Philip Milton Comment Archives - Philip J Milton & Company Plc https://www.miltonpj.net/tag/philip-milton-comment/ North Devon's Leading Wealth Managers Wed, 06 May 2026 16:36:31 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.miltonpj.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/PJMCO-Site-Image-4-100x100.png Philip Milton Comment Archives - Philip J Milton & Company Plc https://www.miltonpj.net/tag/philip-milton-comment/ 32 32 Markets, US highs and ongoing uncertainty https://www.miltonpj.net/2026/05/06/markets-uncertainty-and-us-highs/ Wed, 06 May 2026 16:36:29 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=12289 Just for a change, it is very difficult to interpret what is happening at the moment and to note the effects on markets. I say that tongue in cheek as of course, it is always difficult and when it appears that it isn’t, that is when complacency can preface an upset, so beware! The US […]

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]]> Market chaos silver lining https://www.miltonpj.net/2026/04/18/oil-stock-slump-has-silver-lining/ Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=12280 Good afternoon. Early days but the agreement to a ceasefire was much welcomed by the markets. It is an odd world when sometimes you are grateful that some of your assets fall in price, because they were the hedges against other things you have been holding.  So, when oil and energy stocks slumped last Wednesday […]

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]]> Some sad news https://www.miltonpj.net/2026/02/18/sad-news-at-loss-of-family-matriarch/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=12215 Good morning. Just a brief update for you but thought I should share some sad news as a special edition. I should add too that there will also be a special pre tax-yearend newsletter in the post in a few weeks as well, reminding investors to use their various allowances. Sad death Whilst it wasn’t […]

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]]> Silver prices surge https://www.miltonpj.net/2026/01/15/silver-and-gold-prices-surge/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=12164 I am still reeling from Silver’s 130% increase in 2025. Gold was a mere 53%. And yes, it has continued – £1,000 of silver on 1/1/25 is now £2,960 – I am becoming speechless. We have trimmed some of ours but still hold over £3million but as noted, we can’t hold it any longer as […]

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]]> A message from the Chancellor… https://www.miltonpj.net/2025/11/07/chancellor-pre-budget-speech/ Fri, 07 Nov 2025 17:30:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=12068 Good afternoon. I have just returned from a relaxing and much-needed break which took us to bustling Hungary, Slovakia and Austria. Yes, I took the computer though the inbox defied my occasional review so apologies if you are still awaiting my reply! I returned to an unexpected speech from our Chancellor. I should like to […]

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]]> Oh what a show! https://www.miltonpj.net/2025/10/04/celebrations-for-pjm-and-co-40th/ Sat, 04 Oct 2025 14:44:04 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=12023 Oh what a Circus! Oh what a Show! Philip J Milton & Company Plc has gone to Town! We were delighted to host so many of our clients, friends and staff at the celebrations at Trimstone on 20 September! Sadly we had picked the worst-weather day for ages and right after it was lovely… The […]

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]]> Rates cut, our 40th and Afternoon Tea https://www.miltonpj.net/2025/08/14/fca-fines-woodford-rates-cut/ Thu, 14 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11953 So the FCA is issuing a hefty fine of £46million on Mr Neil Woodford and his Company. He is being banned from senior management roles and managing funds for private individuals – ouch. He is appealing (or perhaps to the FCA (which is also investigating his latest unregulated investment tipping activities) is that he is […]

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]]> Car finance, compensation & comedy https://www.miltonpj.net/2025/08/07/car-finance-compensation-could-be-worse/ Thu, 07 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11939 Good afternoon. Interesting news for car finance companies over the weekend as compensation will be far more limited than worst fears.  It is not as if users did not know what they were going to pay for their car loan, so I am all rather cynical of this – as I was with the PPI […]

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]]> Raising tax without result https://www.miltonpj.net/2025/08/01/tax-collecting-without-result/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11925 It seems this Government is being the most successful at raising the rates of tax yet collecting less cash as a result – and doing untold harm to the economy as well as consumer and business confidence the same time. No, this isn’t political comment; it’s simply financially factual.   Whatever one’s politics and no, it’s […]

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]]> ‘Unexpected’ inflation really wasn’t https://www.miltonpj.net/2025/07/26/inflation-rise-is-not-unexpected/ Sat, 26 Jul 2025 15:35:20 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11913 So we have been greeted with an ‘unexpected’ 3.6% inflation and unemployment rising at the same time that vacancies are diminishing (the lowest since Covid). Anyone reading these eshots and realising the increases in costs on employers would not have seen these two things as ‘unexpected’ at all.  Indeed, perhaps the Government should subscribe to […]

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