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Hello Darkness My Old Friend
“My advice for success comes down to three things: be curious, show up, and stay in touch. You have to...![](/media/bh4lhyuh/manreading.jpg?rxy=0.3778231463760444,0.4453078854105139&width=480&height=360&rnd=133092648060700000)
Que Sera Sera
“Worrying is like rocking in a rocking chair. It gets you nowhere”General Patton “When smart people from a singular background...![](/media/3ikpfjuc/capitalblog.jpg?width=480&height=360&rnd=133074705567930000)
Optimists avoid hangovers
“Capitalism has not proved as flexible as it was supposed to be. Governments have not been all-wise or far-seeing. Life...![](/media/ew1br4bk/liesdamnedliesandfakenews.jpg?width=480&height=360&rnd=133074705568870000)
Lies, Damned Lies and Fake News
"Always remember the experts chosen by the media for comment are those who will give credibility to the media’s angle...![](/media/44sfkmbr/florida.jpg?width=480&height=360&rnd=133074705570770000)
Age of Unreason
“We don’t have to be smarter than the rest. We have to be more disciplinedthan the rest” Warren Buffett, Investor...![](/media/guyi4chp/lostatseabanner.jpg?rxy=0.6753861228826833,0.3180944837726811&width=480&height=360&rnd=133092648769630000)
Musings from Mahone Bay
It’s a while since I wrote about Atlantic Canada. So I hope you will be gentle with me as I...![](/media/xd4j0k55/the-ibiza-mix.jpg?width=480&height=360&rnd=133074706083900000)
Economic Tricks - The Ibiza Mix
In January 2002 only 4 months after 9/11, investing in shares still didn’t look like a great idea. The Dotcom...![](/media/v2pln4jy/cnn_banner.jpg?rxy=0.7470001889644747,0.4495798319327731&width=480&height=360&rnd=133092650867330000)
Twenty Five Years of CNN
On Sunday as a treat as you do when you're older we drove to a local Garden Centre to top...![](/media/htljmds2/absolutenonsense.jpg?rxy=0.6773232503647155,0.5304182509505704&width=480&height=360&rnd=133092650976800000)
Absolute Nonsense
Letter from Linlithgow - September 2013 In the previous Letter From Linlithgow, sent out just before Fran and I jumped...![](/media/yhkpuokt/bloginterestrates.jpg?width=480&height=360&rnd=133074705606230000)
Flaws of Averages
Flaws of Averages I had lunch the other day with a fellow independent financial adviser I've known for a few...![](/media/b2cjvjum/tunnels.jpg?width=480&height=360&rnd=133075481145170000)
Tunnels and Light Part 2
"Good news you don't see in the media." In the previous issue written on 24 February, I listed many solid...![](/media/b2cjvjum/tunnels.jpg?width=480&height=360&rnd=133075481145170000)