The Investing Principle Everyone Agrees With (And Almost Nobody Follows) — James Shack

It's often the smartest people that make the most stupid mistakes. Last year, I had a call from a guy called Simon. He was a smart, successful guy, exactly the type of person that you'd think would have their financial life completely in order. But he was in a panic. Trump had just announced all of his tariffs. Markets were falling, and he was sitting on a portfolio that he built up over 20 years. He had four old workplace pensions, a SIP, two ISIS, each packed with a dozen different positions,