Philip Milton Archives - Philip J Milton & Company Plc https://www.miltonpj.net/tag/philip-milton/ North Devon's Leading Wealth Managers Mon, 08 Sep 2025 13:38:49 +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 Philip Milton Archives - Philip J Milton & Company Plc https://www.miltonpj.net/tag/philip-milton/ 32 32 Savings, tax and stocks to hold? https://www.miltonpj.net/2025/09/08/savings-tax-and-what-stocks-should-you-hold/ Mon, 08 Sep 2025 13:38:45 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11985 Last week we were greeted with even higher inflation figures, apparently fuelled by higher aviation costs though primarily the problem remains reaction to the Government’s increases in Minimum Wage, National Insurance and other business costs and taxes. Curiously, at the same time the cost of oil and gas has been very weak but not filtering-through […]

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]]> Volatile US stocks https://www.miltonpj.net/2025/03/08/us-stocks-volatile-with-uncertainty/ Sat, 08 Mar 2025 13:32:22 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11721 Volatility led by the US has escalated quite dramatically. It’s impacted market values – especially some US tech cos and Nasdaq has drifted 10% now but the concerns over tariffs and the Ukraine situation and the US reaction to it, let alone clumsy politics and diplomacy, have not helped. Suddenly Nvidia and Tesla aren’t looking […]

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]]> US election ‘shock’ appeals to the markets https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/11/14/trump-shock-victory-appeals-to-markets/ Thu, 14 Nov 2024 16:43:03 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11486 There was some amazing news from ‘across the Pond’ last week – ‘amazing’ in the sense that pundits were predicting a different outcome or at least a much closer race and not a conclusive victory for Donald Trump. Regardless of whether we like it or not, or what we fear may happen in the future, […]

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]]> US election effects on the UK? https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/11/09/us-election-effect-on-uk/ Sat, 09 Nov 2024 15:21:04 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11477 So some amazing news from across the Pond. I say this in that the pundits were all predicting a rather different outcome and hence why we are amazed at what really happened. Whether you like ‘it’ or not, the people of the US have spoken and who are we to criticise or be disrespectful at […]

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]]> A bad Budget for business? https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/10/31/was-the-budget-2024-bad-for-business/ Thu, 31 Oct 2024 14:28:23 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11465 Welcome to the Budget. I suppose we can say ‘it wasn’t as bad as it could have been’ (as inferred previously that perhaps the snowstorm of released rumours was designed to frighten everyone witless) but there were some very nasty things in there impacting many people. I (nor independent commentators) don’t think she needed to […]

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]]> Odd markets, bubbles and opportunity https://www.miltonpj.net/2023/07/05/stock-markets-latest-bubbles-opportunity/ Wed, 05 Jul 2023 15:42:32 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=10731 The markets have been continuing their sideways negativity, with some situations suffering ‘death by a thousand cuts’, as sentiment remains disillusioned. There are a few brighter spots this week, which is good but it’s easier for the marketmakers to mark things in red to try to drum-up trade than give optimism for the near future. […]

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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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]]> Welcoming three new directors to PJM & Co https://www.miltonpj.net/2023/05/30/welcoming-three-new-directors-to-pjm-co/ Tue, 30 May 2023 12:40:09 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=10659 You’ll forgive I hope another missive so soon after the last one but we really wanted to share some good news with you as we have added a wealth of experience to our senior management team with the addition of three new directors. Philip J Milton and Company Plc has welcomed two highly respected figures […]

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]]> Careful investment and risk https://www.miltonpj.net/2023/02/14/careful-investment-and-risk/ Tue, 14 Feb 2023 11:37:12 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=10430 How awful the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria is. Our prayers and hopefully support go out to those devastated communities not only facing what they have lost but also at a bitterly cold part of the year and for Syria, already reeling from the Civil War there and not recovered.   So no Recession […]

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]]> New Year reflections: Looking ahead and a tip https://www.miltonpj.net/2022/12/31/new-year-reflections-looking-ahead-and-a-tip-2/ Sat, 31 Dec 2022 13:23:39 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=10390 Well, a Happy New Year to you and let us trust a more prosperous one too! I hope that you have had a good and comfortable Christmas time. It wasn’t so cold though the rain seems to have arrived with a vengeance now. We’ve been very fortunate compared to those in North America. It seems […]

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