Pete Drewienkiewicz
@chartspetedrew.bsky.social
CIO at progressive investment consultancy Redington, a Gallagher Company. Father of twins+1.
Anecdote is not the singular of data.
Anecdote is not the singular of data.
I'm 100% there with him on the nonsense that is hedonic/quality adjustment but I would have liked a simple "alternative CPI" calculation to prove the point out. Unfortunately I think starting points like "you need to earn 140k to live" lose a lot of folk right out of the gate.
November 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I'm 100% there with him on the nonsense that is hedonic/quality adjustment but I would have liked a simple "alternative CPI" calculation to prove the point out. Unfortunately I think starting points like "you need to earn 140k to live" lose a lot of folk right out of the gate.
I loved this article, but most people don't have kids that need 32k of childcare do they? I mean til they go to school sure....
November 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I loved this article, but most people don't have kids that need 32k of childcare do they? I mean til they go to school sure....
Yep, but if there are people in £2mn houses without kids at private school, we need to rile them up too!
November 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Yep, but if there are people in £2mn houses without kids at private school, we need to rile them up too!
Actually underrated movie imo.
November 20, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Actually underrated movie imo.
I must say I really wonder if any of these people who moan about "the state of London" ever actually come here...
November 4, 2025 at 10:36 AM
I must say I really wonder if any of these people who moan about "the state of London" ever actually come here...
We should start with most of their MPs then.
October 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
We should start with most of their MPs then.
I am strangely drawn to applying....
October 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I am strangely drawn to applying....
To be fair the documentary on the last guy who did this described a pretty film-esque level process.
October 19, 2025 at 6:43 PM
To be fair the documentary on the last guy who did this described a pretty film-esque level process.
To be fair at least one of his close colleagues committed suicide, I think the NR management genuinely regretted what happened.
October 19, 2025 at 6:40 PM
To be fair at least one of his close colleagues committed suicide, I think the NR management genuinely regretted what happened.
Probably says more about him than about Handsworth, but I don't have firsthand evidence.
October 7, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Probably says more about him than about Handsworth, but I don't have firsthand evidence.
I think it's cool, would be good to see a whole army!
September 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I think it's cool, would be good to see a whole army!
This prose/drivel makes me crave the AI-written stuff.
September 25, 2025 at 9:17 AM
This prose/drivel makes me crave the AI-written stuff.
Yeah I mean, OK. I guess if you stop needing to sell debt then sure.
September 25, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Yeah I mean, OK. I guess if you stop needing to sell debt then sure.
Didn't even know it was still a thing. Probably had one of those last in 2008 when cycled JOGLE.
September 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Didn't even know it was still a thing. Probably had one of those last in 2008 when cycled JOGLE.
Even God would get fired as an active manager. Just shows you how extreme behavioural short-termism is as a tendency.
September 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Even God would get fired as an active manager. Just shows you how extreme behavioural short-termism is as a tendency.
Speaking from experience they need a lot of marinade and don't have a lot of meat.
September 6, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Speaking from experience they need a lot of marinade and don't have a lot of meat.
I bought some 50s. Then I quickly came to the conclusion that I'm not patient enough to hold them to maturity and any trading gain will be surprisingly small. I sold most of them after that. Might buy some for kids, a surprise nest egg for their mid-30s.
September 2, 2025 at 8:09 AM
I bought some 50s. Then I quickly came to the conclusion that I'm not patient enough to hold them to maturity and any trading gain will be surprisingly small. I sold most of them after that. Might buy some for kids, a surprise nest egg for their mid-30s.
Well, not saying I disagree, but she obviously would say that.
August 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Well, not saying I disagree, but she obviously would say that.
Always assumed that you just jogged
August 26, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Always assumed that you just jogged
I am so up for this argument with these people....
July 31, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I am so up for this argument with these people....
Or just buy a digital copy on Prime?
July 31, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Or just buy a digital copy on Prime?
Oh brits absolutely despise children. Relative to say the Spanish or the Portuguese. Speaking as someone who frequently travels with three badly behaved but charming looking children.
July 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Oh brits absolutely despise children. Relative to say the Spanish or the Portuguese. Speaking as someone who frequently travels with three badly behaved but charming looking children.
To be fair, it appears that the TV show is trying to steer away from this in favour of sort of serial monogamy for Rand. But I may be proven spectacularly wrong....
trying.to
July 22, 2025 at 6:43 AM
To be fair, it appears that the TV show is trying to steer away from this in favour of sort of serial monogamy for Rand. But I may be proven spectacularly wrong....
Apart from the fact that he's an appalling author? I mean yeah, he did a job on it. But it took all my willpower to keep reading. I'll accept it's better than the GRRM situation 100%!
July 21, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Apart from the fact that he's an appalling author? I mean yeah, he did a job on it. But it took all my willpower to keep reading. I'll accept it's better than the GRRM situation 100%!