What caught my eye this week.
Nobody asked for it and now it’s here – the new Monevator shop is open, offering in-joke themed investing T-shirts and vaguely punny sweatshirts to all.
Perhaps you’ve already spotted Monevator members striding about town sporting fancy wares like this:
Yes, those cool cats got early access. Thanks to everyone who bought something and so beta-tested the new store for us.
Now to repeat what I said to them, being a Monevator member is by far the best way to support the site. The margins on digital products are unbeatable – after the taxman has taken his share most of the money goes to us. This helps to keep the lights on and us publishing, week after week.
In particular, please don’t buy anything from the shop if you think there’s a chance you’ll return it. The margins are terrible and returns will wipe them out. We’re only really doing this for strategic brand-building mindshare capture mutual fun.
There’s an FAQ. Our merch is made by print-on-demand giant Printful, and all payments are securely handled by the globe-spanning Shopify.
Finally, you’ll also find a digital bookshop (it links to Amazon) of our 24 favourite investing books.
Hope to see you at an investing conference or under a Canary Wharf skyscraper – or failing that at the gym – in a Monevator hoodie soon!
Have a great weekend.
From Monevator
Train sets for grown-ups – Monevator [Moguls members]
Why market cap investing still works – Monevator
FIRE-side chat: income isn’t the only obstacle – Monevator
From the archive-ator: Skyscrapers a big bet on the City of London’s future – Monevator
News
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Deadline for National Insurance top-ups to be softened – BBC
Now Schroders boss urges Reeves to cut Cash ISA limit – This Is Money
Michael Sheen writes of £1m of debt for 900 people – BBC
Centuries old leasehold system to be abolished in England and Wales – Guardian
The hidden dangers of family offices [Search result] – FT
UK house prices fell unexpectedly in February, says Halifax – Guardian
Treasury to shelve plans for VAT on funds – CityAM
abrdn changes name back to aberdeen – Morningstar
Source: FT
UK small caps ‘most unloved’ stocks in the world [Search result] – FT
Products and services
Mortgage fees rise and cashback options disappear… – This Is Money
…and how long do the top offers stick around anyway? – Which
Get up to £1,500 cashback when you transfer your cash and/or investments through this link. Terms apply – Charles Stanley
Royal Mail to increase price of first-class stamps to £1.70 – Guardian
16 tricks for cheaper train fares – Be Clever With Your Cash
UK mortgage brokers expect interest rates to jump – CityAM
Open an account with low-cost platform InvestEngine via our link and get up to £100 when you invest at least £100 (T&Cs apply. Capital at risk) – InvestEngine
Six questions to ask before taking out private medical insurance – Which
The big mistakes people make when applying for mortgages – This Is Money
Commuter belt homes for sale in England and Wales, in pictures – Guardian
Comment and opinion
“Why do I need more than the average salary for a comfortable retirement?” – T.I.M.
Scams, damn scams, and investors – Of Dollars and Data
The crystal ball test – Behavioural Investment
Ray Dalio predicts a financial crisis. Again – A Wealth of Common Sense
Skewness and kurtosis [Nerdy but useful] – Verdad
Short-term vs long-term investors – Klement on Investing
Understanding the stock-bond correlation – Alpha Architect
Global Investment Returns Yearbook 2025 [Summary PDF] – UBS
Market mini-crash mini-special
Perspectives on market downturns – Fortunes and Frictions
What we’ve learned from 150 years of bear markets – Morningstar
Precedent in the unprecedented – Optimistic Callie
How big is the stock market’s America bubble? [Search result] – FT
Naughty corner: Active antics
Reacting to the bond market’s once-a-generation sell-off – Morningstar
Private infrastructure as an asset class – Alpha Architect
Wealth managers dump investment trust shares [Search result] – FT
What if Buffett never bought Apple? – Market Sentiment
Unlocking shareholder value on Japanese small cap balance sheets – Verdad
Bounded rationality and the limits of decision making – Polymath Investor
Kindle book bargains
Poor Charlie’s Almanack by Charlie Munger – £0.99 on Kindle
How to Run Britain by Robert Peston and Kishan Koria – £0.99 on Kindle
Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez – £0.99 on Kindle
Chip War by Chris Miller – £1.99 on Kindle
Environmental factors
ULEZ: dramatic fall in London’s level of deadly pollutants – Guardian
Britain is throwing too much green energy to the wind [Search result] – FT
Age and migration influence bird groups’ song repertoires – Guardian
Dead fish dumped on seabed after getting caught in trawl nets – Sky
Robot overlord roundup
Why China might lead the robot revolution – Faster, Please
Power cut – Where’s Your Ed At
Eric Schmidt: try an AI ‘Manhattan Project’ and get MAIM’d – The Register
Not at the dinner table
Trump takes a baseball bat to the US economy – Noahpinion
An orchestrated recession? – Kyla Scanlon
US support to maintain UK’s nuclear arsenal in doubt, experts say – Guardian
The Gilded Age is back – Politico
The crypto industry got what it paid for – The Verge
What China can teach the world about geopolitical independence – Reuters
Trump hates Canada for its decency – Paul Krugman
Off our beat
How Covid remade America – New York Times [h/t Abnormal Returns]
Mise en place – Art of Manliness
Why a Chinese gadget company can make an electric car and Apple can’t – NYT [h/t Lefsetz]
Discworld rules – Contraptions
Everything will be okay – More To That
And finally…
“The best job a concert pianist can get nowadays is trader for Citibank. It pays very well.”
– Gary Stevenson, The Trading Game
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