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“A real man smiles when in trouble, gathers strength from distress and grows by reflection.” Thomas Paine, political activist August is a time for reading and reflection. This year has turned out to be very different from what we expected. So much of our everyday reality has changed because of Covid-19. It has been a […]
Tags: global economy, investments, opportunities, stock markets
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Investment management
Will capital gains tax (CGT) rise dramatically as the government attempts to claw back the cost of extra spending during the coronavirus pandemic? Last month Chancellor Rishi Sunak commissioned The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) to investigate whether capital gains tax is ‘fit for purpose’. This surprise review of CGT could lead to higher taxes […]
Tags: Capital gains tax, revenue, Treasury, wealth tax
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Financial Planning
Minutes of the Clarion Investment Committee held at 2pm on July 16, 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 […]
Tags: Explorer, funds, Investment committee, Meridian, Navigator, Prudence
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Investment management
We are delighted to have helped save a charity that supports young people who are struggling at school or becoming involved in crime from closing due to Covid-19. We donated £3,000 to Challenge 4 Change because we are passionate about investing in the future of young people in the North West. The charity, based in […]
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There is no such thing as a rich pessimist – Max Warburg, German banker The year has only just passed the half-way mark but the history of Covid-19 and how it should best be combatted will not be written for a long while yet. The past few months have been an exceptional time for all […]
Tags: global economy, investments, opportunities, stock markets
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Investment management
The coronavirus pandemic and lockdown has been a strange and difficult time for all of us, not to mention also extremely sad for some people with life-changing events becoming common place. The crisis has meant that we have all come face to face with our own mortality and the isolation of lockdown has offered a […]
Tags: estate planning, inheritance, Tax, tax reform, wealth transfer
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Financial Planning
Minutes of the Clarion Investment Committee held on June 18, 2020, at 2pm 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: Explorer, investment, Investment committee, investors, Meridian, Prudence
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Investment management
Clarion chartered financial planner Peter Butcher takes a look at how the lockdown has changed how we communicate with clients and whether that change will be permanent. Video conferencing software has been available for several years, but it is only now that it has been truly embraced. The benefits of Zoom are clear; the reduction […]
Tags: clients, communication, COVID 19, financial planning, lockdown, meeting, video conferencing, Zoom
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Financial Planning,
Thought pieces
Stock market and economic commentary: A realist adjusts the sails
“The Pessimist complains about the Wind; The Optimist expects it to change; The Realist adjusts the Sails.” William Arthur Ward, writer Despite the release of data showing the UK economy suffered a record contraction in activity in April and cautionary comments from the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of America (Fed), the past few […]
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Tags: economic commentary, equity, investors, long-term, recovery, risk, stock market
Category: Investment management