Reducing the sudden ups and downs of investment over the long term The summer months are usually the only time when we think about different currencies and their values as we consider what money to take on our holidays. Where…
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Currency fluctuations
Posted in Investment Tagged with: Abacus Advice, Brexit, currency fluctuations, EU referendum, Individual Savings Accounts, UK dividends, ups and downs of investment
Election 2017
Why investors need to keep focused on long-term financial goals Prime Minister Theresa May’s announcement that she would call for a snap UK general election on 8 June 2017 surprised many people. After weeks of campaigning, there was no outright…
Posted in Election 2017 Tagged with: Abacus Advice, Brexit, Democratic Unionist Party, Election 2017, fall in sterling, impact of the election result, Individual Savings Accounts, Jeremy Corbyn, long-term financial goals, market volatility, minimising taxes on your investments, rise and fall of market prices, self-invested personal pension, Theresa May
Road to Brexit
Biggest investment planning challenge over the coming years for all investors Brexit has created an air of uncertainty, and no one really knows what’s coming next or what it could all mean in the long term. On 29 March, Prime…
Investment outlook
Taking advantage of opportunities in 2017 After a game-changing 2016, the investment environment was not only mixed but characterised by uneven global growth and political events such as Brexit and the US elections.
Getting ready for life beyond work
Three-year growth in adequate retirement saving steadies Nobody knows quite what the future holds. Changing life plans and priorities will mean we encounter varying income needs and goals throughout our life, and when saving for retirement certain innate behavioural traits…
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…
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…
Posted in Brexit Tagged with: Abacus Advice, Article 50, Bank of England, Brexit, Confederation of British Industry, economic outlook, European Union, fall in the pound’s value, FTSE 100, FTSE 250 Index, London stock market, outlook for UK-listed companies, Purchasing Managers’ Index, Theresa May, Treaty on European Union, UK economy
What next post-Brexit?
Economic and financial outlook As a result of the UK voting for Brexit (apart from the political turmoil), sterling has dropped significantly against the US dollar and the Japanese yen – the new safe haven currency it seems. We have…
Posted in Brexit Tagged with: Abacus Advice, Autumn Statement, Base Erosion and Profit Shifting, Brexit, capital gains tax, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Emergency Budget, George Osborne, Institute of Fiscal Studies, Lifestyle Individual Savings Account, post-referendum uncertainty, Spring Budget, tax and financial planning, UK economic conditions, UK pension reform
Investment matters post-Brexit
Facing new challenges at every turn to meet long-term objectives We are now living in a more uncertain world, and for many investors they are facing new challenges at every turn. As correlations between asset classes rise, the right strategy…
Investments post-Brexit
Maintaining a long-term perspective is the key to investment success As was widely predicted, a vote to leave the EU wiped billions off companies’ share prices. Low interest rates and volatile stock markets are likely to be the order of…
Posted in Brexit Tagged with: Abacus Advice, Brexit, European Union, FTSE 100, FTSE 250, investment success, retirement, volatility across asset classes