Understanding Ourselves
This is a bit of a ‘dry’ one, I admit, yet, it contains an important lesson. This video explains that, without always being aware of it, we see the world through our personal experience and beliefs and...
View ArticleIs Bashing the Badger Worth it for my Shaving Pleasure?
I have a friend, who many years ago, raved about his new badger hair shaving brush. He absolutely loved it and he seemed to have developed a weird obsession with it. I know what you are thinking, and I...
View ArticleUK Government Launches The Impact Investing Institute
The UK government is set to launch ”The Impact Investing Institute” in autumn this year, with the aim to accelerate the growth, and improve the effectiveness of, the UK impact investing market. The...
View ArticleVenture Funding In Brazil Soars To $1.3B In 2018
Brazil’s startup scene is on fire as according to LAVCA, the Association for Private Capital Investment in Latin America, venture funding in Brazil exploded in 2018 to $1.3 billion, representing nearly...
View ArticleAmsterdam Real-Estate Market has Gone Bananas!
I’m telling you nothing new here, yet, in the event you failed to notice, real estate in many regions has gone absolutely bananas! As this documentary shows, the same goes for Amsterdam, were rentals...
View ArticleInside Lenny Kravitz’s Brazilian Farm Compound
Lenny Kravitz takes us on a tour of his incredible Brazilian farm compound. Built on an 18th-century coffee plantation, his home is set on a working farm that feeds every guest that passes by....
View ArticleIs Inflation Definitely Dead or Simply Dormant? Consequences for Central Banks
Inflation never disappears completely. In history, there have been periods when it was dormant, but revivals have always been painful. What is striking at present is the inability of some countries to...
View ArticleEverything You Think You Know About Addiction is Wrong
That’s a strong statement and that’s how I like them! Addiction doesn’t seem to be so much about your ‘chemical hooks’, but more so with your ‘cage’. Intrigued? Watch Johann Hari share his argument...
View ArticleIs This the Most Successful US Ex-president?
It’s hard to believe, but this ex commander-in-chief lives in a US$ £167.000 Dollar home, crafts furniture, paints, and write books. The profits? Well, these all go to his foundation, which is active...
View ArticleGIIN 2019 Annual Impact Investor Survey
The GIIN Annual Impact Investor Survey is one of the most comprehensive sources of data available on the state of the impact investing market. The 2019 Annual Impact Investors Survey, the ninth edition...
View ArticleBeef Farmer Goes Vegan. 73 Cows Documentary
A beef farmer battles with his conscience every time he takes his cows to slaughter, a process he refers to as ‘soul destroying.’ He knows he must make a change, yet, the journey wasn’t easy. 73 Cows...
View ArticleNew Investment Opportunities Thanks to a Sustained Period of Depressed...
Falling returns in many traditional investment areas have forced both shorter-term and longer-term investors to engage more extensively in higher-risk areas. In this search for yield, new sources of...
View ArticlePymwymic Impact Report 2018
Put Your Money Where Your Meaning Is Community (PYMWYMIC) has published their first impact report. In the report they share their practices on how they measure and manage impact together with...
View ArticleStop the Elephant Abuse at the Chitwan Elephant Festival
The Chitwan Elephant Festival is held in Nepal every December. The festival features an array of elephant related entertainment, including something known as ”elephant polo”. I bet you didn’t even know...
View ArticleBuy or Rent?
Home ownership is part of the stereotypical American Dream, and here in Europe it’s much the same. Renting a place is generally perceived as throwing away your money. Yet, it may not be so clear cut....
View ArticleQuestions No One Knows the Answers to
Sometimes we think we know it all, well, at least I do. The reality (what is reality by the way?) is quite the opposite though, as it turns out we still have a LOT of things to learn about. This video...
View ArticlePlaying with FIRE: The Documentary
Have you heard of the FIRE movement already, or are you perhaps already part of it? For the ones who aren’t, FIRE stands for ”Financial Independence Retire Early”. You can read about the concept in...
View ArticleWhen Can I Retire?
I have a friend, who has hardly begun his career, but is already CRAZY about retiring. I think what he is really after, is to be financially independent, and gain more discretion over his time. And...
View ArticleHow Many Words do You Need?
I’m sure you haven’t failed to notice that, everything these days contains a disclaimer and/or some legal mumbo jumbo no one cares about. Think about it, you can hardly visit a website these days or...
View ArticleSay No to Wool
I used to be a big fan of wool, probably because my mum always screamed that it’s much ‘better’ to buy the natural product over it’s synthetic alternative. To be fair, she is probably right to some...
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