Monthly Archives: October 2016
Generation X
Procrastinating when it comes to putting money aside for retirement People with birth dates between 1964 and 1979 are labelled ‘Generation X’ and are suffering from a widespread tendency to procrastinate when it comes to putting money aside for retirement, … Continue reading
Global Emerging Markets
Sector shows an increase over the year to date After a rocky few years, the Global Emerging Markets sector has picked up in 2016, with the sector showing an increase of 31% over the year to date at the end … Continue reading
Brexit
Catalyse or sabotage? Supporters of the British vote to leave the European Union (EU) have heralded recent economic indicators as vindication that Brexit will act to catalyse, not sabotage, the UK economy. Before June’s referendum, most economists warned that a … Continue reading
Designing a custom investment portfolio
How professional financial advice can prove invaluable Few of us really have the time or inclination to understand the vast number of different investment products available on the market and consider what the best options are to suit our particular … Continue reading
Protecting your financial plan
Safeguarding the people and things that matter most The right professional financial advice can give you the freedom to live life on your terms, and key to this is safeguarding your financial security by making sure you have adequate protection … Continue reading
Currency movements
Protecting your portfolio Investors should not try to predict currency movements, but you can act to protect your portfolio. Investing in foreign securities, while potentially a good thing for your long-term portfolio, may continue to pose new threats for investors.
Active or passive? That is the question
Choosing a management style that’s right for you Investors are faced with one of the most basic questions: do you want to put your money in ‘actively’ or ‘passively’ managed funds?
Financial strife
Keeping your investments safe After nearly a decade of low interest rates and central banks pumping money into financial markets, traditional safe haven investments have become expensive, so where could investors look to keep their investments safe?