7
Feb
2021
The original Q
I’ve been reading Bellingcat’s timeline analysis of QAnon and I was reminded that before QAnon, there was Q – standing for Quelle (source in German). Q is a source of sayings that appear in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, but not in Mark. From this 19th century Theologians deduced that there was another source... Read More
26
Jan
2021
A compound interest parable
A friend asked me to help her calculate the cost of her pension (over 2% per annum). I did a quick =FV(expect return %, number of years, annual payment amount) in Excel, showing the effect of a 7% CAGR falling to 5% CAGR over 35 years. I then told her the cumulative absolute amount of... Read More
12
Jan
2021
Amateurs
Last weekend we had the 3rd round of the FA Cup, where top professionals compete against amateurs. In most parts of life, you would expect the professionals to beat the amateurs convincingly. However I came across a blog post by someone called the undercover fund manager, explaining the advantages that amateurs enjoy relative to professionals... Read More
21
Dec
2020
Labelling warnings
Inspired by the chap at value and opportunity I thought I should increase the frequency of blog posts. I’ve not been blogging on my site much because I’ve writing 2500 words a week for ShareScope / SharePad on company results. As I’m being paid to write, I’ve been prioritising that. As an aside SharePad is... Read More