I read an interesting article the other day that mentioned that retail (i.e. personal) investors now own over 35% of US stocks and account for more than 1/5th of all trading activity.
Topic: Media
Ready, Steady…
There seems to be a bit more of a buzz around the place in the past few weeks. Since the 12th of April and the reinstatement of at least a couple of our (previously taken for granted) freedoms, I detect a sense of joy and optimism in people who I meet.
Monthly Vlog – 25th March 2021
Topics Discussed:
– Market Update
– Buckingham Gate Portfolio Performance
– Budget Outcomes
– Tax Day Outcomes
Monthly Vlog – 1st March 2021
Topics Discussed
– Market Update
– Budget/Tax Changes Looking Likely
– Budget/Tax Changes Looking Unlikely
– Tax Consultations
– ‘In The News’
Lies, Damn Lies and Speculation
As budget day approaches, the volume of rumour, speculation and mistruth is stepping up in traditional fashion.
Of course, there are the old favourites (you know, the things that the media report ‘might’ happen in the budget every single year, but never seem to actually occur) such as the removal of the 25% tax-free cash on pensions and restrictions to pension tax relief (for what it’s worth, I don’t believe we are likely to see either at this coming budget).
Light At The End Of The Tunnel?
Last week’s announcement from the Prime Minister that schools will remain closed and lockdown will effectively be extended until the 8th March will come as a surprise to no one.
Here We Go Again, Again (Again)
First off, I would like to open by promising that I won’t use that title again. I will be the first to admit that it is getting a little bit old now, but then again so is lockdown, which is the topic of today’s post.
A Message From Matt – 11th December 2020
So how is it that we have already arrived at the end of 2020?
I think this year has been the ‘fastest, slowest’ year I have ever experienced. In some senses 2020 really seems to have dragged on. It seems forever since I saw my family or friends properly and I am sure we are all looking forward to hopefully getting back to this kind of thing as we move into the Spring next year and beyond!
A Message From Matt – 27th November 2020
I have mixed emotions as we approach December. On the one hand, as I mentioned during our client event last week, I feel that there is a lot to be optimistic about as we head into 2021. On the other hand though, it does feel like we have a fair few hurdles to jump over before we get there. Before we look at those though, let’s focus on the positive…
Turbulent Times – 6th November 2020
Well, it certainly has been a tumultuous few weeks.
Lockdown part II seems to have coincided with a fairly inconclusive US election result, which at the time of writing, looks as if it could remain that way for many days or even weeks at this stage. Throw in a relative lack of news over the progress (or not) being made with the Brexit trade deal and we have a recipe for an interesting winter.
