Who would want to hold cash? Most seasoned Monevator readers know their way around far more exciting asset classes, after all. For more than a few readers, I suspect your portfolio is your playground. You trade shares and reinvest your dividends with cheerful self-confidence. You’re the playful otters of personal finance! Yet cash doesn’t seem … Read more
While financial markets tend to rise in the long run, short-term volatility can be alarming for investors. Recent swings have been driven by economic policy shifts, persistent inflation concerns, and geopolitical uncertainty – all of which may unnerve even the steadiest of clients. During turbulent periods like these, advisors play a critical role in helping … Read more
By Jessica Commins and Kristina Irion Introduction When we hear digital technologies described as ‘virtual’ or ‘cloud’, it conjures up a feeling of immateriality or weightlessness. Yet this belies the very tangible impact of digital infrastructures on our environment. Data centres, in practice rather faceless warehouses, are the backbone of the digital transformation and have … Read more
February 14, 2025 By: Jamie Strawbridge, Anisha Queen, Eve Hill These are uncertain times for federal employees, many of whom have worked remotely since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 or before but now are being called back into the office. President Trump has instructed federal departments and agencies to “take all necessary … Read more
For their study, Yudkin et al. compiled a dataset of nearly 370,000 AITA posts, along with over 11 million comments, posted between 2018 and 2021. They used machine learning to analyze the language used to sort all those posts into different categories. They relied on an existing taxonomy identifying six basic areas of moral concern: … Read more