Did you realise that despite all the negativity, in the US at the end of 2018, the numbers of jobs available exceeded the numbers of those seeking work? That’s quite a turnaround!

Well done to Felix Milton for his brief appearance on MoneyBox Live on Saturday 8 June! He was thanked and complimented by Paul Lewis afterwards and with offers to repeat his attendances.

The fall-out is continuing following the suspension of his flagship fund. The Patient Capital Trust has been downgraded by one leading broker which is concerned that the fire-sale of assets in the suspended funds could impact valuations

I am sure that we all agree that in life we seek the concepts of justice, equality, conformity and fairness though naturally we may have different ideas for attaining that.

It is very hard doing that sometimes. It doesn’t matter how hard we try, the pretty advertisement promoted by some TV celebrity (adverts of which they are oblivious) saying how much of a fortune they have mad

do try our hardest to be responsive and prove that our clients’ needs are our best interests. We are not perfect but we give our best and believe we have instilled this within our staff too as long-term ethics and professionalism, albeit with a mantra that ‘however good we do something we can always try to do it better’.

If we are not careful we tend to be somewhat glib about market conditions. Remember how horrible things looked in mid-December?

A small North Devon charity, Flying Fish Artists that supports people who have experienced mental health issues by using art as a means of therapy, has received a much welcome funding boost from a local business. We have awarded a grant of £2,100 from our fund administered by Devon Community Foundation.

It is too late for you to do anything – well soon! We can still process pension and ISA applications up till Thursday close of business so if you haven’t done yours and should – don’t dilly-dally anymore! The staff may glare at you but we’re here to help you…! And remember, next Monday you can subscribe the whole amount again so why on earth wait for another year to pass and another year’s valuable tax allowance to be missed for a year?

Hello! I’m Esme and am 22 years old. This year I shall be taking on the challenge of running the London Marathon in April. I am not a runner by nature but it is a challenge that I am willing to embrace and hope to raise some money through doing so.