With the election next week, it is good time to look at how markets might react to different outcomes, and the impact on your personal finances – “Corbyn-proofing” has been the media darling of recent weeks.
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Did you know that in Nigeria, email scammers are admired by many, who believe they provide a role model for young people, given the scammers’ skill in removing money from the bank accounts of wealthy westerners?
Saving for your first house can be daunting. It can be even more daunting when you see that there are multiple ways in which you can save.
At this time of the month, our investment commentary usually appears in your inbox. But this time is slightly different. To mark World Mental Health Day, we are going to shine a light on a topic that is too often ignored and brushed under the carpet, especially in the U.K.
While we in the UK remain Brexit-obsessed, global risks are rising, most recently the risk of Middle East conflict, with global implications. This might be the final straw which opens the trap door to somewhat lower stock market prices – or just another chipping away at a wobbly edifice. Time will tell. For now, here is our take on recent events.
The odds of a General Election in the next year are now about evens (11/10 with Corals). The odds of Jeremy Corbyn being the next Prime Minister are 9/4. Whatever your political persuasion it is a good time to consider what might happen under a Labour administration, and how we all might prepare.
The European elections are just ahead. Whether or not the U.K. is involved, it is a great time to review what is going on, and whether or not there is an investment opportunity.
The greatest exercise in global democracy has just started. It is the Indian general election, as 900 million people have the opportunity to decide the next steps for the fastest growing major economy in the world.
Surprisingly for us, one of the most popular blogs last year was the one which had a heavy emphasis on the risk of cyber war. The issue of cyber security has moved more into the headlines in recent days as the UK backs the Chinese firm Huawei to build vital infrastructure – against the protestations of the US. We explore that here. It is an important issue as we consider investment issues in China, take the temperature of global tension, and look to how Britain will position itself in a post-Brexit world.
It has been a crazy year, but certainly not catastrophic. Reflecting on 2018 I couldn’t move beyond the idea of “peaks”. It’s always dangerous to call even one peak – the scope for egg on your face in a year’s time is very high! Nevertheless…
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