Philip J Milton DipFS CFP™ Chartered FCSI (Financial Planning), Chartered FLIBF, Chartered FPFS, Chartered Wealth Manager
Managing Director
Upon leaving school at sixteen, Philip joined one of the leading high street banks and quickly gained his banking qualifications. He founded Philip J Milton & Company in 1985, starting out from a room in his parents’ home in Georgeham. Philip manages the Company’s discretionary funds and is one of the longest-standing managers of the same funds in the whole industry. Philip has amongst the highest level qualifications in the industry including an MBA, Certified Financial Planner and Chartered Wealth Manager. Philip has lived in North Devon all his life and is well-known in business and community circles being involved in many activities away from work too. He has also stood for Parliament but has retired from that pursuit now. He has been happily married to Helen since 1991 and they have four children.
UK economy grows, but…
At last the economy grew and better than hoped – by 0.4% in the quarter to 31 July and apparently fuelled by AI efficiencies and World Cup spending. However, the Government really has problems. Ostensibly it has sold the most expensive 30-year debt since 1998 – 5.82%. The very first 30-year started on 28 January […]
New bond lows
So Lake Ontario is now to be called Lake America and so a wag has said Canada Geese are also now called Donald Ducks… oh well, let’s await developments there… the loyalists fought-back against the American invaders in the 1812 war and won and the White House was burned-down in 1814. Let’s trust they can […]
Economic growth and a little calm
Have been listening to this strange noise outside today – the pattering of much-needed rain. I appreciate if you are on holiday here it’s not so good but the ground needs it desperately so please forgive us! Pleasing to see the latest Quarter’s economic growth rate at 0.4%. It is still lower than it should […]