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True lifelong financial planning for the serious business of life.
True lifelong financial planning
for the serious business of life.
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Bitcoin has started 2021 with something of a bang and Clarion is receiving increased interest in our position on the cryptocurrency from our clients. Here our Investment Committee chairman Sam Petts analyses the pros and the cons. Bitcoin has come a long way since the first transaction, a purchase of two Papa John’s pizzas for 10,000 […]
Tags: Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, investments
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Investment management
Minutes of the Clarion Investment Committee held at 1pm on 14th January 2021 by Video Link. Committee members in attendance: – Sam Petts (SP) IC Chairman and Financial Planner Keith Thompson (KWT) Clarion Chairman Dmitry Konev (DK) Analyst (Margetts Fund Management) Toby Ricketts (TR) Fund Manager (Margetts Fund Management) Jacob Hartley (JH) Technical Assistant Clarion […]
Tags: funds, investment, MGTS Clarion Explorer, MGTS Clarion Meridian, MGTS Clarion Navigator Portfolio, MGTS Clarion Prudence
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Investment management
“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you’ve got to put up with the rain.” Dolly Parton, American singer and songwriter Just over 12 months ago the World Health Organisation issued a warning that the Chinese authorities had alerted it to an outbreak of “pneumonia of unknown cause” in Wuhan, until then […]
Tags: Brexit, debt, lockdown, pandemic, resiliance
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Financial Planning
With disruption and violence in the political capital of the US and rampant new variants of the coronavirus causing havoc in the UK and Europe, the first couple of weeks of the New Year seem every bit as depressing, if not worse, than the last few months of 2020. But with a new US President and […]
Tags: cashflow plan, financial advice, financial planning, investment risk
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Financial Planning,
Investment management
Chairman of the Clarion Investment Committee and chartered financial planner Sam Petts shares his insight into investment strategies and wealth management, particularly in a time of turmoil. In a post-pandemic world, what should wealthy individuals – or even those with extra money having sold a business for example – be investing their money in? […]
Tags: assets, investments, portfolios, tax planning, wealth management
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Investment management
In his New Year message, Clarion Founder Ron Walker reflects on 2020 and the rays of light penetrating the gloom that should be taken as our guiding lights for the next 12 months. Those venerable global organisations the United Nations and the World Health Organisation declared 2020 as, respectively, ‘year of plant health’ and ‘year of […]
Tags: core values, investments, pandemic, portfolios, stock markets
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Thought pieces
Minutes of the Clarion Investment Committee held at 1pm on 10th December 2020 by Video Link. Committee Members in attendance: – Sam Petts (SP) IC Chairman and Financial Planner Keith Thompson (KWT) Clarion Chairman Dmitry Konev (DK) Analyst (Margetts Fund Management) Toby Ricketts (TR) Fund Manager (Margetts Fund Management) Jacob Hartley (JH) Technical Assistant Clarion *Apologies […]
Tags: funds, MGTS Clarion Explorer, MGTS Clarion Meridian, MGTS Clarion Prudence, MTGS Clarion Navigator
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Investment management
“With all the tragedies happening in the world, do not fret, we still have more than a few outstanding humans left paving the way for a better future.” – Elon Reeve Musk FRS, Founder & CEO of Tesla Inc Edinburgh’s Library of Mistakes holds a collection of more than 3000 books cataloging the financial folly […]
Tags: covid, democracy, US elections
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Investment management
Clarion is in the business of true lifelong financial planning, not just financial advice. Here, one of our Chartered Financial Planners and Chairman of the Clarion Investment Committee Sam Petts explains why Clarion is unique and what this means for clients. Sam said: “It all comes down to our bespoke service. Anyone who comes on-board […]
Tags: financial planning, selling your business, The Clarion Way, wealth management
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Financial Planning,
Investment management