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Why investors are buying cheaper investment funds
Investors. You’ve never had it so good. New research shows that investors across Europe are paying lower expenses on average […]
Julia Docker
Dec 9, 20203 min read
Why I don’t (always) like index tracker funds
How do you make $15bn in a day? It’s easy enough if a) you’re Elon Musk, and b) your electric […]
Julia Docker
Nov 17, 20205 min read
Too much market optimism
It’s been another good day for global investment markets. News of a second effective vaccine, Moderna which shows nearly 95% […]
Julia Docker
Nov 16, 20203 min read
50/50 chance of a Brexit deal
With all eyes on the US Presidential Election – and perhaps half an eye on the second-wave of Covid-19 sweeping […]
Julia Docker
Nov 6, 20204 min read
Furlough Scheme March 2021 EXTENSION – and Bank of England update
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced an EXTENSION to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (‘Furlough’) until the end of March 2021. […]
Julia Docker
Nov 5, 20202 min read
Online classical music concerts
One of the great resources we have in our village is the Cranleigh Arts Centre. Like all leisure venues, it […]
Julia Docker
Nov 4, 20201 min read
Financial help for the self-employed
With a second lockdown coming into force in England later this week, there’s some good news for the self-employed. The […]
Julia Docker
Nov 2, 20202 min read
November 2020 Investment & Economic Update
In our latest monthly investment update for November 2020, we take a look at how the global investment markets, economy […]
Julia Docker
Nov 2, 20204 min read
Furlough extension and lockdown 2 financial support
With news of a second national lockdown for England, coming into force on 5th November 2020, the government has updated […]
Julia Docker
Nov 1, 20202 min read
Explaining the New Extended New Job Support Scheme
Just when we thought the furlough scheme was ending and being replaced with an inferior alternative, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has […]
Julia Docker
Oct 22, 20202 min read
Economic recovery in Britain is faltering
Economic recovery in Britain is faltering, and the Bank of England should step up spending, instead of opting for negative […]
Julia Docker
Oct 20, 20202 min read
Watch this before you take advice from Fortune, Freedom & Farage
He’s taken on the political establishment and (some would claim) won. He’s taken on the media establishment and made a […]
Julia Docker
Oct 10, 20203 min read
State Pension Age Hits 66
Today is a milestone for the state pension. If you were born between 6th October 1954 and 5th April 1960, […]
Julia Docker
Oct 6, 20202 min read
Ignore the doom and gloom. What’s happening in your portfolio is likely very different.
It’s the early evening, and the BBC News has been full of Covid-19, the US presidential election and Brexit. When […]
Julia Docker
Oct 5, 20203 min read
The Donald has the Rona – what does it mean for investors?
US President Donald Trump, along with the First Lady, has tested positive for coronavirus. Announcing the news in a tweet, […]
Julia Docker
Oct 2, 20201 min read
October 2020 Investment & Economic Update
In our latest monthly investment update for October 2020, we take a look at how the global investment markets, economy […]
Julia Docker
Oct 1, 20203 min read
How to pay tax like Trump
The New York Times has published a series of shocking revelations about the amount of tax (or lack of it) […]
Julia Docker
Sep 29, 20203 min read
New Jobs Support Scheme
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced details of a New Jobs Support Scheme, along with a series of other measures […]
Julia Docker
Sep 24, 20202 min read
Savage interest rate cuts for NS&I savers
In a move described by some commentators as ‘savage’, National Savings & Investments (NS&I) has slashed interest rates across its […]
Julia Docker
Sep 23, 20203 min read
Better female representation on FTSE 350 boards
One area of business and finance where inequality is rife is a female representation at board-level for the largest UK […]
Julia Docker
Sep 23, 20203 min read
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