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What does a 1960s plastic surgeon's book about self-image have to do with your investment account, your children's financial future, and breaking cycles of financial stress? Discover how wealth mindset and internal programming determine financial outcomes across generations. This post is part of Ebba's Picks, where I recommend books that teach financial lessons through powerful insights. Rather than dry finance textbooks, I explore transformative ideas through the lens of wealth manageme

Your child needs a place where they are allowed to make financial mistakes on purpose. Real financial judgment requires experiencing consequences, making decisions with incomplete information, and learning what works through trial and error. I call this a Mistake Fund. It is a small, controlled pool of money, a learning environment where children develop judgment before the stakes become high. It exists so your child can experiment, take calculated risks, experience losses and learn while their

If you are looking for an article that explains how to teach compound interest to your child, this is it. But this is more than mathematics. It is about behaviour, real examples, and practical exercises you can implement immediately. What you will learn here has the power to give your child financial options in life that most of their peers will never have. I spent 15 years managing portfolios for high-net-worth families in Zurich. Almost every wealthy client I worked with understood compound i