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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...![](/media/lawbsaka/badnewsbanner.jpg?width=480&height=360&rnd=133074706187370000)
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...![](/media/rlxl4udh/windingroadbanner.jpg?width=480&height=360&rnd=133074705573730000)
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...![](/media/sefmoz03/souvenirsbanner.jpg?rxy=0.8466421199823688,0.42136565978634904&width=480&height=360&rnd=133092647329430000)
Fears for souvenirs
“A pessimist is one who sees a disaster in every opportunity. An optimist sees opportunity in every disaster” John D...![](/media/m5absbnh/bricksbanner.jpg?width=480&height=360&rnd=133074705558430000)
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...![](/media/f0ynobsh/thenightbanner.jpg?rxy=0.32268582903956344,0.4835530562868739&width=480&height=360&rnd=133092647431530000)
Helping you to make it thro the night
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in...![](/media/nkgjyrt5/coldfeet.jpg?width=480&height=360&rnd=133074705560230000)
Not a time for cold feet
“The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we are, but in what direction we are moving”...![](/media/rxlpixqm/learnbanner.jpg?width=480&height=360&rnd=133074705561200000)
When will they ever learn?
“The most contrarian thing of all is not to oppose the crowd but to think for yourself” - Peter Thiel...![](/media/aawncz5h/sadsanta.jpg?cc=0.5141780257631751,0.07753912753912767,0.10076702918187987,0.06921411921411903&width=480&height=360&rnd=133092647712870000)
What happened to fun?
I promised my commanding officer I would ‘keep it light’ seeing as we’re close to Christmas and given the increasing...![](/media/0hkovp0i/liesandstatsbanner.jpg?width=480&height=360&rnd=133074705563130000)
Lies and Statistics
A few quotes to kick off this Letter from a man I have quoted before, the philosopher who said “You...![](/media/l3umdgjj/blogpagebannersentiment.jpg?rxy=0.562612929822495,0.5075774227288575&width=480&height=360&rnd=133092647805930000)
THE HUNT FOR DEAD OCTOBER
Let’s start with some quotes from my March Letter from Linlithgow which is still on our website. I encourage you...![](/media/rtajg0gt/folkguitar.jpg?rxy=0.623998178674949,0.46718445778915363&width=480&height=360&rnd=133092647886970000)