What we’re reading

By Brooks Macdonald The results are in. Following a convincing Labour win, the UK has voted for a change in government, electing Sir Keir Starmer as the new UK Prime Minister. Despite the seismic political earthquake, financial markets barely registered a tremor. Indeed, in the weeks leading up to last week’s General Election, investors have

Considering the reasons behind the July 4th General Election decision and the potential impacts for investors.

“The TRUTH is, that all of the “STUFF” here on earth we work so hard to buy and accumulate… does NOT mean a thing. At the end of the day… people will be cleaning out our “STUFF”, going thru our “STUFF”, figuring out what to do with all of our “STUFF” we’ve accumulated in our

At a Glance Here are the main points from a financial planning perspective: Click here to read the Budget Summary

Steve Jobs’ last words remind us that money isn’t the answer to everything.

Peace of Mind in a Dangerous World, an investment report by Rathbones Investment Management Limited.

By 7IM The Association of British Insurers found that the average price of car insurance has risen by 21% compared to this time a year ago, now coming in at more than £500 per year*. And sadly, their data isn’t on quoted prices, but on actual paid prices – i.e. after you’ve spent an hour

By Brooks Macdonald Cash savers are currently enjoying the highest returns in nearly two decades, with some popular savings accounts offering fixed-term deposit rates over 5% per annum. After a prolonged period of virtually zero return on cash, rates today are multiple times higher compared to previous years, and investors are naturally keen to put

By Pippa Stuart-Mills, 7IM After a particularly busy couple of weeks (and weekends!) on the headline front, it’s always a good thing to get some perspective on what’s been happening. And we mean REAL perspective.Rather than dazzling you with investment data, we thought we’d start with the brain. In particular, let’s talk about the part of the brain