The Monday Read

Coming at ya from London, England

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And it’s been hot here too 🙂

Here are this week’s links:

  1. Are you deluding yourself? Appealing fictions
  2. If it sounds too good to be true, ask in the RetireJapan forum
  3. A Canadian millionaire interview
  4. Say it ain’t so: Tokyo businesses may be asked to turn up ACs and open doors to help keep Olympic spectators cool
  5. Just do it: you don’t need confidence, just contribution
  6. Get ready for the ride: when index investing shines (and when it doesn’t)
  7. Resistance is futile: stop trying to change yourself
  8. 12 questions that will change your life
  9. Zero percent fees: a milestone is reached with the zero cost tracker funds
  10. Elon Musk: natural maniacs
  11. Financial advisors: what people will pay for
  12. One example of a dividend-focused approach: dividend income update for July 2018
  13. Just do it: the power of imperfect starts.

Anything good in there? #4 blew my mind, and not in a good way. #8 gave me a lot of food for thought.

2 Responses

  1. One sentence that stood out to me: “Over the past decade, an average of 87% of actively managed American equity funds underperformed their benchmark indices.”
    In case anyone’s still undecided about the merit of index trackers…

  2. I’m with you on #4.
    On the positive side, #2 is a good warning of what people use to sell investments.