Tom Winterton

Interested in everything from tech to travel to politics + I run & cycle lots. Talk to me about ideas, opinions and experiences

[Tom Winterton @WintertonTom]

@nicolelampert @pmarca Legend! Stare at a wall...

[Tom Winterton @WintertonTom]

@InvestEngine Wow!! Great to see

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[Tom Winterton @WintertonTom]

Great to be a part of launching what is arguably the lowest cost SIPP on the market.

Its a great product. Super proud of all the effort people have put into making this happen.

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I’m gonna give 10 random people that repost this and follow me $25,000 for fun (the $250,000 my X video made)

I’ll pick the winners in 72 hours

[Tom Winterton @WintertonTom]

Check out my latest article: Launching a new low cost SIPP https://t.co/GTGxWexPPV via @LinkedIn

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Happy New Year! Introducing InvestEngine Impact! 💥

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We look forward to supporting your investing in 2024!

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[Tom Winterton @WintertonTom]

@North_Iondon - What would it take to make the Wifi on your trains out of Euston work?!?
@Mark_J_Harper pls real world commuter problem - How can you reply to email etc on a train with internet this bad. Incentivise people fix this, it's a joke.

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@InvestEngine Is someone going to IE's Product Director about his socks?😉 #TeamInvestEngine

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On Pausing Alcohol

"Always carry a flask of whiskey in case of snakebite, and furthermore always carry a small snake." -- W. C. Fields

About six months ago, I stopped drinking alcohol. I feel much better, and I’m mad as hell about it.

I never really drank through my 20s and 30s, but grew to really enjoy whiskey through my 40s, coincident with “Mad Men”, and roughly a thousand academic studies that proved that alcohol is actually good for you. Win/win!

I had read that the sure sign of an alcoholic is someone who drinks at night, by himself, at home, so I decided to only drink at night, by myself, at home.

I was even scurrilously quoted as saying “the perfect day is 10 hours of caffeine followed by 4 hours of alcohol”, which I did indeed say, and which is still indeed true.

Unfortunately, in recent years, it’s become clear that most or all — probably all — of the scientific studies on the benefits of alcohol are fake, the scientists unwitting or witting victims of selection effects. As Michael Crichton says, “wet streets cause rain”, or rather wet streets don’t cause rain. It turns out that sick people often don’t drink, or subjects just lie to researchers about their consumption outright. There go the studies.

It is now pretty definitively clear that no amount of alcohol is good for you. Andrew Huberman recently summed this conclusion up on his podcast; the topic made me so enraged I never listened to the episode, but I did read the notes.

Andrew says “the best amount of alcohol to drink is no alcohol” — imagine someone who both hates and loves humanity that much.

Since I stopped drinking, I feel much better. I don’t need as much sleep, but my sleep is better. I’m more alert through the day. I’m cogent and focused at all times. I have more energy when I exercise, and it’s easier to control my diet.

It’s great, and I am super mad about it.

I feel like the color has drained out of my evenings[*]. Spending time with people is still fun, but now it’s hard to sit still and watch a movie or read a book and unwind at the end of a hard day. I’m more prone to just work until bedtime. Grump grump grump.

Frankly, I don’t know what Elon is doing farting around with cars and rockets and Twitter, why doesn’t he solve THIS problem[**].

And one of these days, I am going to get deeply, seriously, hammered.

But not today!

[*] A lot of people I know are substituting cannabis or hallucinogens for alcohol. I’m not, I won’t touch any of those things — a topic for another time.

[**] I’ve been trying all the alcohol free whiskeys, wine, and beer. So far, no luck on the whiskeys. For wine, Sovi is pretty good. For beer, there are quite a few good choices; I’ve become partial to Hopwtr, which is zero calorie hop-flavored sparkling water. I’m still not drinking either at breakfast, though I am tempted.

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New year, new us 🎉

We’ve given InvestEngine a fresh coat of paint for 2023 🎨 It's bold, bright and built for the long-term. Our new look reflects our commitment to development, and to helping our clients invest for the future.

We'd love to hear your thoughts

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[Tom Winterton @WintertonTom]

Wwooo!!! Great to be part of the @InvestEngine team tonight at the #EFTstreamawards2022

[ETF Stream @ETF_Stream]

"ETF buyer of the year is for a firm that not only runs portfolios heavily dominated by ETFs but shows a strong commitment to the ETF industry through education.

And the winner is... @InvestEngine

Congratulations!

#ETFStreamAwards2022"

[Tom Winterton @WintertonTom]

Best way to start the wkd with a run.
Supporting my @investengine Charity day for Women's aid
#investEngineactive @ Winslow, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom https://t.co/6Y95j2TZmz

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Warming up for #InvestEngineActive next wkd with the team @InvestEngine. Check out my activity on Strava: https://t.co/5PmQHLBawd

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Road Runner & Wile E. Coyote spotted in the desert today!

(The best thing about this is I made her run up & down about 5 times, going meep meep each time, to get the video 😂) @ Joshua Tree, California https://t.co/1sdkIh0y9H

[Tom Winterton @WintertonTom]

Dinosaur based roadside attractions had their day? I don't think so https://t.co/eLmmHsoXC4

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@Avis - I've been stuck in a line at your LAX car rental for over 1 hour 30min so far & still not at the counter. It's a joke - your system is failing, your digital check-in doesn't work. Makes you want to scream

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Tour de Tom, 2022 #velo @ Le Ranfoilly (1850m) https://t.co/pgEM3seH08

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@ChandanChittal @InvestEngine @ChandanChittal - you're account need to be approved before you can refer someone.

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