On Target Newsletter
On Target is a free, moneycraft newsletter for Martin Spring’s worldwide circle of friends and contacts.
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On Target 2021.11.06
How embarrassing it all is. As global leaders meet in Glasgow for Boris Johnson’s propaganda-fest to encourage governments to commit themselves to absurdly ambitious net zero emission targets – without explaining how they will achieve them …
On Target 2021.10.09
There are good reasons why investors should feel nervous about the immediate future. Although the world economy as a whole has recovered to where it was before the pandemic, many parts of it have been seriously damaged.
On Target 2021.09.11
Retirement is a dangerous time. Much of your income is completely out of your control, determined by the state (your statutory pension), or by the contractual terms of your private pension. If things go very wrong because of huge unexpected expense such as medical, family crisis (you need to support a son or daughter), or a financial disaster, you’re very unlikely to be able to rebuild lost capital.
On Target 2021.08.14
Do you wonder if it’s time to take the plunge and buy property in another country, especially if you’re an expat already living there?
On Target 2021.07.17
In this issue: Investment risk, World economy bounce-back, Central bank policies, Commodities, Interest rates,
Protecting wealth during war, Switzerland, China’s dangerous research, Canada.
On Target 2021.06.19
In this issue: Inflation, Precious metals, Asian small caps, Global taxes, Australia, Switzerland, China’s dangerous research, Canada, Moonshots
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On Target 2019.05.18
In managing our lives, and in particular our money, we make mistakes because we’re humans, not machines or pieces of code. They’re mistakes rooted in the ways we behave. Increasingly those ways are explained by scientists in the field of what is known as behavioural finance.
On Target 2019.03.23
In this issue: Shares outlook, Europe’s problems, Buying property, Buybacks,
Zweig’s checklist, China, Waste recycling, EU and US.
On Target 2019.02.02
Our Diamond Wedding, which Liz and I have just commemorated, got me thinking about what are the factors that make for a happy marriage… in this case for 60 years.