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Interest rates remain static – will this affect you?

Interest rates are set to remain at 5% until after the Government’s Budget at the end of October. The Bank of England confirmed on Thursday (September 19) the rate would remain static, with inflation remaining stubbornly at 2.2% and above the ‘magic’ 2% target. At its latest meeting, the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted by...

Then and now: 39 years and counting

August marked the 39th anniversary of Philip J Milton & Company, so we thought we’d take a short look back at what has changed and some momentous 1985 events. Founder Philip Milton was born and bred in North Devon - he left school aged 16, joined one of the leading high street banks locally and...

Our 39th anniversary as a wealth manager

Well, the years rush past... August marked the Firm’s 39th anniversary. From a lowly beginning to becoming one of the largest independent financial advisory and wealth management firms in the area and now discretionarily managing over £1/4billion, we trust with a reputation to reflect that success for itself, its staff and most importantly for...

Great British ISA plans will not be allowed to hatch

Plans for the ‘Great British ISA’ have been shelved before they were hatched, sadly. The idea was unveiled in the previous Government’s final Budget (as it turned out) earlier this year by the then-Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. The scheme would have allowed savers to invest an extra £5,000 into London-listed equities on top of the existing £20,000...

Don’t get fined if you have to complete a tax return this year

Self-assessment Tax Returns are a pain for the self-employed and increasingly for many modest investors who may not have realised they need to complete one – with many more fines being issued as a result. A Freedom of Information (FOI) request from City platform AJ Bell notes has found that 3.6million people are due to...

Sterling effort, investment and taxes

The US Dollar’s the lowest against Sterling since April 2022. That’s a 20% ascent for Sterling since the Sept 2022 low. It has been weaker these last few weeks as it is expected that interest rates will be cut even though US inflation readings are mixed. Currency volatility can work for you or against...

What is a good investment opportunity right now?

People often ask – quite rightly – what we do for our clients and what kinds of investment opportunities we seek out, using our decades of industry knowledge, so this week, we introduce you to one such! It seems so much can be caught up in the noise that sometimes, a great opportunity to invest...

The simmering stock market pot subsides

I am pleased to report that the rumbles in markets proved short-lived. However, having ‘biggest losses since 1987’ for Japan and then clawing the way back again (well, still 13% off its peak) is not helpful and a potential portent for the over-priced sections of the Globe. Volatility is your friend when it is upwards...

Don’t become an ‘advice gap’ statistic and lose out

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. Research...

This too shall pass – market volatility is no need to panic

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...

Interest rates remain static – will this affect you?

Then and now: 39 years and counting

Our 39th anniversary as a wealth manager

Great British ISA plans will not be allowed to hatch

Don’t get fined if you have to complete a tax return this year

Sterling effort, investment and taxes

What is a good investment opportunity right now?

The simmering stock market pot subsides

Don’t become an ‘advice gap’ statistic and lose out

This too shall pass – market volatility is no need to panic

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