Conceptric

The archives for May 2010

  1. A lesson in portfolio tactics

    I’ve established a strategic investment style with which I’ve become very comfortable. Even the recent Market angst hasn’t fazed me. But the time came to rebalance my portfolio, and I’m here to report that I’ve learned something new about my tactical approach: there’s a right order for trades… and a wrong one.

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  2. The language of the Universe

    I’ve often wished I was more mathematically talented, particularly when I sat my ‘A’ levels. My frankly mediocre performance isn’t due to disinterest, I’ve always found mathematics to be fascinating. But it wasn’t until I watched the BBC series “Story of Maths” presented by Marcus du Sautoy that I realised why.

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  3. Electoral reform later?

    From a historical perspective the Conservative Party has always been out on it’s own, first opposite the Liberals and later the Labour Party. Is it any wonder they’re less than keen on Proportional Representation (PR) when they’ve never polled more than 49.7% of the vote?

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  4. Strong Government

    What is the meaning of “strong government”? I’ve heard the term bandied about by many people over the last couple of days, but no one’s tried to define it for me. It appears that it’s just one of those things we must want without knowing what it actually means.

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  5. Trust over documentation

    Are job descriptions worth the paper they’re written on? The modern workplace changes rapidly. Keeping these documents up to date for every employee is a full time job and my experience is that most companies don’t. But is it a viable basis for structuring and managing an organisation anyway?

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