The week to Tuesday’s close saw little movement in global equity markets with the UK (UK top 100 companies) rising 0.8% and the US (S&P 500 Index) falling 1.7%. …
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Equity markets continued to recover during the week, led by the US (S&P 500 Index) which rose 3.5%. Although the rally in the US has involved all industry sectors, that…
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Macro Overview
To reminisce is to revere. It was January BC (before corona). Indian Industrial Production had improved at the fastest rate in eight years after last year’s torpor.…
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The strong rally in equities that began on 24 March continued through the week as the number of COVID-19 deaths in Spain and Italy appeared to slow, and as…
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The week to Tuesday’s close saw equity markets continue their recovery from March’s lows, led by the US S&P 500 Index which saw a gain of 4.4%. Closer to…
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Financial markets endured a volatile week as investors sought to reconcile the short-term damage to economic activity caused by countries going into lockdown with the unparalleled scale of…
More and more of my discussions around future financial planning are involving the passing on of assets, especially the family home, to children and/or grandchildren in the most tax efficient…
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According to the Alzheimer’s Society, one in three people over 65 will develop dementia and this number is only likely to increase as people are living longer.
It is estimated…
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