Bar room talk

We politely resist requests for an income producing portfolio and instead advocate investing for total return – capital growth and income. Why?

Being subject to quite a lot of regulation already, there are some new rules about disclosing charges to clients being introduced in January 2018 that I am really looking forward to.

Unsurprisingly the stock markets and currency markets have been volatile in the two weeks since the Brexit vote. Domestic politics has been equally volatile too.

The Conservatives won, but also lost. Labour lost, but also won. The SNP likewise lost, but also won. The Conservatives in Scotland won, but also lost. UKIP lost, but due to Brexit are still claiming they won. And Theresa May is under pressure to resign because she lost, but won’t because she won.