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]]> Unexpected growth in economic area https://www.miltonpj.net/2026/06/06/economy-grows-but-one-swallow-does-not-make-a-summer/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 13:50:09 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=12318 Shockingly (as we weren’t expecting it!) but the economy grew 0.6% in the first quarter – not quite sure how! Apparently, it was ‘services’ primarily. So, the extra 0.1% over what was expected is being headlined by the Government as wonderful news but sadly one swallow does not a summer make. On the same day, […]

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]]> Happy Father’s Day and advice https://www.miltonpj.net/2025/06/15/what-is-the-value-of-good-advice/ Sun, 15 Jun 2025 16:41:03 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11868 Happy Father’s Day for Sunday, to all the fathers out there… this year, Citywire was keen to run a piece on fathers and sons working together and we were selected. It is published here… Father’s Day: How Philip and Felix Milton run a firm together so you can read all about how we addressed working […]

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]]> A pre-Christmas snapshot of the economy and markets https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/12/12/economy-facing-issues-pre-christmas/ Thu, 12 Dec 2024 14:46:42 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11522 Well, whilst I anticipate another eshot just before the festivities, it seems apt to wish everyone a very Happy Christmas season, celebrations and relaxing times. The new government will be looking forward to some rest and apt navel gazing over the break. I am sure we shall all be wondering what might ensue from Syria […]

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]]> Record global dividends but is UK honeymoon over? https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/12/04/global-dividend-record-high/ Wed, 04 Dec 2024 15:18:05 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11513 Good news that global dividends paid to investors hit a new record in the third quarter. This was $431billion according to Janus Henderson’s latest research, with 88% of companies increasing or holding their payout rates (84% in the UK, though the overall rate dropped in fact, as miners cut their special dividends from before). Dividends […]

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]]> What will Inheritance Tax changes mean for farmers and the rest of us? https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/11/27/what-will-farming-inheritance-tax-changes-mean/ Wed, 27 Nov 2024 15:25:18 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11505 Farming is a huge part of life for many here in North Devon and there is growing concern at the Government’s decision to change Inheritance Tax rules for farmers (and others in business). Shortly we shall be writing to clients to clarify some of the changes in the recent Budget from Chancellor Rachel Reeves and […]

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]]> Interest rates and investment trusts https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/09/27/interest-rates-us-and-uk/ Fri, 27 Sep 2024 10:40:28 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11414 So the Fed has cut interest rates by a large 0.5%, helping to push Sterling to its highest against the Dollar and Euro since April 2022 (that’s a 23% gain on the Dollar since September 2022 – or a 23% loss on your unhedged US shares and bonds of course). If the Pound retains its […]

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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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]]> This too shall pass – market volatility is no need to panic https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/08/05/markets-volatile-but-no-need-to-panic/ Mon, 05 Aug 2024 15:59:19 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11320 For no ‘real’ reason, markets have decided it’s time for the coin to flip from ‘all news is positive’ to ‘all news is negative’ and within a matter of days sentiment has changed dramatically. I suppose we should have been expecting it, after such a positive run and after all we have said about overblown […]

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]]> Regulation is well-intended but is it pushing some advisors to the brink? https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/07/03/are-financial-advisers-being-pushed-too-far/ Wed, 03 Jul 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11398 People do not necessarily consider financial services from the other side of the desk – and of course, why should they? They turn up at the office of an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA) seeking advice and answers for their specific situation. But we thought it might be helpful to share some insights into the effects […]

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