Investment Strategy Quarterly – January 2019

January’s Investment Strategy Quarterly, produced by the Raymond James Investment Strategy Committee is now available.

Featured in this issue:

  • Should investors be afraid of populism?
  • Outlook for the UK Financial Markets in 2019: Is it all about Brexit?
  • If the world steps away from a trade war, can Europe and the emerging markets step up?
  • 2019 Energy Outlook

Click here to read the latest issue.

 

Weathering Market Volatility

As global stock markets and investors brace themselves for more political and economic headwinds, we have produced a factsheet that explains the concept of risk and volatility, as well as highlighting the importance of long term investing during these uncertain periods.

Click here to read the factsheet.

If you would like to discuss how we manage volatility in our portfolios, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Andy Butcher Named Top 35 Next Generation Adviser

We are delighted to hear that Andy Butcher has been named as one of the “Top 35 Next Generation Advisers in 2018” by The New Model Adviser publication.

After also featuring in 2017, the Citywire publication once again recognised Andy’s achievements in the past 12 months.

“2018 has been a year of rapid growth for our business, which has enabled us to add to our proposition by hiring Stuart as our Senior Investment Analyst and Latrena as our Senior Paraplanner.  As our business grows, we continue to embrace new ideas and technology, aiming to position ourselves as a Next Generation firm.  Being named as a Top Next Generation Adviser for the second year running is once again a huge privilege and recognition of our work to date.”

Please follow the link below for more information.

“The Top 35 Next Generation Advisers 2018”.

 

Avoiding an Inheritance Tax Nightmare

Inheritance tax has been cited in the past as a voluntary tax, as there are many ways to reduce one’s IHT liability.  While there are a number of options, it is often not practical or advisable to completely mitigate IHT.

Andy Butcher offered his views to Money Observer.

The article can be found here:  https://www.moneyobserver.com/dont-sleepwalk-inheritance-tax-nightmare

 

Please note, we are not affiliated with Money Observer and the views and information expressed on their website are their own.

Why Giving Your House Away Won’t Save You Inheritance Tax

As attention grows on ways to reduce your Inheritance Tax liability, Andy Butcher spoke to The Sunday Telegraph on a common pitfall.

The article can be found here.

If you would like to discuss your options to reduce your IHT liability, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Please note that you are required to register with the Telegraph for free in order to read the full article.  We are not affiliated with The Telegraph and the views and information expressed on their website are their own.