What caught my eye this week. A long-time Monevator reader asked me this week why we haven’t written something in the vein of the Covid crisis Do Not Sell special that inspired a thousand (okay, four) T-Shirts? The quick answer is – as my co-blogger The Accumulator said on that day in March 2020 – … Read more
Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” – this week’s edition kicks off with the news that a report from Cerulli Associates found that, amidst an industry-wide trend towards comprehensive financial planning and away from pure transaction-based investment management, asset-based fees currently represent 72.4% of advisor compensation, while commission-based revenues have declined … Read more
Dec. 31, 1950 – March 20, 2025 Susan J. Barnes, 74, Sturgeon Bay, passed away Thursday, March 20, 2025 at Green Bay Health Services with her family at her side. She was born Dec. 31, 1950, in Wausau, to the late Robert and Ruth (Wolfe) Weden. As a young girl her family moved to Medford, … Read more
There have been many headlines over the years, with recent ones talking about saving septillion years using quantum computing and mapping a fruit fly’s brain that previously would have taken thousands of years using AI. No wonder businesses are keen on AI. So it’s weird that, according to Microsoft, half of UK businesses have no idea … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The electronics magnate Pierre Chen, born in 1958, is one of the richest people in Taiwan, where he built the firm Yageo from scratch in 1977. He is also a leading Asian collector of western … Read more
