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Month: February 2017

Book Review: Christopher Browne – The Little Book of Value Investing

Book Review: Christopher Browne – The Little Book of Value Investing

Introduction: This book was gifted to me by a family member around 5 years ago, and although I read it around 3 years ago, I only recently stumbled across my notes. Having this gap between reading the book and reviewing my notes was really interesting, as it provided me with the opportunity to understand what content from the book I’d naturally kept and what I’d forgotten, fortunately more was remembered than I expected! Whilst I am not currently investing in…

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Pre-Skiing Workout

Pre-Skiing Workout

  Introduction Skiing is not only incredibly fun, it’s also very physically demanding and can help you (even force you!) to focus on muscles and exercises you often neglect when engaged in other sports, for example flexibility and joint support. When you hit the slopes in Europe the chances are you have spent the Christmas period over-indulging and you’re not in your usual physically optimum condition. This is a position I’ve found myself in more than a few times, so I decided…

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The Power of Perception

The Power of Perception

Introduction  During my recent reading around the topic of Stoicism, I came across the now famous ‘The Obstacle is the Way‘ by Ryan Holiday. If you recognise the title but haven’t read it, that might be because it has been made famous by its rapid spread across American sporting teams. For example, on the way to winning the 2014 Super Bowl a copy of the book was given to each of the players and staff of the New England Patriots….

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