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Alasdair Walker CFP™️
@financialwalker.uk
Geek, finance, coffee, governance, judo, cycling. MD of Optimum Path Financial Planning, https://optimumpath.co.uk
Gosh, the news has really reached depressing new lows.
February 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Hey @mrmmarsh.bsky.social , interesting listening to your article on cold remedies, although multiple mentions of phenylephrine reminded me of the recent FDA decision that it's not actually efficacious at all based on the evidence. www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-s...
FDA clarifies results of recent AC meeting on oral phenylephrine
FDA held a Non-prescription Drug Advisory Committee meeting Sept. 11-12, 2023
www.fda.gov
February 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The company officially changes name today, to Optimum Path Financial Planning.

We've been helping people plan for their financial futures for the last 47 years, and the new name hopefully sets us up for the next 47!

optimumpath.co.uk
January 20, 2025 at 10:51 AM
#taskmaster live? Completed it mate...
January 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
In some ways it's reassuring that Bluesky has spambots now. Makes it feel like a real social network.
January 14, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.
January 9, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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Thinking of making a New Year’s resolution? You’re in good company. Lots of people use fresh start dates like new year’s to motivate goal pursuit. If Jan 1 gives you a sense that your past failures are history and makes you think big picture about your goals, you may benefit from leaning into it! 🧵
January 1, 2025 at 4:12 PM
In September I talked about failure to a group of financial planners at the CISI annual conference. Specifically failing the #CFP case study (and then acing it, phew!)

A redemption story in 4-ish parts. Relevant for anybody taking, or thinking of taking the CFP.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QGV...
CISI TV: FPC24: A story in four parts - From flunking, to acing, to winning, to judging the CFP
YouTube video by CISI CPD
www.youtube.com
December 10, 2024 at 11:15 AM
Join me for a seminar about my "serendipinotes" productivity method. Scribble notes frantically. Immediately forget them. Hopefully just the process of writing them will lodge them in your brain. Failing that, you might stumble on the notes 6 months later. 50% of the time, it works every time.
Really glad I made these notes for myself recently. Without them I’m not sure I’d have been able to work on… whatever these notes were apparently about.
December 3, 2024 at 2:25 PM
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Always ask the question. Every story I’ve ever seen of someone curing their cancer using “alternative” therapies has a “also we did the normal stuff” subplot right beneath the surface.
losing my mind
December 1, 2024 at 5:46 PM
I enjoyed @annieduke.com's Thinking in Bets so much that it inspired me to re-read Superforecasting and listen to a poker memoir!
November 26, 2024 at 9:58 PM
Can somebody please find me a "starter packs starter pack"?

I like the idea, but I think there's a lot of self-bubble-construction happening here.
November 25, 2024 at 6:48 AM
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Are you in or around Hertforshire/North London? We've a few final free tickets available for tonight's The Martin Lewis Money Show Live Christmas special. If you'd like to join us email the team at martinlewis@itv.com (first come, first served so go quick if you want them)
November 19, 2024 at 11:21 AM
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Just a reminder for newskies that we make the algorithm here so it's helpful to post, like and repost as you pass through. You won't get notifications when someone shares your share so you do have to get used to doing it without that dopamine hit. It's just for the sheer community goodness of it! 😊
November 16, 2024 at 9:43 AM
Trying to encourage more #ukfinserv people. Who should I be following?
November 8, 2024 at 2:52 PM
No #fintwit or #fintwituk here, maybe #finsky ? #bluefin ?
August 31, 2024 at 9:50 AM
Hi Bluesky
August 31, 2024 at 7:05 AM