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True lifelong financial planning for the serious business of life.
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Prospective clients often arrive at their initial meeting unprepared for the unique Clarion experience – particularly if they have previously retained the service of a different financial adviser. The level of detail at each step of ‘The Clarion Journey’ is markedly different to the experience at other financial advisory firms. The process of gathering information […]
Tags: Client journey, client relationships
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Financial Planning
“Stock market corrections, although painful at the time, are actually a very healthy part of the whole mechanism, because there are always speculative excesses that develop, particularly during a long bull market.” Rob Chernow; American writer, journalist, historian and biographer Stock Markets Two things happened in financial markets in the first few days of 2022 […]
Tags: inflation, interest rates
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Investment management
We are delighted that our financial planning team has been strengthened with the appointment of Jebun Kazi as Associate Financial Planner. Jebun has joined Clarion after three years at a south Cheshire wealth management firm, latterly as paraplanner. She is looking forward to putting her skills into action for the benefit of our clients, particularly […]
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Our team news
Investment in education is the gift that keeps on giving. It is never too soon to factor in the cost of providing your children with the very best start in life. Like parents-to-be who put their child’s name down for the family’s preferred school before they are even born, many are now planning for the […]
Tags: Education, private school, school fees, tuition fees, university
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Financial Planning
Meet Robin Townsend What is your role at Clarion? Compliance Director How did you take your first steps into Financial Planning? As an Area Representative for a large product provider What do you think Clarion offers its clients that make it unique? Always putting the client’s best interests at the forefront of anything we do […]
Tags: Compliance, New colleague, staff appointments
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Our team news
Meet Isabelle Spencer What is your role at Clarion? Adviser Client Support How did you take your first steps into Financial Planning? I originally worked at Royal London in the retirement Pensions department, for four years before moving over to Clarion. Working at Royal London made me realise how important it was to provide everyone […]
Tags: Clarion Family, New colleague, Staff
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Our team news
This will be the ‘last phase of the struggle’ ‘not only is the end in sight, we know exactly how we will get there’ said Boris Johnson on 4th Jan 2021 in his televised address to the nation. No prize for guessing the subject, Covid, but how wrong the prognosis was, with over 70,000 more […]
Tags: Review of the year
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Thought pieces
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 Omicron variant continues to dominate market sentiment, resulting in volatile equity and bond markets. […]
Tags: Adventurer Portfolio, Defender Portfolio, Discretionary Investment Management, Explorer Portfolio, funds, investment, Meridian Portfolio, MGTS Clarion Explorer, MGTS Clarion Meridian, MGTS Clarion Prudence, MTGS Clarion Navigator, Navigator Portfolio, Pioneer Portfolio, Prudence Portfolio, Voyager Portfolio
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Investment management
“Predicting rain doesn’t count, building an Ark does.” Warren Buffett, American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. Economic Update “Same procedure as last year? Same procedure as every year!” The classic sketch “Dinner for One” is a New Year’s tradition in Germany and much of Northern Europe. Miss Sophie’s 90th birthday party and her famous reply […]
Tags: equities, growth, inflation, stock markets
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Investment management