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Labourers in the Vineyard

The parable of the labourers in the vineyard (Matthew 20 v 1-16) seems to have relevance today. Without wanting to sound a sanctimonious prig (while doing so), when I laboured in the City I tried to do what was morally right. Additionally I tried not to mind what my colleagues were paid. I was only… Continue reading Labourers in the Vineyard

Manchester and London

This post is about money, not music. Friends tell me they pay to have their money managed. Some realise they need to choose funds but don’t trust themselves to pick them – there are so many.

Carphone Warehouse

Carphone Warehouse was founded in 1989 and now has some 2,400 shops in the UK and Europe. It’s a pretty well-known brand name but it doesn’t sell car ‘phones and has shops not warehouses. There is a lesson here for, perhaps – only perhaps – well-intentioned, folk who want to screw-up a recognisable brand name… Continue reading Carphone Warehouse

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Razzle Dazzle

It’s about two years since I was made redundant and, you’ll be pleased to know, that there’s not much to reflect on. Oh yes there is, just one thing.

High Returns

Monday morning, back to business. Recent posts have tended to concentrate on shares that offer prospects of capital growth and low income. Older posts looked more at high income. I have returned to looking at high income investments.

EU Turn?

The complexities of leaving the EU left me bewildered and confused. There seemed no answers to a myriad of questions and problems. Now I see what is going to happen.

More Jottings

Fulham Palace Road is not Bond Street so it was an unexpected pleasure to bump into Kate Cambridge yesterday morning. She was driving with a male passenger (bodyguard, I suppose) accompanied by the Special Escort Group, deploying their whistles. We haven’t had such excitement since the Queen Mother’s funeral cortège came along the Talgarth Road. 

Jottings

Various bits and bobs come up that don’t merit a post to themselves.

Jeeves in the Offing

  Trevor was in the offing until his retirement in March and now Alistair has taken his place. They are brokers at Investec and lurk discretely in the background, like Jeeves.

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