What caught my eye this week. If you traveled back to the year 1900 and told people that, in 125 years, adults would live 30 years longer than they did, the late Victorians would be astonished—and likely envious. Another three decades to work, rest, and play! Think of all those extra Saturdays down the mines … Read more
Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” – this week’s edition kicks off with the news that a recent survey of RIA employee compensation and wellbeing found that advisors appear broadly satisfied with their jobs and (perhaps unsurprisingly) identified a positive correlation between income and happiness at work (though separate research suggests … Read more
What caught my eye this week. Ours is an age in which bad ideas refuse to die quietly, so no surprise to hear from The Guardian that ministers are again consulting with ‘City bosses’ on cutting the £20,000 cash ISA allowance: The City minister, Emma Reynolds, called a meeting with senior executives from six of … Read more
Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” – this week’s edition kicks off with the news that Republicans in the House of Representatives this week released their long-awaited tax plan to address the impending sunset of many measures in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The proposed legislation makes several aspects … Read more
What caught my eye this week. I was delighted to hear from Monevator reader Elizabeth Wong a few months ago, when she sent me a copy of her new short story and said it might be of interest to people around here. It was! The Landless is a thought provoking tale that takes many of … Read more