Category: Hot Topics
A clever budget by the Chancellor was bolder than we expected, both in terms of the near term fiscal support provided and the tax rises planned for future years. It was smart because it was designed to encourage spending and investing, which he will hope will…
DB Wood Team
5th March, 2021
Inflation is a bit like that intense and slightly eccentric friend. Sometimes overbearing, though a little exposure now and then is not only tolerable but can also prove energising and invigorating. At the start of every year economists across the globe come out with their forward…
Alex Chappell
19th February, 2021
Money has been around about as long as humanity. It is defined as anything that can be used to pay for goods and services. In the case where the Roman farmer would swap his best cattle for a new pair of shoes, both the cattle and the shoes…
DB Wood Team
22nd January, 2021
NS&I Savings Rates Slashed Again…
Remember when the Santander 1,2,3 account launched? The ‘3’ stood for 3% interest (on savings of up to £20,000) … a very good low risk return. That’s not to be mistaken for “no risk” as every investment decision carries some risk, and for cash that comes in the…
Alex Chappell
16th October, 2020
Negotiations with the EU nearly always go to the wire. The Brexit process has followed the same predictable pattern of huffing and puffing, though it remains possible that a last-minute compromise will emerge. After all, it always does, right? To start, it’s important to remember that, from an economic perspective,…
RollittK
17th September, 2020
Hot Topics – Our Top Tips on Probate…
Our long-standing history of looking after client’s financial affairs was the key motivation behind the development of our ‘Wills and Probate’ service, which is designed to provide our clients with the security and confidence that their estate will be dealt with professionally and with as little upheaval as…
DB Wood Team
26th June, 2020
Question the Committee – Coronavirus Edition
A big thank you to all our clients who submitted questions this week – it has been great to continue to get a high level of interaction with our blogs, and most importantly understand areas where you would like more information. Given the volume of responses, we have…
The Investment Committee
12th June, 2020
Coronavirus Trumps Brexit – January Update
The world we live in never ceases to surprise us. Reflecting on our New Year’s resolutions we’d be forgiven for thinking that leaving the European Union would be the biggest news event in January. As it happened, other than some pics of Boris and Big Ben on the…
Alex Chappell
7th February, 2020
Buy to Let Property – A Cautionary Tale…
The trend of buy-to-let landlords selling their properties continues to gather pace. Tax changes, tighter regulations, lending restrictions, you name it, the buy-to-let property sector has had it all. This has caused, what was once an excellent investment opportunity, to become far less profitable. In fact,…
Ashley Brooks
24th January, 2020
As we progress through the early stages of our working lives, our focus is on savings or the ‘accumulation’ of money, things and experiences. In retirement our relationship with money changes as we switch from accumulation to decumulation. The importance of effective decumulation is growing as clients are, on…
Ashley Brooks
22nd November, 2019