looking ahead Archives - Philip J Milton & Company Plc https://www.miltonpj.net/tag/looking-ahead/ 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 looking ahead Archives - Philip J Milton & Company Plc https://www.miltonpj.net/tag/looking-ahead/ 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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]]> Don’t be hasty! Taking stock after 2024 https://www.miltonpj.net/2025/01/09/2024-review-and-looking-to-2025/ Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:39:07 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11589 A Happy New Year to all readers of this column and we hope you can look forward to a positive and productive 2025. Our latest ‘eshot’ to clients has provided a brief snapshot of how we have been performing for them during the past year and some of our success stories, so we felt they […]

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]]> Election results https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/07/05/election-results-good-luck-to-the-new-government/ Fri, 05 Jul 2024 21:10:28 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11293 I realise this is hot on the heels of the last missive (it’s a short one!) but whatever your politics, I offer my hearty congratulations to Sir Keir Starmer on his success yesterday. The outcome is very decisive and we wish him and all of his soon-to-be-assembled team all the very best in managing our […]

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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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]]> Markets rebound despite Middle East troubles https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/04/26/markets-rebound-after-middle-east-tension/ Fri, 26 Apr 2024 09:44:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11146 The markets are hoping that Middle-Eastern concerns have not escalated and after initial worries, markets have rebounded and the oil price slipped-back again. Let us be hopeful that is a permanent state of affairs though the Israel Hostage and Palestine situation does not go away. The UK and the US have approved further sums for […]

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]]> Financial predictions for 2024? https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/01/15/financial-prediction-for-2024/ Mon, 15 Jan 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11016 Ominous Bitcoin So the SEC has approved 11 ETFs which invest in Bitcoin. First of all, don’t worry – we shan’t be buying them. Bitcoin is not an ‘asset’ and has nebulous, proven legitimate value and use. This ‘development’ is added to the latest speculative explosion about ‘AI’ (which of course has myriad applications and […]

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]]> Good news to start 2024 https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/01/05/good-market-news-to-start-2024/ Fri, 05 Jan 2024 10:00:55 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11008 A welcome piece of good news on the last trading day of 2023 – Lonfin, a long-term holding of ours (albeit small overall), has announced that its key connected party, Western Selection, is making a significant cash repayment to shareholders, including Lonfin. This is our 16th piece of positive corporate news in 2023 affecting closed-ended […]

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]]> Inflation drops more than expected for New Year https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/01/03/inflation-drops-more-than-expected-for-new-year/ Wed, 03 Jan 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11048 Inflation has fallen more sharply and sooner than expected, as 2023 gives way to 2024. It fell to 3.9% in the year to November, dropping more than anticipated from 4.9% in October, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Consumer prices index (CPI) inflation has now fallen by nearly 7%, […]

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]]> Inflation drops sharply https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/01/01/inflation-drops-sharply-to-end-2023/ Mon, 01 Jan 2024 13:10:06 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=10993 I hope that you have had a good Christmas break. Ours was very busy, with lots of friends and relatives with us but a privilege to be able to host them. We shall look forward to a rest afterwards! Before anything else, here are real hopes for a lovely, happy, prosperous, peaceful and healthy 2024 […]

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]]> ‘Santa Rally’ on investments points to a more positive Christmas https://www.miltonpj.net/2023/12/13/will-markets-see-a-santa-rally-for-christmas/ Wed, 13 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11042 There is hope an early ‘Santa Rally’ for the markets and investments will continue as we roll on towards Christmas. This has been covered in our recent ‘eshot’ to clients and interested parties (if you’d like to sign up, please do get in touch) but we thought it wouldn’t hurt to cover a little in […]

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