Episode notes This week Allan takes a bit of a dive into understanding businesses and investment opportunities from the point of view of an entrepreneur. Allan’s thought for the week Dividends are nice to have. Having a dividend mindset is…
How to be a trader, and 25 not out!
Episode notes This week Allan recommends a little book, a little article, and a fairly short podcast. He also celebrates the fact that this is his 25th episode. Allan’s thought for the week Allan considers the pros and cons of…
Risk, decision making, and a great guide to investing
Episode notes This week Allan considers the nature of risk, how to make better decisions, and reviews an excellent practical guide to investing in the UK. Allan’s thought for the week Risk is one of those terms that we think…
Keeping up to date with smaller companies news
Episode notes Despite feeling a deep sense of investment gloom Allan has dragged himself to the microphone to share his favourite investment related finds for this week. Allan’s thought for the week Being a philosopher at heart, Allan loves a…
An introduction to big picture investing
Episode notes The focus of this episode is a different style of investing to the long term buy and hold strategies that have dominated in recent weeks. Allan’s thought for the week Allan considers the implications of shocks, such as…
The world’s greatest investor
Episode notes In this week’s episode Allan considers what he can learn from the world’s greatest investor. Allan’s thought for the week As a fun little experiment, and to make himself feel better about his prospects, Allan examines a few…
Poor Charlie’s Almanack and long term investing
Episode notes This week’s show takes a look at one of the titans of the investing world, and recommends an interesting article and podcast episode too. Allan’s thought for the week Following a re-energising holiday, Allan discusses the pitfalls of…
Robots, AI, and traditional book stores
Episode notes In this week’s show Allan shares a report, an article and a podcast that each have a technology flavour. As a bonus, you also get a bit of ethics chat thrown in. Allan’s thought for the week This…
Investment research and picking growth companies
Episode notes The theme of this week’s podcast is company research. Getting hold of good research isn’t always easy, but maybe this week’s resource recommendation will help. Then again, finding research is only half the battle. Understanding it, and knowing…
Diversification, insurance, and beginner investing
Episode notes In this week’s podcast Allan shares a resource to help with future diversification, an article discussing the insurance industry, and an investing intro podcast worth bookmarking to share with future newbies. Allan’s update In a week where the…