A little attention pays dividends

The world is plodding steadily on, apart from Italian politics.  It seems stuck in an eternal rut.  Who knows when the various factions will start to work together for the greater good of the country.  My feeling is that there are far too many self interested parties in politics in Italy and until these are blown apart then nothing fundamentally will change (I am starting to sound like a Grillo supporter).  Unfortunately, the likelihood is that change will only be brought about by external forces, namely the Bond market.  

5 Reasons to hire a financial planner

I am often perplexed by the perception of financial planners in the media.  If we were to be led by them then my job would be to show you how to invest your money to outperform the market, when in reality even the best money managers in the world cannot even do that.