Lexington Times (June 2026)

The Messy Middle

Working life tends to be split into three phases. There’s the early stretch, when you’re setting things up and putting your financial structure in place. There’s the final stretch, when you’re winding down towards retirement. Between these two phases, there’s the long middle stretch where most of life actually happens.

THE STOCK MARKET (UPDATED JUNE 2026)

The key benchmark you should care about is achieving all of your financial and life goals and not running out of money.

The Unimportant Numbers – 1 Month

Monthly figures are a distraction from your long-term goals, we’ll help you avoid the noise.

The Important Numbers – 30 Years

Investing in the Great Companies of the World has produced life-changing returns for the disciplined and patient investor.

RATIONAL OPTIMISM

The media is not a friend of the disciplined and patient investor. Whether it’s on TV, Print or Online, the media prefers to focus on short-term returns, market predictions, and negative news. Which is not suitable for a long-term investor.

Below are the stories, podcasts, and images which we wanted to share with you this month, which are uplifting, interesting and informative.

These links below will take you to articles on other websites.

Interesting News

We present the following as an antidote to the onslaught of negative news.

Further Reading

Here are some articles you may find interesting this month.

Listen & Watch

  • Finance Borrowed It From Life
    Learn how tiny, consistent actions can transform every aspect of your life.
  • 3 game theory tactics, explained
    Game theory is a useful tool for decision-making in situations where the outcome depends on multiple parties. It provides a systematic way to analyze the interdependence of individuals or organizations and their potential strategies.



A Picture is worth 1000 Words

  • The World’s Highest-Paid Athletes in 2026
    Across the 2025–26 season, the world’s 10 highest-paid athletes earned more than $1.4 billion combined from salaries, prize money, endorsements, appearance fees, licensing, and business ventures.
  • Europe’s Most Visited Countries
    Europe remains the world’s top tourism destination, attracting hundreds of millions of travelers every year.
  • The World’s Largest Stock Markets
    As of April 2026, the total market capitalization of U.S.-listed companies stands at more than $75 trillion, exceeding the combined value of the next nine largest equity markets worldwide.