FT writers and readers confess their money blunders, bad investments and inane purchases
I became a schoolboy bookmakerAndrew Hill, senior business writer My mother is a keen follower of horseracing and still enjoys a modest flutter. As a child, Saturday afternoons were often spent in front of the television cheering on the horses she had backed. Visits to race meetings and familiarity with bookies’ odds and betting habits instilled a false confidence.
Yes, I am aware that as someone who has written about markets for decades, this is somewhat tardy, but my fear of losing money has been overwhelming and I’m more aware than most that even the experts don’t really know what stock markets are going to do next. My other big mistake is that I have indulged my teenage kids too much and failed to make them work for their money.
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