by johnireland | The Book Shelf
The Book Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio is a guide to systematic decision-making, drawn from four decades of running one of the world’s largest hedge funds. It has sold over four million copies and remains one of the most influential business books of...
by johnireland | The Book Shelf
Ancient Wealth Principles That Still Protect Families Today Published in 1926 — exactly a century ago — The Richest Man in Babylon uses ancient parables to teach principles of wealth building and preservation that have not dated at all. It remains one of the...
by johnireland | Articles
The Book in Brief Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio was first published in 2017 and has since sold over four million copies worldwide. Dalio is the founder of Bridgewater Associates, one of the world’s largest hedge funds, and the book distils the...
by johnireland | Articles
A 100-Year-Old Book That Still Outperforms Most Modern Financial Advice George S. Clason published The Richest Man in Babylon in 1926 — exactly one hundred years ago this year. Set in ancient Babylon, the book uses parables to teach principles of wealth creation and...
by johnireland | Wellness Corner
The Reality A healthy 65-year-old in the UK has a better than even chance of reaching their late eighties. A child born today has a roughly one-in-three chance of reaching 100. Yet most retirement and estate plans are built for a much shorter timeframe. What Changes...