Pricey traders,
You’ll have seen on our website that The Motley Idiot UK is now an impartial British-owned firm, led by our long-standing British group. The identical folks, identical ideas, identical focus that will help you develop into a greater long-term investor.
That half hasn’t modified. And it is not.
However we thought at this second that we wanted to do one thing else: change our title.
That is not as a result of we’re turning into one thing completely different, however as a result of we would like the title on the door to raised replicate who we already are and the kind of funding expertise we imagine in.
Over the previous few months, we have been speaking to our members and readers about what they worth most about us. And the message got here by loud and clear.
Please be clear. Please be trustworthy. There are not any technical phrases. No hype. There are not any hidden agendas. And please – none. “One other fintech startup” vitality.
I hear you.
We additionally know that names matter. They set the tone. they inform tales. And if we select one thing new, it needs to be one thing that is not too company or generic, however one thing that is unforgettable and appears like us.
So we regarded for one thing with a little bit of historical past, a little bit of humor and a little bit of British quirkiness.
So we got here to an previous nursery rhyme that you could be bear in mind: Counting Magpies.
“One is unhappiness, two is pleasure, three are women, 4 are boys…”
What’s much less well-known is what occurs subsequent. In some variations of the rhyme, the twelfth magpie is alleged to be: deliver wealth.
So, after fairly a bit of debate, debating over espresso…
I’ve discovered a brand new title.
twelfth magpie
It felt proper.
It is somewhat disrespectful. It’s kind of unconventional. It is rooted in story. And investing would not need to be overly critical or unique. It is a nod to the concept investing, whereas based mostly on logic and long-term considering, may be open, human, and even somewhat playful.
In some ways, it represents what we have now at all times strived to be: independent-minded, considerably reluctant to comply with the group, and at all times on the facet of particular person traders.
Extra merely, we’re right here that will help you navigate investing with readability, honesty, and somewhat character.
That is the spirit we inherited.
Over the subsequent few days, you may begin seeing The Twelfth Magpie throughout your website, emails, and programs as we transition.
Moreover, your common e-mail publication will now be despatched out of your new e-mail handle and e-mail system. You probably have any questions relating to this matter, please be at liberty to contact us. (e-mail protected).
The whole lot else stays precisely the identical. Only a new title written on the door.
Once more, in case you have any questions, we’re right here to assist.
Thanks to your cooperation. We’re actually wanting ahead to what occurs subsequent. And I am glad you are right here.
mark rogers
