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Founder's wishes: Staff take ownership of Alan Steel Asset Management
Alan Steel: died last year Alan Steel Asset Management has become employee owned in accordance with the wishes of its...
War….What is it good for?
Not markets or anybody who constantly looks at their investment values’ blood pressure that is for sure. As the tragedy...
Fasten your seatbelts….
This week I read with interest about a clinical trial that took place in Chile to see if Sildenafil could...
2021 – Good riddance!
For the first time in my life I am looking forward to seeing Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham on telly...
Flat fizz
Much has been made of the reduction in duty for sparkling wines, including Champagne, in the Budget last week. Until...
It's a bad news week ... again!
“What information consumes is rather obvious. It consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a...
NOT A LETTER FROM LINLITHGOW
Last month I said that I was taking a wee break from Letter from Linlithgow. Isn’t it funny that when...
Fears for souvenirs
“A pessimist is one who sees a disaster in every opportunity. An optimist sees opportunity in every disaster” John D...
Probability and the three bricks
“I’m not young enough to know everything” Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) “If you eat, invest and think according to what the...
What’s in a name?
Changing a brand seems to be a rite of passage for businesses. There are countless examples such as Marathon becoming...
We need to get back to reality
It was just before Christmas that I sent the last of these missives and what has happened since then? Not...