The Great Myths of Investing

A great article on classical myths of investing: The Great Myths of Investing

50 Unfortunate truths about investing

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2012/11/14/50-unfortunate-truths-about-investing.aspx#.Vpat7dilsOI.twitter

Investment into renewables not collapsing with the low oil price

An interesting pointer to the future of renewable energy production is the fact that the investment has not fallen after oil prices collapsed. Quite the contrary, the investment has even increased.



Source: Bloomberg

Extreme Wealth Is Bad for Everyone—Especially the Wealthy

https://newrepublic.com/article/120092/billionaires-book-review-money-cant-buy-happiness

Book recommendations

Here are some book recommendations by Mohamed El-Erian:

http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-12-31/nine-books-to-get-you-through-the-age-of-uncertainty

Australian pension fund system (in Serbian)

An article in Serbian that compares the pension system in Serbia (and probably other Balkans countries) to the one in Australia. (link)
Probably the biggest advantage of the Australian model is that politicians do not directly affect the pension amounts. These can not be raised nor reduced directly and depend only on the economy. Political manipulations can't reach society's retirement funds except indirectly - through economic policies.

Holiday reading list

https://www.vanguardinvestments.com.au/retail/ret/articles/insights/smart-investing/Your-Christmas-reading-list-with-a-difference.jsp?sf17133132=1

Update on Natural Gas in Central and Eastern Europe

Gazprom Rapidly Losing Grip on European Markets
Source: Yahoo Finance

New international fixed income ETFs from Vanguard Australia

Vanguard Australia is broadening the offer of ETFs. Two new ones are international fixed income and two are international shares.

Vanguard International Fixed Interest Index (Hedged) Index ETF, (VIF)
Vanguard International Credit Securities Index (Hedged) ETF, (VCF)
Vanguard FTSE Europe Shares ETF, (VEQ)
Vanguard FTSE Asia ex Japan Shares Index ETF, (VAE)

Press release

The emperor of all strategies

Also includes some interesting insight into cancer research.

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/12/02/the-emperor-of-all-strategies.aspx