Martin's Memo Spring Budget 2017 Chancellor Philip Hammond described his first and last Spring Budget as one that “takes forward our plan to prepare Britain for a brighter future”. Despite this early promise it wasn't long before he was forced to back pedal on his plans for National Insurance Contribution increases in the [...]
Martin's Memo Tax Year End 2016/17 This month we decided to give Brian some time off from his investment Brainstorming and instead use our monthly newsletter to remind you that the tax year end is fast approaching. As with any deadline, financial companies will begin to experience high levels of demand as the window [...]
Brian's Brainstorm Investment Volatility Last month we discussed how a hyperactive media encourages us to make bad investment choices. But the volatility of our wealth portfolios also leads us to make ill-advised panic decisions. Everyone has a comfort zone with regards to their own investments. Some people can sustain higher losses without feeling nervous [...]
Brian's Brainstorm Your Investments and the Autumn Statement If you want to increase your chances of being a successful investor; we suggest you take no notice of the news media. This is because the news coverage is unbalanced. When financial markets fall dramatically it will inevitably be front page news; but have you ever [...]
Brian's Brainstorm Post Brexit Investment Lessons Many people woke up on the Friday morning of 24th June facing the apocalyptic scenario of the pound falling like a stone and the UK stock market poised to open over 8% down at below 5,800 following the surprise decision to leave the EU. The media did its [...]