At a high level we often talk about the need for any successful investment strategy to be split between your attack and defence. This blog is about why you need such a defence – it is not to deal with run-of-the-mill falls, but ones potentially catastrophic for your life plans. Though written for DIY investors using FundExpert, such a defence is at the heart of our DFM portfolios.”
In particular we are concerned with dangerous myths which permeate our industry – believing these could destroy your hard-earned wealth in the years ahead.
In the weeks and months to come, bad news will be good news. Bad news will mean that the economy is slowing, along with inflationary pressures, and interest rates can then stop rising. It isn’t clear how much bad news is required, but we are at least moving in the right direction, punctuated by spats between politicians and central bankers.
The last month has been a news rollercoaster, and it ended last Friday with the UK’s mini-Budget, as a result of which one journalist was heard saying that the UK stock market is plummeting and the economy is being destroyed. There is lots to unravel in today’s update, which ends with important conclusions on financial markets which are relevant to all clients.
Today I do not look at specific investment issues. Rather I explore the positive backdrop which might unfold in the coming years, and considerably boost both economic and investment potential. But it needs new thinking. The pandemic and the Tory leadership contest have together revealed the weakness of the thinking which dominates today, and, much more importantly, shone a light on that huge untapped potential if that thinking changes.
International Women’s Day takes place on 8th March every year. To mark the occasion, I wanted to take a look at why it is that women invest less than men, and also how this pattern is starting to shift as women grow increasingly confident and interested in securing their financial future.
(Updated 8th March 2022)
Over many years we have emphasised that it is not our job to be cheerleaders for the investment industry. Our job is, among other things, to bring to you realistic assessments of events which might impact your investments.
Every year Saxo Bank produce their “10 Outrageous Predictions” for the year ahead, which are always thought provoking as well as fun. This year, revolution is the theme – climate change, constitutional crises, inflation shocks, medical breakthroughs creating another 25 years of life expectancy, and more. Each will create uncertainty in their own way.
“I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction.
The world will have a generation of idiots.”
Albert Einstein.
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