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Bluebells in Penn Wood

Blueground on Bluesky

How Policymakers Make Stagflation Even Worse!

Watch the full version of this video on YouTube - Stagflation Warning: How To Protect Your Money 🔗 bit.ly/3OJ0bCb

"Do Your Own Research" is one of the most parroted phrases in investing — slapped on every stock tip, TikTok video and crypto tweet. But what does good research actually look like for a retail investor? bit.ly/4t9dqen

Will the US lunar base be called

- Moon Base Alpha (like this post)
- Moon Base Trump (repost this post)

Money Market Funds: What FSCS Investment Protection Covers.

Watch the full version of this video on YouTube - Money Market Funds: How Safe Are They? 🔗 bit.ly/41lUDjX

They also (sometimes) contain commercial paper which is a market that has its moments. Plus the question of liquidity mismatch in a crisis may result in gating. For paper that matures in a few months that not a huge risk but we _almost_ saw that in the COVID selloff

Most UK investors treat money market funds as boring and safe, but how safe are they really? Using a live energy shock as a stress test, Ramin examines how CSH2 works, what the LVNAV regulatory framework does & doesn't protect you against & what FSCS covers when things go wrong. bit.ly/41lUDjX

The investing world runs on numbers. We look at the statistical tricks that make bad investments look good, mediocre track records look brilliant, and risks disappear entirely. bit.ly/48t03gH

Inflation-Linked Bonds: Protect Your Portfolio from Rising Prices

Watch the full version of this video on YouTube 🔗 youtu.be/BtPRLVURk1I

In my latest video, I explain exactly how UK index-linked gilts (Iinkers) work, clear up the four most common misunderstandings I see in our community, and walk you through the practical reality of buying and holding one. youtu.be/BtPRLVURk1I

Pre-ordered - can't wait to read this from Robin

Very excited to read this!

Investing & The Global Economy - Live Q&A Do you have a question that you would like to ask Ramin? Well, this is your chance! You can ask Ramin anything about investing or the global economy, and Ram...

Join me this Thursday evening (April 2nd @ 7pm UK time) for my monthly live Q&A on YouTube. You can join me live, set a reminder or catch up with the recording after the event using this link 🔗 youtube.com/live/Dn_mNwe...

Shopping the Drop: Is Anything Actually Cheap? - Many Happy Returns After weeks of market turmoil, asset prices across the board are lower than they were. But is anything actually a screaming buy?

After weeks of market turmoil, asset prices across the board are lower than they were. But is anything actually cheap yet? We grab our valuation toolkit and go bargain hunting across stocks, bonds, and commodities to find out what's on sale. many-happy-returns.captivate.fm/episode/shop...

China just overtook the US for the first time in a major metric of top AI talent. Based on first authors at NeurIPS, a premier AI research conference, China now leads with 2,152 first-author researchers vs. the US's 1,810.

Stocks and bonds slump in tandem as Iran shock leaves investors ‘nowhere to hide’ Traditional 60-40 portfolio of global equities and fixed income on course for worst month since 2022 Amended to read "Stocks and Longer Duration bonds slump..."

Fixed it

A viral dog rescue from 2016 is now immortalized with a statue in Kazakhstan. When a dog fell into the Sayran reservoir, bystanders formed a human chain to pull him to safety. The statue is a reminder of the value of unity, solidarity and collective action. 14/10 for all

Thanks Linda - that's made my day!

In my latest video, I share six lessons that my fun portfolio has taught me about timing, about overconfidence, about luck, and about why most of us probably don’t have an edge.🔗 youtu.be/uaSja64lY2o

Energy Stats UK | Free UK Energy Tariff Pricing Data 2026 Energy Stats UK: Independent site by Mick Wall with Octopus Energy and EDF tariff data and real-world insights from his renewable home journey since 2018.

Those were just made up numbers to show how the system works. You can go down a _deep_ rabbit hole here energy-stats.uk if you want to dig deeper. I love this site grid.iamkate.com too

Hmmmmmmmmm. www.ft.com/content/1171...

Lots of people thought Ted had passed away after we used the thumbnail on the left for the latest video. Ted would like to reassure people that he is fine. And he still likes treats

a man in a hat stands next to a statue ALT: a man in a hat stands next to a statue

Scared to look at gilt yields today... but tempted too

Odd that this isn't considered newsworthy given what's going on

Ooooh lovely! I get Panel Envy walking around Holmer Green with Ted 🐕

The lesson: it's not about how much renewable capacity you BUILD.

It's about how many HOURS you can cover demand without gas.

Spain proves you can do it. The UK has the wind it just needs storage, solar, and nuclear to fill the gaps

Dinorwig Power Station

To stop gas setting the price, the UK needs:

🔋 More storage: batteries & pumped hydro (Dinorwig, Coire Glas)
⚛️ Keep nuclear running: our fleet is ageing
☀️ More solar: complements wind on calm days
🔌 More interconnectors to import cheap surplus