Not sure how but I stumbled across the name Sam Harris, must have been either in my Twitter feed or a newsletter I have subscribed to. I tend to wake up early, work out, cold shower & then do 10 mins meditation using the Headspace app. Its a good routine & sets me up for…
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This morning I got the CBInsights report on payment trends in 2019. Banks are rushing to digitize & FinTechs are trying to rapidly scale product lines, who will win? A few things that stood out for me: The Chinese pay by taking selfies P2P is growing at speed & coming after banks & card networks…
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Yesterday McDonald’s announced it was buying AI company Dynamic Yield to create a more customized drive thru experience, read more here Apple moved into banking, The Apple Card has zero fees, low interest rates & offers 2% cashback when paying via Apple Pay.
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On a Monday I like to get other peoples views on the markets and any new potential trade ideas. For this I watch Marketsmith’s Take on the market & Ivan Hoff and Howard Lindzons Momentum Mondays I find watching these each week along with my own weekend analysis sets me up nicely for the week…
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Sunday mornings are the time I review the weeks action in the markets & plan for the upcoming week. Doing my work at the weekend means I remove myself from the emotion of trying to make rational decisions whilst in the heat of the battle when the markets are open. I place alerts on any…
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My original petestilgoe.com blog was 12 years old, check it out on Wayback Machine here A lot has changed, time for something new… “Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter.” — Izaak Walton
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