Market Review When we sat here a year ago writing this update, markets were expecting an imminent recession with the expectation that interest rates would come down quickly to compensate. At the time we didn’t think that the outlook for the UK economy was quite that bad, though we were…
The Investment Committee
10th January, 2025
What a difference a year makes
2024 has definitely been a year of change. A new government, a new tax landscape, and thankfully, a much-improved investment backdrop. They wouldn’t all quite have got onto our 2024 Christmas card list, but we’ll definitely take the last one! This time last year we had just seen the light…
Ashley Brooks
23rd December, 2024
We always felt that the last quarter of the year would be the trickiest, mainly due to the uncertainty surrounding the US election and UK budget. Whatever you think about the outcomes, the fact that they are now past events, should help the direction of markets. Volatility will remain as…
Alex Chappell
29th November, 2024
Trump 2.0 – New regime, same rhetoric.
For investment markets the US election was always likely to be the biggest event of the year. It seemed close throughout the campaigns, but in the end Donald J Trump won a clean sweep of both sides of the US political system. The day before the result one US pollster…
Alex Chappell
15th November, 2024
Autumn Budget Update – Steps to fill the big black hole
At a simple level, budgets come down to the relationship between two numbers, firstly how much is the Government going to borrow and secondly, how much tax revenue does it need to raise to pay for it. This budget was always going to see an increase to both sides of…
DB Wood Team
1st November, 2024
“I had too much time to think” he said as he put the easiest forehand he’d had all day straight into the net. The comment is a classic, reflecting the idea that when you have time to think your mind can over analyse the options. This can often result in…
Alex Chappell
18th October, 2024
Market Review Just like the UK weather, a summer in investing can often be hit and miss. The phrase “sell in May, go away, and come back on St Ledger Day” seems to do the rounds every year in late spring, suggesting Q3 has historically had its challenges. As we…
Alex Chappell
3rd October, 2024
Our biggest passion at DB Wood is the journey of developing, growing and protecting the wealth of our clients. In this blog, we reflect on key factors that, in our experience, have a significant impact on an individual’s long term economic viability. It is worth pointing out that our feedback…
Ashley Brooks
20th September, 2024
After a brief recess in August our blog schedule now starts back in earnest. Across the next 8 weeks you will receive our quarterly investment update for Q3, our thoughts ahead of the US election, as well as an all-important planning update soon after the budget on 30th October. It’s…
Alex Chappell
6th September, 2024
Unbelievably we are halfway through summer, so before our August blog recess we thought it would be useful to look at some of the expected impacts and considerations for the rest of the year, as well as updating our readers on our business objectives and community support. The impact of…
Ashley Brooks
25th July, 2024