Retirement and “What If” Scenarios

Retirement and “What If” Scenarios

New Year’s Eve is my wife Bridget’s birthday, and with it, we always look forward to meeting with dear friends, and, if we are at home, enjoying an incredible Cantonese dinner from our all-time favourite restaurant here in London, Kambie. This New Year’s was...
A Love Letter to End the Longest Year Ever

A Love Letter to End the Longest Year Ever

We are all feeling a little bit like this fellow after the longest year of our lives. Thanks for taking the time to read our newsletter, and we hope that you and your families have a much less adventurous and stressful year next year. We’ve spent the last few weeks...
An Agent of Good in More Ways than One

An Agent of Good in More Ways than One

This month, I’m delighted to share with you a unique charitable gift by my friend David (pictured above in his favourite pastime of birding) that reads like a textbook of how to make a fantastic and impactful charity gift. David is well known in the charitable...
Comets, Prophecies and Legacy

Comets, Prophecies and Legacy

When you openly embrace curiosity and learning, while exploring the world around you, your legacy will find you naturally As most long-time readers probably know, I’m an avid astronomer and astrophotographer. During the last few weeks, I’ve been in astro-heaven, as...
Where Has the Time Gone?

Where Has the Time Gone?

Reflecting on how 2020 has capped two fascinating decades in my life. This July has marked some monumental milestones for me. Bridget and I celebrated 20 years of marriage on July 1, just a few days after our oldest son became old enough to drive. My dad turned 79 the...
What is it That You Value?

What is it That You Value?

One of the great unexpected and joyous moments of the last 90 or so days of isolation has been watching my youngest son Haydn develop into the exact same avid reader that I was at his age. As isolation dragged on, we became increasingly concerned that he would end up...