Are all wealth managers really this bad?
Wealth management is an important part of the Financial Planning process. A Financial Plan without wealth management is a bit...
Monthly Investment Update – December 2015
In our monthly investment update for December 2015, we review the investment markets and economy, giving you the key information...
Examining the asset management sector
Our regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a market study into competition in the asset management sector. They...
Falling inflation could mean rock bottom interest rates remain
Price inflation as measured by the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) has fallen by -0.1% in the year to October. The...
Martin becomes a Chartered Wealth Manager
We are very pleased to announce that our managing director Martin Bamford has become a Chartered Wealth Manager. The Chartered...
Eurozone slowdown could mean more stimulus
All remains unwell in the Eurozone. The latest figures show the Eurozone economy growing by 0.3% in the third quarter....
Monthly Investment Update November 2015
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished October at 6,361.09, rising from 6,061.60 at the start of...
Are UK dividends ready for recovery?
It’s been a tough few years for income investors. UK companies paying a healthy dividend, historically at the core of...
A bad quarter for investment markets
Global investment markets have experienced their worst quarter of performance in four years. At the end of September, stock markets...
Index trackers get even cheaper
At a time of ‘noflation’ in the UK, one item is going down in price. The cost of investing using...