Some years ago I became involved in using psychometric tools to analyse human behaviour in a financial context. Since then I have been more watchful of both individuals and group dynamics as people go about their daily routines. The skipping of breakfast, grabbing a coffee on the way into work and eating …
Most personal financial columns have a strong emphasis on investments. How do you get richer? How much can your money grow by? What are you worth? This is understandable as it is something that appeals to the greed element in most people. This is actually the wrong focus when it …
It’s amazing. Some years ago it was considered normal if you talked at dinner parties or in the pub about what you invested in and the outcome. With the Celtic Tiger bust, this had become a topic that was taboo. Nevertheless, with stockmarkets hitting all time highs the discussion of …
