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Minutes of the Clarion Investment Committee – November 2018

The committee discussed stock market volatility as 2018 draws to a close.

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Category: Financial Planning, Investment management

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Economic & Market Commentary 2018

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.

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Category: Business, Thought pieces

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Meet the Clarion Family

Meet Carole Loynd, Adviser, Client Support at Clarion.

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Category: Our team news

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Equity Investing and Market Commentary

Investing in stocks and shares requires optimism about the future.

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Category: Investment management, Thought pieces

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Saving Two Million Pounds in Inheritance Tax

This story of one Clarion client, who has been a friend and client of our Chairman, Keith Thompson for almost 40 years.

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Category: Financial Planning

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Minutes of the Clarion Investment Committee – October 2018

The committee discussed the current macro global economic environment and the upsurge in financial market volatility in recent weeks.

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Category: Financial Planning, Investment management

Notebook Clarion meeting minutes

Minutes of the Clarion Investment Committee – September 2018

The Committee had a full discussion regarding the current economic situation and positioning of financial markets.

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Category: Financial Planning, Investment management

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Meet The Clarion Family

Meet Anna McKenzie, Trainee Paraplanner at Clarion.

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Category: Our team news

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An Economic Miracle Worth Shouting About

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.

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Category: Lifestyle, Thought pieces

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