25
Nov
The Autumn Statement
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s second major announcement was designated as an Autumn Statement, but it will have a greater financial impact than most Budgets....
18
Nov
11
Nov
The best of what we read, watched and listened to this week
The best of what we read, watched and listened to in the week ending 11th November 2022....
28
Oct
Keep your eyes on the prize
Image by Arek Socha from Pixabay At times like this, investors risk being unsettled by the endless rounds of media speculation and hyperbole. Talk of market failure risk by the Bank of England, squabbling politicians and headline grabbing market traders and analysts can lead investors to...
21
Oct
The best of what we read, watched and listened to this week
The best of what we read, watched and listened to in the week ending 21st October 2022....
06
Oct
A view of currencies and interest rates
It is interesting times but putting hyperbole, politics and the minute-by-minute gyrations of the market aside for a moment, let’s take a step back and look at what has been going on....
29
Sep
The Growth Plan
What the Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, presented to the House of Commons on Friday was definitively not a Budget; it was ‘The Growth Plan’. ...
23
Sep
Sensible thinking about bonds
Like many people, we have been reading several articles or commentaries suggesting that a 60/40 balanced portfolio, or bonds as a whole, are ‘dead...
16
Sep
The best of what we read, watched and listened to this week
The best of what we read, watched and listened to in the week ending 16th September 2022....
09
Sep