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Investment Update – Winter 2019/20
| February 21, 2020Featuring: Year of the rising tide A brief change in leadership Coronavirus Tech, Growth, the US and everything else Relative cheer for UK stocks Year of the rising tide 2019 proved to be a strong year all round for investment portfolios. The first half was broadly comparable to a strong rising tide as, without much exception, significant positive returns […]
INVESTMENT UPDATE– AUTUMN 2019
| November 25, 2019Featuring: Market recap Summer rotation Why is risk back in favour? Growth to Value switch Market recap Our last update in August reported that financial markets had posted strong and consistent year-to-date gains. All major global stock market indices had delivered double-digit returns in ‘one-way traffic’ fashion. Gains were not just confined to shares – […]
INVESTMENT UPDATE– SUMMER 2019
| September 13, 2019Featuring: Rising Markets in 2019 But is it all plain sailing? In the UK KMD Portfolio Stance Rising Markets in 2019 Financial markets have generated solid positive returns during 2019 so far. This marks a welcome rebound from the weak final quarter of 2018, in which global stocks lost roughly one-fifth of their value, peak-to-trough. […]
Investment Update– Spring 2019
| May 29, 2019Featuring: Momentum continues Tech Supremacy Watching Number 10 Are we there yet? Momentum Continues The New Year brought with it a fresh wave of optimism. Our last Update indicated that stocks rose early on this year, resulting in the best January for 30 years. That momentum has continued beyond Q1, with US markets now back […]
Newsletter – February 2019
| February 27, 2019As the end of the 2018/19 tax year approaches, we look at some areas that you may wish to review: ISAs (Individual Savings Account) Pensions, VCTs (Venture Capital Trust) & EISs (Enterprise Investment Scheme) CGT (Capital Gains Tax) IHT (Inheritance Tax). Also please see wealth management
Investment Update – Winter 2018/19
| February 21, 2019Featuring: Hitting ‘the wall’- key market overview, Conviction in ‘Value’ Stocks, Good things come to those who wait, With volatility comes opportunity.