August 14, 2024
Was The Japan “Crash” Important?
Shenanigans in financial markets last week, particularly Japan, seemed to come from nowhere - they…
July 8, 2024
UK Election, Reasons To Be Cheerful
In late October financial markets came back from the brink of very sharp falls. Optimism…
April 18, 2024
The Pieces Fall Into Place
There is no one fact which usefully informs us right now. Rather we have a…
March 19, 2024
Of Fact-Checkers And Dreamers
From November, US financial markets and beyond began dancing to the tune of the US…
March 7, 2024
You Have Valuable Tax Allowances – Use ‘em or Lose ‘em
The Tax Year End Is Looming With the tax year coming to a close on…
January 18, 2024
They Think It’s All Over
In late October financial markets came back from the brink of very sharp falls. Optimism…
October 13, 2023
And all at once Summer collapsed into Fall
In recent weeks you might have spotted scary headlines proclaiming that just ahead lies a…
May 5, 2023
The Great Unravelling; Yet Hidden Opportunities
This runs a bit longer than usual, but a lot has been happening. We will…
February 28, 2023
Need to act now? New Capital Gains Tax rules
Getting to grips with Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is particularly important right now, as the…
February 8, 2023
Mania Simmers, Risks Grow, Yet Opportunities Persist Too
In December 2022 we said: “If you took a strong view on markets in 2022,…
