http://www.investmentphilosophy.net Barclays Wealth 60 BLOG from Barclays Wealth. en-gb info@investmentphilosophy.net (info@investmentphilosophy.net) info@investmentphilosophy.net (info@investmentphilosophy.net) http://www.investmentphilosophy.net/blog/Unlocking-the-Female-Economy-22.html   The promise of entrepreneurialism for economic recovery; the growth of the ‘freelance economy’; the plethora of start-up success stories… None of these are entirely new trends...... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:18:20 +0100 http://www.investmentphilosophy.net/blog/Unlocking-the-Female-Economy-22.html http://www.investmentphilosophy.net/blog/What-is-your-wealth-doing-while-youre-waiting-for-the-right-moment-21.html   Investing for the long-term is always uncomfortable; instead the comfortable thing is almost always to wait. Last year, many investors continued to sit on the sidelines, wary of making a decision before...... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:41:11 +0000 http://www.investmentphilosophy.net/blog/What-is-your-wealth-doing-while-youre-waiting-for-the-right-moment-21.html http://www.investmentphilosophy.net/blog/2-Behavioural-Specialist-Positions-19.html   JOB DETAILS - November 2012 2 Behavioural Specialist Positions Barclays Wealth & Investment Management Country/City : United Kingdom/London & US/New York...... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 22:44:42 +0000 http://www.investmentphilosophy.net/blog/2-Behavioural-Specialist-Positions-19.html http://www.investmentphilosophy.net/blog/Embracing-our-fallibility-is-rational-18.html In his blog, The True Rationality of Investing , Greg explained that we should recognise that the ‘truly rational’ investor often makes investment decisions that are not based solely upon maximising...... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 14:15:26 +0000 http://www.investmentphilosophy.net/blog/Embracing-our-fallibility-is-rational-18.html http://www.investmentphilosophy.net/blog/Open-Outcry-17.html Greg B Davies and Alexis Kirke co creators of Open Outcry, a reality opera. BBC Radio 4 - Open Outcry coverage You can hear the clip by clicking on the link below...... Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:35:57 +0000 http://www.investmentphilosophy.net/blog/Open-Outcry-17.html http://www.investmentphilosophy.net/blog/What-are-you-like-16.html November's issue of Vanity Fair, which hit newsstands on the 12th of October, includes a thought-provoking profile of Barclays investment philosophy and behavioural finance offering....... Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:16:24 +0100 http://www.investmentphilosophy.net/blog/What-are-you-like-16.html http://www.investmentphilosophy.net/blog/The-True-Rationality-of-Investing-14.html Aristotle’s classical definition of man as a rational animal has often in the intervening centuries been regarded as capturing the very essence of man: capacity for rational thought. However, did Aristotle mean...... Wed, 26 Sep 2012 10:19:10 +0100 http://www.investmentphilosophy.net/blog/The-True-Rationality-of-Investing-14.html http://www.investmentphilosophy.net/blog/Impatient-Investing-13.html “I often make more money when I am snoozing than when I am active.” quote attributed to Warren Buffett. How can snoozing lead to better investment outcomes – especially for an expert like...... Mon, 17 Sep 2012 10:21:22 +0100 http://www.investmentphilosophy.net/blog/Impatient-Investing-13.html http://www.investmentphilosophy.net/blog/Making-Smart-Investments-11.html Making “smart” investments Whether or not to invest more cash into the market can be a difficult, sometimes worrying decision. When considering challenging decisions, it is natural to want to know...... Mon, 10 Sep 2012 09:29:29 +0100 http://www.investmentphilosophy.net/blog/Making-Smart-Investments-11.html http://www.investmentphilosophy.net/blog/Emotional-Insurance-10.html Classical finance theory makes little room for sentimentality when deploying wealth in the quest for returns. But the surprising reality is that the failure of economic theory, and subsequently the financial services...... Mon, 03 Sep 2012 09:50:58 +0100 http://www.investmentphilosophy.net/blog/Emotional-Insurance-10.html http://www.investmentphilosophy.net/blog/Has-my-risk-tolerance-changed-9.html Has my risk tolerance changed? I was recently asked by a journalist whether we had seen a reduction in risk tolerance among our clients. As the conversation continued it became clear that there is a lot of confusion...... Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:30:24 +0100 http://www.investmentphilosophy.net/blog/Has-my-risk-tolerance-changed-9.html http://www.investmentphilosophy.net/blog/Its-always-darkest-right-before-the-dawn-5.html Investors are understandably hesitant about investing in risky assets right now, and are instead focused on the risk of economic conditions deteriorating even further. However, it’s not just about the risk of...... Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:44:42 +0000 http://www.investmentphilosophy.net/blog/Its-always-darkest-right-before-the-dawn-5.html http://www.investmentphilosophy.net/blog/There-is-nothing-so-dangerous-4.html "There is nothing so dangerous as the pursuit of a rational investment policy in an irrational world" - Keynes As ever, Keynes had quotable thoughts on the subject of rationality in investing – but are they...... Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:31:07 +0000 http://www.investmentphilosophy.net/blog/There-is-nothing-so-dangerous-4.html http://www.investmentphilosophy.net/blog/The-dangers-of-living-in-the-past-3.html Investors naturally use the past as a basis of assessing the future. However, giving undue attention to past purchase prices can be detrimental to your portfolio performance. By recognising the effects of purchase price on...... Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:24:12 +0000 http://www.investmentphilosophy.net/blog/The-dangers-of-living-in-the-past-3.html