What caught my eye this week.
This will be a busy Easter, so I’m getting Weekend Reading out of the way early. And when I say ‘busy’ I mostly mean ‘busy shopping’. I’ll be very glad when my new flat is done. I’m ready to begin laying down the avocado bathroom suite equivalent of the future.
Slightly fewer links than usual, so if you do spot something good I’ve missed, please add it in the comments below. 
Happy Easter!
From Monevator
A worked example of defusing capital gains – Monevator
From the archive-ator: 10 lessons learned from accidentally starting a business – Monevator
News
Note: Some links are Google search results – in PC/desktop view these enable you to click through to read the piece without being a paid subscriber.1
Household spending growth hit a six-year low in 2017 on Brexit inflation – Guardian
Council tax in England rises the most in 14 years – ThisIsMoney
London property slump most widespread since the financial crisis – Guardian
Trump’s Tweets wipe $50bn off the value of Amazon – ThisIsMoney
Traders did not bet on Esma tightening CFD rules [Search result] – FT
Buy-to-let returns rose everywhere but London in 2017 – ThisIsMoney
How the bull market tech darlings have plunged in 2018 – The Irrelevant Investor
Products and services
Halifax launches Best Buy cash ISA paying 2.25%, but there’s a five year lockup – ThisIsMoney
Some cash ISAs save you just 8p in tax per £1,000 – ThisIsMoney
Could Revolut’s virtual ‘disposable card’ protect you against online payment fraud? – Telegraph
Barclays to suspend online services on Sunday for 24m customers as it splits retail and investment bank – Guardian
Is Vanguard’s success a problem? Some customers think so [Search result] – WSJ
Cryptocurrencies have lost $250bn in 2018, says Charlie Bilello – via Twitter
Smart Beta institute warns against Smart Beta – Institutional Investor
I love my Caspar mattress, and the ‘new smell’ has faded… let’s both save £50! – Caspar
How to invest in AIM shares to sidestep inheritance taxes – Telegraph
Comment and opinion
Would you take £1m now or £1,000 a week for the rest of your life? – Guardian
Charged up about pension fees – SexHealthMoneyDeath
“I regret spending £50,000 on my wedding” – BBC
Lesser-known ways to cut your personal tax bill – ThisIsMoney
Why should I need a new iPad to bank online? [Search result] – FT
The trials and tribulations of switching platforms – Simple Living in Somerset
Why we don’t own a car – Young FI Guy
Investing (as a stock picker) is hard – Micro Cap Club
Why it’s harder than you think to make your fortune at a hedge fund – e.f.c
The ideal house to raise a family [Interesting US perspective] – Financial Samurai
Gradually rising interest rates? Don’t be too sure – The Value Perspective
Some thoughts on Dignity shares after a 70% price fall – UK Value Investor
Why you shouldn’t volunteer for a charity – 3652 Days
Valuing Spotify – Musings on Markets Part 1 and Part 2
Kindle book bargains
Royal Legacy: How the royal family have made, spent and passed on their wealth by David McClure – £0.99 on Kindle
Make Your Bed: Small things that can change your life… and maybe the world by William McRaven – £1.99 on Kindle
The Marshmallow Test: Understanding Self-control and How To Master It by Walter Mischel – £1.99 on Kindle
Black Edge: Inside Information, Dirty Money, and the Quest to Bring Down the Most Wanted Man on Wall Street by Sheelah Kolhatkar – £1.99 on Kindle
Off our beat
49 lessons from 49 years – Get Rich Slowly
China’s space lab will crash to earth like a “splendid” meteor shower – NDTV
The art of enjoying the burn – Raptitude
And finally…
“Charles Kindleberger explained the self-perpetuating feeding frenzy that develops when speculators start making money: ‘There is nothing so disturbing to one’s well-being and judgment as to see a friend get rich’.”
― Zac Bissonnette, The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion & the Dark Side of Cute
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