Risk of Regret
Regret is a very strange emotion. The dictionary advises that it is a feeling of sadness, remorse or repentance over…
Regret is a very strange emotion. The dictionary advises that it is a feeling of sadness, remorse or repentance over…
It’s quite some time since we wrote about gold but its validity is as compelling as ever. Less than two…
MMPI Investment Products A nominal interest rate is the price that it says on the tin – whereas a real…
Last week’s piece on tax (or was it on drinking?) certainly created a stir. MMPI finds this somewhat surprising because…
Legend has it that death and taxes are two certainties in life but there is a third – the guys…
Older readers may remember a time when loss referred to Joe Loss and his Big Band Orchestra. Nowadays, of course,…
It is said that theories are expounded about absolutely every conceivable topic – the Meaning of Meaning is an example.…
What have cucumbers and grapes got to do with finance? Both represent rewards causing either satisfaction or annoying distress. In…
The idea of an effort being useless is counter intuitive. Effort is defined as an undertaking using up a lot…
Optimists do not deal with impossibilities; for them everything is possible. Realists know better! In legal terms, impossibility is a…
We are intrigued by the ongoing Team Sky/British Cycling controversy and the process of “marginal gains” as an explanation of…
Reasoning is the process of thinking about a subject matter through rational, level-headed reflection. Many people draw inferences from complex…
