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Following a negative final quarter in 2018, we look at how we expect the markets to fare over 2019.
Category: Business, Investment management, Thought pieces
It has long been claimed that markets are influenced by what is known as the ‘January effect
Category: Investment management, Thought pieces
A good sense of the change in market sentiment over the year can be gleaned from investor reaction to recent ‘news flow’. The Fed Chair Powell recently issued a slightly more dovish statement implying that interest rates were close to neutral and future moves would be data dependent rather than rigidly following the forward guidance.
Category: Thought pieces, Uncategorised
Investing in stocks and shares requires optimism about the future.
Category: Investment management, Thought pieces
With modern media reporting a multitude of economic statistics almost every day, it is easy to become statistic fatigued but it is worth reminding ourselves of what is surely the single most important economic statistic.
Category: Lifestyle, Thought pieces
The psychological nature of investing means that investors, being ever fearful of losing money, will always find something to worry about.
Category: Business, Investment management, Thought pieces
Our Chairman, Keith Thompson, discusses the impact the first half of 2018 has had on global investment markets, and how we can expect things to change moving forward.
Category: Financial Planning, Investment management, Thought pieces
In the early 1970s two eminent American Psychologists conducted a survey about how people would remember their predictions about important forthcoming events.
Category: Thought pieces
The decision to sell a business is not taken lightly. Aside from the financial complexities of the deal itself, there are many personal and emotional aspects to consider.
Category: Thought pieces