Negative interest rates and how they might affect your finances
Keep Calm. Everything is Alright.
Category: Life Planning & markets & Uncategorized
They say you can only get news from the media and not the truth. Our role as your trusted family Financial Adviser is to ensure we share with you and guide you with the unvarnished truth. At times this may show up as tough love and seem countercultural but we're comfortable with that.
A New Year for the markets, but China continues with the same story
Category: Economy & markets & Uncategorized
As we all turn over a new leaf and enter 2016 with a fresh year ahead of us it rather seems that China has missed the New Year memo!
After uncertainty over Chinese markets affected worldwide stocks in 2015, the beginning of 2016 has seen a similar story. The Shanghai Composite market dived 7% on Monday 4th January, prompting the triggering of a suspension rule after just thirty minutes of trading.
Should you be worried during significant market falls?
Category: Investments & markets & Uncategorized
A recent Standard Life article suggests that in simple terms, you probably shouldn’t be worried about recent market falls. Most of us are investing over the long term, and significant market falls happen periodically. Generally, the wrong thing to do when markets fall by a reasonable margin is to panic and sell out of the market – this just locks in a loss. The right thing to do is remember why you’re invested in the first place and make sure that rationale hasn’t changed.
Market Report: The Chinese economy and its influence on the markets
Category: Economy & Investments & markets & Shares & Uncategorized
The warning signs for the Chinese economy began way back in July, when the Shanghai Composite Index lost more than 8% on a single day. Overall, during the month of July the market suffered its worst month for six years, losing 29% from the peak June price.
