Author Archives: Kim Stephenson

Paying for adult children

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Kim Stephenson

  I was asked to do some radio interviews  today.  Some research funded by the Coventry Building Society showed how much money parents are actually likely to pay for children for things like a deposit on a house, university fees, weddings … Continue reading →

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Radio times

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Kim Stephenson

  There are some data out today about the cost to parents of their children, specifically their “adult” children.   I’ve been doing a few radio interviews about the psychology of this – why it comes as a shock to people that they … Continue reading →

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Single sex rates and single cell brains

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Kim Stephenson

It would be nice if politicians had to have some qualifications.  It might mean they could think through problems.  Men and women have some different attitudes in general.  It’s not that one is better than the other, it is just … Continue reading →

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Black swans, Libya and crude oil

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Kim Stephenson

I’ve said before that market and economic predictions are not a good move unless you want to look foolish.  But people still make them.  The only prediction I made was that things wouldn’t stay the same – so predictions would make the … Continue reading →

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Reality and illusion

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Kim Stephenson

We think we know what “reality” is.  So people say that they “know” how to make decisions, they “know” what markets will do, they “know” what is true.  Often they base this on the fact that they are “logical” (which … Continue reading →

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Taking a risk

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Kim Stephenson

I’ve been involved in a couple of interesting discussions lately.  While a lot of the advisers I’ve bounced ideas around with, speak to and link with regularly are keen to learn, there seem to be quite a number who really don’t … Continue reading →

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Glass ceiling incentives

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Kim Stephenson

One of my friends pointed out an interesting coincidence of articles in the Telegraph.  One was about the glass ceiling.  The other was about the need for more women in the boardroom.  On a positive note, Lord Davis who is leading … Continue reading →

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Save the children

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Kim Stephenson

  Obviously, there is a lot said about money at the moment, with the economic situation.    So, equally obviously, we teach children about it so they can function in the world – that being one of the points of … Continue reading →

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Just be rational

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Kim Stephenson

The common them of a lot of “experts” about money is that you should be logical, rational, unemotional.  You should rely entirely on your “thinking” and eliminate emotion.   The theory is that this will avoid “emotional errors” and lead to … Continue reading →

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The pursuit of happiness

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Kim Stephenson

Simply the best programme on happiness !   I’ve been critical of the BBC for apparently ignoring all the good research so far, so well done the BBC for a really balanced programme! It’s a half hour radio show, not sure how … Continue reading →

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