‘Natural income’ vs ‘decumulation’: what’s the best way to take income from my investments? July 23, 2018 The goal of many investors is to build a portfolio that can generate sufficient income to replace traditional sources, but this isn’t as straightforward as it may seem. It is essential to understand the different methods of extracting money from your investments. How money is withdrawn can dramatically affect the length of time until that [...]
Your financial wellbeing is more than just the money in your bank account and the number on your paycheque July 18, 2018 How healthy are you? The answer might make you cringe, but chances are you’ve probably got an answer. “Relatively fit” or “could do with losing a few pounds” will probably sound familiar. But what if you were asked how financially well you are instead? You might be earning a good salary, but still find yourself [...]
Why I invited Donald Trump to the Museum of London | City A.M. July 12, 2018 London is a fascinating, open, ever-evolving and polyglot city. We are intelligent but curious, a haven of knowledge and tradition, but always on the lookout for the latest idea. We are proud of what makes us special, but open to new cultures. We’ll happily eat pie and liquor, kimchi, or jollof rice, and dance to [...]
Day by day, Donald Trump is reshaping America. We travel the west coast from Canada to Mexico speaking to people about their hopes and fears, and how their lives are changing July 11, 2018 The Seattle skyline, with the iconic Space Needle against the backdrop of Mt Rainier, may be familiar from TV series including Frasier and Grey’s Anatomy, but it’s the city’s music scene that sent ripples across the world, through Pearl Jam, Nirvana and Jimi Hendrix. “The music scene helped build Seattle’s liberal values,” says Nick, a [...]
The fast and the curious: Answers to all your questions about short term fasting for health July 11, 2018 Last week I wrote about completing a three day water fast, during which I ate and drank nothing but… water. Since then I’ve received messages from people all over the world wanting to know more. Here are some answers to the most frequently asked questions. Is it dangerous? Despite fasting having been around for thousands [...]
Everything you wanted to know about how to pull off the 72-hour water fast July 10, 2018 Last week I wrote about completing a three day water fast, during which I ate and drank nothing but… water. Since then I’ve received messages from people all over the world wanting to know more. Here are some answers to the most frequently asked questions. Is it dangerous? Despite fasting having been around for thousands [...]
Tech mega-investor Index Ventures announces $1.65bn in fresh funding for the next Deliveroo July 9, 2018 London and San Francisco-based venture capital firm Index Ventures has announced the addition of $1.65bn (£1.24bn) in new funding for tech startups. Now the UK’s largest startup investor, Index has seen its strongest year yet so far in 2018, with exits in the last four months from Adyen, Dropbox, Izettle and Zuora. It has also [...]
Britain should be proud to be a nation of immigrant entrepreneurs July 9, 2018 Britain isn’t a nation of shopkeepers. We’re a nation of entrepreneurs and wannabe entrepreneurs, and a magnet for entrepreneurial talent from around the world, as revealed by the latest Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) – the world’s most authoritative comparative study of entrepreneurial activity. The findings from Aston University in partnership with NatWest reveal that 8.7 [...]
The Petersham at Petersham Nurseries in Covent Garden review: Some decent, basic food for those willing to splurge an obscene amount July 5, 2018 Covent Garden has reinvented itself more times than Madonna, had more facelifts than Mickey Rourke, seen more costume changes than Matthew Kelly. Once a Monk’s vegetable patch, it’s been home to prostitutes and drunks, clowns and mimes, apples and Apple. Before Capital & Counties (Capco) bought the market and the surrounding seven acres in 2006, [...]
Lewis Hamilton interview: How the most decorated British racing driver in history, may be about to swap the track for the runway July 5, 2018 I find Lewis Hamilton quietly thumbing through a sheaf of technical sketches. But he’s not in a pit garage or race car factory perusing the work of aerodynamicists – he’s in Tommy Hilfiger’s Knightsbridge studio, studying pictures of sneakers. Just as he gives his Mercedes crew feedback, demanding different damper settings or more wing, he’s [...]