My Say No. 61 – Wind back the clock

You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother. — Albert Einstein. Whilst browsing the weekend papers this morning I was reminded of a peculiar habit of people; one I have commented on in previous newsletters. It is the...

My Say No. 60 – Oh no, not again

It was disappointing to see, yet again, the use of a failed metric to distort the investment dialogue. Let me start this by reminding everyone of my preferred definition of investing; ‘the use of money productively to produce a regular income’. Contrast this with the...

My Say No. 58 – Interesting Times

I would like to thank subscribers for their patience. It has been almost 20 years since I left the industry to tread my own path (with acknowledgement to Scott Pape for the quote). The website has aged and was well overdue for an update. Amongst other things, it was...

My Say No. 57 – Replay

With more updates rolling in I thought I would cheat again and repeat an earlier article, including the latest charts. The listed property article I wrote back in 2016 was based on my annoyance at the misleading reporting from people in the industry who should know...

My Say No. 56 – Reprise

Idle time had me looking back over My Say articles from 2002. Brought a few smiles to my face. I thought I might revisit one of them as I can then avoid reinventing the wheel by trying to pen a fresh article. It will also underline my unchanging attitude to investing....