April 2022 - Philip J Milton & Company Plc

Shocking decisions, market musings and some passion

So what on earth did Barclays do… It sold $15billion more of an investment product than the US SEC had authorised. So it had to cancel some and as a consequence, it cost the Bank £450million.Not unsurprisingly, but the share price has been hit and confidence shattered – who on earth was monitoring this? It...

Economy chokes on the ‘pig’ of inflation

There is a colossal ‘pig in the python’ at the moment as the UK is experiencing its highest rate of inflation in 30 years. The Office for National Statistics has announced that rates rose to seven per cent in March, leaving households faced with increased prices for food, fuel, energy bills – pretty much everything. Unfortunately,...

The tax year is over! And why you really need good advice

Accountant panicking behind pile of paper

Well, April 5 has happened and year-end investment reports will be produced now. We were manically busy in the run-up to the tax-year end but some people still missed the deadlines for Pensions and ISAs, people who are really in the ‘must use’ camp. We do try!We also had considerable funds ready for applications...

Energy price hike – what can you do?

Anxious energy customers crashed the websites of major suppliers on Thursday as they rushed to avoid a huge price hike. Those on variable direct debits had been urged by money experts to take a meter reading on March 31 during what has been coined as ‘National Meter Reading Day’. This is because the energy price cap...

Shocking decisions, market musings and some passion

Economy chokes on the ‘pig’ of inflation

The tax year is over! And why you really need good advice

Energy price hike – what can you do?

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