What we have been reading - 22nd August 2023

Here’s what caught our eye recently:

If I gave you the news: This article makes a point that is perhaps the follow on from our blog this week. EVEN IF you could predict what happens next, you still would have no idea how the market would react to it.

Where's my rest badge?: A short essay that highlight the importance of tracking rest and recovery in addition to our progress in the gym.
 
9 Biggest Mistakes High Income/High Net Worth Millennials Make:  We would agree with all of these!

5 Big Lessons Popular Personal Finance Advice Gets Wrong:  Another list written by a fellow financial advisor that we would agree with.

Against Cassandras: The performance impact of Cassandras:  This is an excellent article that demonstrates (with data) why you should never listen to the doom and gloom prophets. 

The Power of Staying Put:  A podcast from our favourite, Morgan Housel. This episode is about compounding - and how staying put, uninterrupted, is often the most overlooked skill.

One Year Returns Don't Matter:  Ben Carlson reminds us of the importance of maintaining a long-term perspective.

Venture Capitalist's cancer scare highlights debate over full-body scans:  We have been really interested in this new technology, particularly since we started following Peter Attia (whom we wrote about recently). 

FINALLY:

We're bad at predicting the future and there's no way around it:  This is an article about climate change but it links perfectly to our blog post for this week. 

ENJOY!

Georgie, Guy and Danielle