financial news Archives - Philip J Milton & Company Plc https://www.miltonpj.net/tag/financial-news/ North Devon's Leading Wealth Managers Sun, 12 Jan 2025 13:32:48 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://www.miltonpj.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/PJMCO-Site-Image-4-100x100.png financial news Archives - Philip J Milton & Company Plc https://www.miltonpj.net/tag/financial-news/ 32 32 Portents and opportunities for 2025 https://www.miltonpj.net/2025/01/12/2025-gets-off-to-a-bad-financial-start/ Sun, 12 Jan 2025 13:32:46 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11594 I am afraid the portents have turned badly for 2025, here at home at least. We are reacting on investment strategies with enough good news stories to help against the negativity and don’t forget the UK was and is very cheap to start, so there is a protection cushion there regardless to make us somewhat […]

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]]> Gilts, Sterling recovery and markets https://www.miltonpj.net/2023/07/11/gilts-sterling-lacklustre-markets/ Tue, 11 Jul 2023 15:23:28 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=10750 So the UK Government has sold the most expensive Gilt since 2007, paying 5.668% till redemption in October 2025. That is significantly higher than the rates which were applying only a few years ago. Unless inflation abates (and wage figures today don’t help) then the cost of servicing the National Debt will rocket and start […]

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]]> A snapshot of what we do as wealth managers https://www.miltonpj.net/2022/12/04/snapshot-of-what-we-do-as-wealth-managers/ Sun, 04 Dec 2022 15:53:01 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=10356 Let’s start with some good news. The price of wheat is back to where it was before Russia invaded Ukraine. I bet you haven’t read that anywhere. It really is quite amazing however, now almost down half on its March high. At this rate we’ll be thinking of buying-in again as we sold ours (and […]

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]]> What does the Autumn Statement mean? https://www.miltonpj.net/2022/11/23/what-does-the-autumn-statement-mean/ Wed, 23 Nov 2022 15:41:01 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=10345 The post What does the Autumn Statement mean? appeared first on Philip J Milton & Company Plc.

]]> Shark-infested financial waters https://www.miltonpj.net/2022/08/26/shark-infested-financial-waters/ Fri, 26 Aug 2022 15:57:26 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=10239 Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me… I’ve passed the 37th anniversary of sitting in my tiny home office in Georgeham wondering ‘what had I done’… however, those thoughts didn’t last too long, even with numerous trials and tribulations since! There are no regrets and indeed, some of those first clients are still on […]

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