Powerful lessons from a powerful story

On February 13, 2012, in Awareness, Independent Advice, Selecting an adviser, by Justin Hooper

I have just watched the documentary on ABC Television about the ‘Black Saturday’ bushfires in Victoria three years ago. “Then the Wind Blows” is the story of the Strathewen community and how it got entirely wiped out. It’s a powerful story, extremely well told, with images that I am sure will always be in my [...]

Who’s your captain?

On February 2, 2012, in Awareness, Independent Advice, by Justin Hooper

By now we are all familiar with many of the surprising stories emanating from the Italian ship disaster in the Mediterranean. The stories creating the most fun and mischief are the ones about the captain’s behaviour. The recording of his conversation with the coast guard was the first staggering news, than he fell into the [...]

What not to learn from the Indian cricket team

On February 2, 2012, in Awareness, Independent Advice, Managing Money, Tips, by Justin Hooper

What I have to say is not going to go down well with many cricket lovers, especially the fans of the Indian cricket team. We all know how badly they have been beaten in the test series against Australia. And as the old cliché goes, there is no shame in being beaten. The shame however [...]

Delete fear from your investment approach

On December 8, 2011, in Investment, Money & Meaning, by vanessa woodley

At the beginning of last week (26th of November) the cover story in the Economist was all about the imminent collapse of European financial markets. The headline “Beware of falling masonry – The crisis in the euro area is turning into a panic and dragging the zone into recession. The risk that the currency disintegrates [...]

James Murdoch and the Ponzi?

On November 17, 2011, in Investment, Money & Meaning, Tips, by Justin Hooper

Last Friday night, I happened to be watching James Murdoch giving testimony for the second time to the British Parliamentary Committee investigating the phone hacking scandal and it made me wonder whether there is a lesson to be learned for investors. Murdoch’s defence was that in such a big organisation as New International, it is [...]

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