by Mawer Investment Management, via The Art of Boring Blog
The need to check and recheck your numbers, a bull market for baby teeth, the lures of personal finance personalities, and how Instagram is becoming the new mallâŚit was an interesting month.
Of Dollars and Data â The errors that I donât see
Why putting in the time to recheck your information can give you an edge: âyou can build a reputation where you are known and trusted for your accuracyâŚ[and] having a reputation for being accurate will only increase in value.â
Aeon â Itâs a bull market for baby teeth, so spare a thought for the Tooth Fairy [video, 4 min]
A great short video on the valuation of teeth these days. Â
âThe going rate for a tooth has risen considerably, especially over the past two decades, during which the average sum paid out by the Tooth Fairy has ballooned to more than $4âa rate that far outpaces U.S. inflation over the same period. So what explains the increase?â
A Wealth of Common Sense â The Stephen A. Smiths of personal finance
An important reminder that much of what the personal finance gurus tell us is more about entertainment than advice.Â
The Atlantic â Instagram is the new mall
On Instagramâs deliberate shift into e-commerce.
This post was originally published at Mawer Investment Management