Fireworks in November

November was an exciting month for the world’s stock markets. Source: Investing.com November was an exhilarating month on the world’s stock markets, as the graph above illustrates. It cannot be said that many experts – bar room or otherwise – … Continue reading

Nurture Winter 2020

Welcome to the Winter edition of our newsletter

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Continuing challenges in the search for income

Deposit rates are continuing to fall. On 24 November, the interest rate cuts that National Savings & Investments (NS&I) announced back in September took effect. The headline change was a drop in Income Bond rates from 1.15% to just 0.01%. … Continue reading

Can you afford to retire if you’re self-employed?

New research shows the majority of the self-employed are not saving for retirement. Source: IFS Here’s a quick quiz: Are you self-employed? If so, have you contributed to a private pension in the last year? The Institute for Fiscal Studies … Continue reading

China: ever larger, ever changing

The Chinese stock market broke the $10 trillion barrier in October. Source: Investing.com The total value of China’s stock markets in Shanghai and Shenzhen surpassed $10 trillion in October. For comparison, the UK market was worth about $4 trillion at … Continue reading