Category: DB News
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
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
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