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A Matter of Interest

Are you feeling, like me, that your shares haven’t being doing much for a while? A few are up, quite a few down, at best “flat lining”.

Nudge, Nudge

The Nudge Unit has been around since the 1990s and is now grandly called The Behavioural Insights Team. It has subtly and cheaply influenced my behaviour this week.

A Free Newspaper

I have been walking for two days down the Suffolk coast with Ian.

There is a curved wall at Barmeath where the height of children is recorded and on the opposite wall of visitors thought to be of interest. Amongst the latter I remember Sir Denys Lowson, Lord Mayor of London in 1950/51 and rather a tall chap as his picture, above, shows.

What Does It Cost To Have Your Money Managed?

A friend of mine used to make a speech to new joiners at a prestigious management consultancy where he worked. He got their attention by saying that they were, he assumed, joining the firm for one reason only; to make money. He went on to tell them that there are three ways to make money;… Continue reading What Does It Cost To Have Your Money Managed?

Lucky Strike

Napoleon would approve of David Cameron – he’s lucky, and nowhere more so than over fracking.

Up Fjord, Down Yuan

A picture is worth a thousand words, so this will shorten today’s post.

Bergen

Today was our last on the Richard With. This afternoon we docked at Bergen, its final port and from where it had started out 22 days ago. I don’t think Robert or I are cut out for cruises.

Lazy Sunday

How do you feel about Jeremy Corbyn wanting to nationalise the railways? If you’re old enough to remember British Rail you’re probably close to apoplexy.

Sea Interlude

Yesterday I wrote about gallant Pat Jameson. Another Jameson cousin, who did double-duty as my Godfather, served in the Irish Guards in the war.

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