Chris Justham: Why MPS are the flat whites of the investment world

Coffee and MPS, easily

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Chris Justham explains why MPS are the flat whites of the investment world - easy to make, hard to master…

My name is Chris and I have a confession: I am 40 and can't drink coffee. And "can't" is the right word. "Won't" isn't strong enough. There are plenty of colleagues and planners who will read this and laugh. They have all tried to convert me over time. To solve my ‘problem'. "Oh no Chris, you just need to try the right coffee" … "we can fix him". Nope. Call me a philistine. A man with no taste buds. Buy me a coke in a bottle with a straw to underline the point, should you wish (my first boss in the City tried this tactic – it failed). I will hold firm; my disposition thanks in n...

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