, you’ve got all there is. Yes, all of it. So if you haven’t got time, whose fault is it? So often I’m at a client, trying to resolve some issue, and this is the reason it can’t be done....
18 Nov 2010 | Uncategorized
I am constantly surprised at the number of people (a lot of them being my fellow professionals) who do not ask enough questions to provide effective solutions to their clients. I ask so many questions. I’m probably quite annoying – in fact my kids tell me...
5 Nov 2010 | Uncategorized
QE2 is the name for the latest round of quantitative easing announce by America’s Federal Reserve this week. If you want a 15 minute lecture on what QE is, go here What is quantitative easing?, it’s actually quite enlightening. The Fed can’t cut...
30 Oct 2010 | Uncategorized
Just a few miles of water, yet so different. Here, we calmly accept swingeing budget cuts in welfare and public services. Over the Channel, there are riots over the relatively small change to pension ages. Even from schoolchildren who frankly don’t know what...
3 Sep 2010 | Uncategorized
I’ve always curious about the role of the credit rating agencies (you know “Ireland has been degraded to AA, this has been graded a junk bond “– that’s BB by the way). And now, thanks to Addison Wiggins and The Daily Reckoning, I know....
23 Aug 2010 | Uncategorized
One post on decisions, and lack of knowledge, avoid risk! Now one on taking it…!Our guiding principle in this country is to avoid risk – there are masses of legislation to reduce, avoid and cater for any piddley little risk or unforeseen event that may or...
