Monthly Archives: April 2021
Eve McDougall – her struggle
Thanks to Eve McDougall and Anita Boniface for permission to republish this article first written for Women2matter. Eve recalls her experience of being sent to an adult Victorian prison when she was just 15 years old. Over 30 years ago, … Continue reading
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Tagged Anita Boniface, Eve McDougall, mental health, Prison, Wellbeing, women
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Can we change the world?
Why is there an ESG movement in fund management? Why do people listen to John Lennon’s Imagine? It’s because people believe that they can change the world. You can be cynical and suppose that ESG is the cynical manipulation of … Continue reading
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Should drawdown charges be capped?
At the risk of this blog becoming the poor man’s FT, I’m going to alert readers to Jo Cumbo’s excellent piece of journalism, published this morning , which asks this question and reports on calls from Dominic Lindley, Which and … Continue reading
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Thoughts on Pension Bee’s valuation
My favorite moment of 2021 was sitting outside on the steps leading into the Barbican with Clare Reilly and Romi Samova. Pension Bee had announced its valuation and we had a (now legal) glass of wine in hand. The … Continue reading
Inbox overload?
I am finding the comments on my recent blogs about lifestyling rather better than the articles I’m writing. Take this caustic gem from Tim Simpson Good Luck to Mr Pursaill, I hope he succeeds in obtaining his desire. However, in … Continue reading
DIY drawdown – your pension, your risk- your choice?
Over the weekend, three people pointed me to the article Don Ezra wrote for the FT. It’s a very good article and one of the best arguments I’ve read to explain why US Economist and Nobel Prize winner Bill Sharpe … Continue reading
An unreal time of death and things new born
I drove down on Friday night from the City to my partner’s place in Eton. My route takes me down the Mall and past Buckingham Palace. Though nearly dark, there were large numbers of press reporting and people milling in … Continue reading
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Tagged Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, Rachael Blackmore, Windsor Castle
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Why is the state pension so complicated?
Due to the wonder of BBC sounds , you can listen to Paul Lewis, Ros Altmann and Steve Webb discussing this question (minutes 2-13); it’s well worth listening to as it is full of good tips for you , … Continue reading
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Tagged John Greenwood, Moneybox, Paul Lewis, Ros Almann, S2P, SERPS, state pension, Steve Webb
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The pardoner’s tale
My fellow Bryanston alumni, Andrew Warwick-Thompson has been flagging the boob made by Mark Carney over “avoided emissions”. This shows the perils of not knowing your offsets from your elbow and proves what a perilous business it is saying anything … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Warwick Thompson, Carbon offsets, Cushon, Farrar, Maria Nazrova-Doyle, TPR
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MaPS – this is not the way to buy investment pathways!
I wonder how many of the 60,000 people who each month decide they want to “get at” their pension money, are finding their way to MaPS website set up for people to understand and compare their investment pathway options (for … Continue reading