Pick your squad, not your stars: what the world cup teaches us about investing
Pick your squad, not your stars: what the world cup teaches us about investingScott Bradshaw, Investment Manager, Mattioli WoodsIt’s the summer of 1966. England is hosting the FIFA World Cup. Sir Alf Ramsey's squad take to the pitch at Wembley for the final against West Germany, and they do something unexpected: they win: 4-2, after extra time, with Geoff Hurst completing the first hat trick ever scored in a World Cup final. England haven’t won since.The detail that tends to get lost in the nostalgia:
Why we need to talk about menopause at work
In a 2022 Fawcett Society/Channel 4 survey1 of UK women aged 45–55, 10% of respondents who had worked during the menopause reported leaving a job because of menopause symptoms. Drawing on recent research, many are not leaving because they want to or because they lack ambition; they are leaving because their workplaces are failing to support them through menopause. For too long, women's health has been the quiet conversation in the workplace, often misunderstood, sidelined or simply ignored. Whether it’s
