Category: DB News
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
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
UK Election – Things can only get wetter
This time next week the UK will know its political fate for the next five years, and glancing at the polls this week, it seems highly likely that we will see the Labour party take office with a sizeable majority. Looking at the two main parties in the UK, there…
Ashley Brooks
28th June, 2024
Navigating the maze of student loans: A tale about debt and conundrums
Welcome, fellow scholars, (and of course the parents and grandparents of…) to the grand adventure that is higher education! If you decide University is the right option for you, (and that’s a key decision) I’m a firm believer that the course is more important than the University you choose. One…
Ecaterina Armeanu
17th May, 2024
Given the key to our business revolves around people, essentially our team and our clients, we are very keen to involve ourselves each year with the education and development of young people. We are very proud of our graduate development and our apprenticeship schemes, and to this end we are…
Harry Edwards
19th April, 2024
Heading into this budget, there was an expectation that there would be tax breaks to drum up support ahead of the looming general election. A follow on from the Autumn statement then, which saw National Insurance cut and new initiatives introduced to get more people back into the workforce. Despite…
Harry Edwards
15th March, 2024
This year will be the single largest election year in history. Across six continents more than 2.5 billion people will be able to put pen to ballot paper and vote for the future of their country’s policy. It’s a chance for 30% of the world’s population to share their views…
Alex Chappell
16th February, 2024
As regular readers will know, last year was hard fought. A weighted average of our portfolio returns (after costs) produced circa 8% in the calendar year, that was achieved despite 8 of the 12 calendar months yielding negative numbers. In fact, it took until December to get ahead of our…
Ashley Brooks
19th January, 2024
A lot happens in a twelve-month period. We live in a world full of subjective opinion, and often sensationalism, resulting in a greater risk of thinking short term and reacting in the moment. We’ve all heard the saying ‘patience is a virtue’ and it’s been absolutely required this year with…
Ashley Brooks
21st December, 2023
Everything you need to know about the 2023 Autumn Statement
On Wednesday chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered the Autumn Statement, setting the scene by saying the UK economy had performed better than previously expected, giving them room to cut taxes and raise benefits in search of delivering growth. Ahead of his speech, Hunt faced pressure to reduce the tax burden on…
DB Wood Team
24th November, 2023