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This article provides a brief overview of the topics discussed in the recent investment committee meeting and the decisions made following those discussions. Economic commentary and market outlook The following notes summarise the main points discussed by the Investment Committee. The strongest IA sector performers during September were IA Japan (4.58%), IA Japanese Smaller Companies […]
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“October: This is just one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks & shares. The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August and February.” – Mark Twain Economic update Doom sells. Whether stock markets and economies are rosy or wobbly, making predictions of impending disaster is something of […]
Tags: bears, diversified investment, inflation, stock markets
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Investment management
“We have peace of mind that Clarion knows exactly what it is you are looking for and they know how to provide it.” Meet Clarion clients – David and Dorothy Durling – who had never engaged the services of a financial planner before their tax accountant introduced them to Clarion just as they both […]
Tags: Case study, investments, lifelong planning, retirement
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Financial Planning
This article provides a brief overview of the topics discussed in the recent Investment Committee meeting and the decisions made following those discussions. Economic commentary and market outlook The following notes summarise the main points discussed by the Investment Committee. Investors with a long-term view have historically grown their portfolios more successfully than those with […]
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“An idiot with a plan can beat a genius without a plan.” Warren Buffett, billionaire business magnate and philanthropist Economic update The early 2020s may be remembered forever more as the time of the Covid pandemic but a subsidiary label might be that of the shortage years. The dislocation between supply and demand created by […]
Tags: financial markets, supply and demand
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Investment management
Meet Geoff Lord, who after a lifetime in the financial sector, values strong personal relationships when doing business – making Clarion a perfect fit for his family’s financial planning needs. The retired stockbroker from Stockport and his wife of 42 years, Wendy, have been clients of Clarion Wealth Planning since 2017. The advice they receive has […]
Tags: Case study, client relationships
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Financial Planning
Meet Peter Butcher What is your role at Clarion? Chartered Financial Planner. It’s a great role as I find helping my clients very rewarding. How did you take your first steps into Financial Planning? I graduated from university and got a place on a Graduate Development Programme for aspiring Financial Planners. The Graduate Programme allowed […]
Tags: Chartered status, financial planning, Staff
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“In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Benjamin Franklin, American statesman and Founding Father In the complex world of financial planning nothing is certain. We therefore regard our clients’ financial plans as “living documents” to be reviewed and adapted as families grow and goals change. However, the […]
Tags: gifts, Inheritance tax
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Financial Planning
This article provides a brief overview of the topics discussed in the recent investment committee meeting and the decisions made following those discussions. Economic commentary and market outlook The following notes summarise the main points discussed by the Investment Committee. Covid-19 stimulus exceeds $18 trillion or 21% of global GDP in 2020/21. Vaccine strategy provides […]
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Investment management