Making it to the C-Suite as Chief Financial Officer, CFO, is just the start of the journey, not the destination. It comes with a myriad of new activities and challenges. One of those is the stock market analyst meeting. The…
Private Banking : is it worth it ?
Is private banking worth it ? What does this service bring you as a benefit, what are the costs ? Should you rather just be your own banker ? I’m sure your questions could go on and on. You probably know that it is a fairly…
10 reasons why Contemporary Art can be a good investment
Research by Korteweg and Kräussl from Stanford University, (https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/research-art-good-investment) using the BASI (Blouin Art Sales Index), showed investment in Art delivered an annual return, as an asset class, over 1972 to 2010 of 6.5%. According to Artprice.com, art auction turnover…
7 ways to get a promotion
How do you get a promotion? It is an essential question but one I haven’t been often asked. I progressed rapidly in my career up to Chief Financial Officer of a 15.000 people listed company, and yet how I moved…
5 ways to get rich that anyone can follow
The road to riches is one that is well trodden, but also one that is different for everyone. No one road gets you to the prize, but there are several well followed rules or principles that anyone can follow. Here…
The basic rules to follow to financial independence and early retirement
I don’t know why – maybe it is changing jobs recently or maybe it is the fact of getting older that this subject of financial independence and / or early retirement (from the corporate world) has been something I’ve really…
Stretching your way to Wealth
When you’re sitting in front of a computer for most of the day, interspersed with meetings with your direct reports, maybe a stop-by from your boss, multiple telephone conference calls, a quick lunch outside or in the canteen or at…
Is being a CFO stressful?
I often get asked this question: “Isn’t your role as CFO stressful?” It comes up second, just before the classic : “What is a CFO?” I’ve seen my role change over the years that I have been doing it.…
Financial Independence … how to get ahead of it?
I think I’m probably spitting out more articles this past month than I have in the last year. Why this sudden blogging interest? Especially curious since my readership is only about 500 views a month (on a great month).…
Conversations with my son – Plastic Waste.
Yesterday was a sunny day in Paris and the walk to school was brisk and warm. As we started across the park – which is the usual path to the school drop-off and a better way to start the day…
