Week 41.
By ROBIN POWELL
We’ve reached the end of another week already. Here are the articles that caught my eye these past seven days.
INVESTING
How might markets react to a Presidential impeachment? (Ben Carlson)
The sun won’t carry on shining on growth stocks for ever (Investing Fundamentals)
Investors are afflicted by the placebo effect’s evil twin (Carolyn Gowen)
Because it “feels right” is not a good reason to invest (Joe Wiggins)
PERSONAL FINANCE
Do Millennials have it harder financially than Baby Boomers? (Rachel Lacey)
There’s a lot we can learn from our financial regrets (Barry Ritholtz)
How you can improve your finances by simply getting better at asking (Jason Butler)
Three questions to ask when faced with a big financial decision (Douglas Boneparth)
How Scottish attitudes towards money and financial literacy are changing (Iona Bain)
THE ASSET MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY
By relying on the “old boys’ network” UK funds are breaking the spirit of new FCA rules
(Jessica Tasman-Jones)
Statistics reveal the sorry state of public pensions in the US (Joachim Klement)
A surprising fact about Ivy League endowments (Barry Ritholtz)
THE ADVICE PROFESSION
Advisers are often guilty of acting on assumptions (Daniel Solin)
Advisers need to start taking ESG more seriously (Adam Shell)
There’s still a big need for face-to-face advice (Tom Mullooly)
Is “householding” the future of financial advice? (Ryan W. Neal)
CONTENT MARKETING
Henry Rollins: punk icon to authority in content marketing (Emily Gaudette)
5G will only increase the importance of mobile phones in consumer lives (Erick Fang)
Hootsuite’s Stephanie Genin on authenticity, storytelling, and the value of social media (Danielle Gibson)
Anticipating audience reactions isn’t as simple as you think (Brian Clark)
SUSTAINABILITY
This September was the Earth’s hottest on record (Doyle Rice)
Nobel Prize in chemistry recognises scientists who developed lightweight batteries (Nicola Davis and Hannah Devlin)
Alaskans are bearing witness to the realities of climate change (Maddie Stone)
NASA’s new aircraft could be a key step towards zero-carbon air travel in the future (Umair Irfan)
WELLBEING
What is behind Australia’s widespread “burnout” epidemic?
(Johanna Leggatt)
What companies can do to improve their employees’ mental health (Kelly Greenwood, Vivek Bapat & Mike Maughan)
Study suggests the NHS could save a fortune by prescribing contact with nature (Phoebe Weston)
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Robin is a journalist and campaigner for positive change in global investing. He runs Regis Media, a niche provider of content marketing for financial advice firms with an evidence-based investment philosophy. He also works as a consultant to other disruptive firms in the investing sector.
