The Value of Having a Financial Coach in your Corner
Sometimes, it’s difficult to explain in words the value we aim to deliver. Dimensional Fund Advisors sum it up nicely. Helping you manage the emotions of fear and greed to stay invested and remain disciplined.
Dimensional Fund Advisors: You Can Do Better Than Indexing
How would you say Dimensional Fund Advisors differs from a pure index fund company? Watch this video to understand the important difference.
The Folly of Forecasting
Each New Year, market analysts make bold predictions about stocks, shares and bond performances. But here’s why forecasting is a folly
Retiring Successfully with Justin King on The Rational Reminder Podcast
Justin is a guest on the popular Rational Reminder Podcast with hosts Cameron Passmore and Benjamin Felix discussing his book, The Retirement Café Handbook. They chat about why being a rational investor is key to a successful retirement.
Protecting our clients against cyber attacks - Cyber Essentials Accreditation
In 2022-23 32% of UK businesses reported a cyber attack or breach. Protecting client’s dats is an important priority, so gaining re-accreditation to Cyber Essentials helps to secure our IT against cyber attacks.
Rory Sutherland’s ‘doorman fallacy’
The ‘doorman fallacy’, as Rory Sutherland calls it, is what happens when your strategy becomes synonymous with cost-saving and efficiency; first you define a hotel doorman’s role as ‘opening the door’, then you replace his role with an automatic door-opening mechanism.
Financial Planning is a Process, Not an Event
Most people would acknowledge that doing financial planning is an important practice, it’s only when it becomes urgent that they take time out of their busy schedule to meet with a financial planner. When done right, financial planning is a lifelong iterative process that requires constant work.
Justin guests on The Century Plan podcast with Dennis Hall
Justin joins host of The Century Plan podcast Dennis Hall to explain how over 180 episodes of The Retirement Café Podcast evolved into The Retirement Café Handbook.
Justin also shares insights into the tools and techniques he uses to support and help his clients plan for the retirement they desire. These include reframing thoughts through hypnotherapy and NLP techniques.
The Stock Market is all Around You
The stock market might be one of the most misunderstood concepts in the world. Given its central role in helping investors become financially independent, it’s crucial to understand what it is, what it isn’t, and how it functions.
Celebrating the release of The Retirement Café Handbook
Justin celebrated the launch of The Retirement Café Handbook with dozens of clients and contributors to the podcast and handbook on 22nd September 2023. He hosted a lunch at Christchurch’s Captain’s Club Hotel and Spa. Here’s his short talk.
Pete Matthew quizzes Justin about The Retirement Café Handbook on The MeaningfulMoney Podcast
Justin King was invited to be the guest of personal finance guru Pete Matthews on The Meaningful Money Podcast. They chatted about Justin’s new book The Retirement Café Handbook - Nine Accelerators for a Successful Retirement, and how its a roadmap to planning your best life in retirement.
The Retirement Café Handbook - Justin releases new book to help you thrive in your retirement
In The Retirement Café Handbook Justin King shares insights gathered from dozens of podcast interviews and 30 years of helping people retire successfully. He guides you through a nine-step framework for creating a meaningful and fulfilling retirement, tackling mindset, money and lifelong health
In the Spotlight with The Media Coach, Alan Stevens
Justin King was invited to be the guest of Alan Stevens, better known as The Media Coach, on his podcast of the same name. They chatted about Justin’s new book The Retirement Café Handbook - Nine Accelerators for a Successful Retirement, and how its a roadmap to planning your best life in retirement.
The randomness of global stock market returns
It is difficult to predict future returns by looking at the past, as shown by the performance of global stock markets since 2003. A diverse global portfolio can help capture a broader range of returns and deliver more reliable outcomes over time.
How Cycles of Hype Distract Investors
There are a few ways in which investors distract themselves from their long-term plans. One is by buying into the cycles of hype that appear when specific trends, sectors, or technologies become popular. Here I discuss recent and the latest cycles of hype including Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how to avoid becoming distracted.
North Coast 500: The adventure begins
It felt fantastic to be back in Inverness, embarking on our 500-mile cycling adventure: The North Coast 500. We set off in the sunshine and completed over 60 miles on day 1. Day 2 saw the dreaded climb to the top of Bealach na Ba pass. Would the rain stop play?
Pearls of Wisdom from a Modern Genius
I am committed to only recommending and implementing tried and trusted investment strategies, but I do see the value in learning from the great minds in other fields. Especially someone as wise as Steve Jobs. Here I explore three wise sayings and what they teach us about financial planning.
Learn the secrets of better decisions: A talk at Ballard school
Justin was asked to talk to pupils, parents and staff of Ballard school in March about making better decisions. He based his talk on three Mental Models that help you apply a rigour to your decision making: Inversion, backcasting and compounding.
When headlines worry you, turn to your investment plan
In March 2023, US regulators took control of Silicon Valley Bank, shortly followed by Signature Bank. That move will do little to quell increasing anxiety amongst investors, many of whom are eyeing their portfolios for exposure to these and other regional banks. Rather than rummaging through your portfolio looking for trouble when headlines make you anxious, turn instead to your investment plan. Here’s how.
Don't Get Stung: How your adviser could help prevent fraud
If you get stung and become a victim of fraud, you probably won’t get your money back. Thankfully, eagle eyed IFAs can be well placed to help you identify possible fraud and avoid becoming a victim. Here’s one such story.