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]]> Who needs financial advice? Can you afford not to? https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/10/02/investment-advice-is-vital-to-all-walks-of-life/ Wed, 02 Oct 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11430 There was a timely reminder of the invaluable advisory and guidance interactions we have with so many of our clients when two senior investment professionals noted they too have advisers, when many might assume they ‘can’t need them’. Perhaps we don’t blow our own trumpet enough in reminding clients how valuable our assistance to them […]

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]]> Don’t become an ‘advice gap’ statistic and lose out https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/08/07/are-you-an-advice-gap-statistic/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11386 We’ve talked before of the dubious choice of investors trying to ‘go it alone’ and of the value of sound independent advice across all manner of financial needs. So it is worrying that the numbers of people who sought financial advice last year dropped to only 9% apparently, a drop of 18% on the year. […]

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]]> Market rises and speculation https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/06/15/market-rises-and-speculation/ Sat, 15 Jun 2024 10:32:31 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11266 So I was premature last time – Nvidia is now ‘worth’ more than Apple. Are the lunatics running the asylum, as speculative fervour has truly taken hold… there we are – the psychology of markets – I mean the masses? That’s not ‘investment’ – it’s sheer speculation, flows of money and the fear of missing […]

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]]> Inflation and cautious optimism https://www.miltonpj.net/2023/06/23/inflation-and-cautious-optimism/ Fri, 23 Jun 2023 15:20:41 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=10716 So Sterling has hit its highest level against the Dollar since April last year and the Euro since August. Whilst it reduces the value of investors’ overseas’ assets, strength is positive and I can say ‘expected’ though whether it is on confidence in the UK and our economic prowess (or others’ regression) is hard to […]

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