A tax rise in all but name

Inheritance tax, even though only one in 25 estates are subject to it, is probably the most loathed tax levied in this country. That is clearly understood by nearly every…

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Stocks Going Crazy Is Nothing New

This is an excellent article from Elena Popina at Bloomberg from the end of December 2018 explaining how recent stock market volatility is perfectly normal and has happened many, many…

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Prediction versus Preparation

I’m often asked to make predictions, mostly about the direction of the world’s stock markets. Sometimes I’ve been asked about interest rates and a few times about inflation, but mainly…

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The World Map

This is a world map distorted to show the value of each country’s stock market. It does not represent the size of each country’s economy – economies and stock markets…

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