Category: IC Insights
We often write to dumb down some of the financial market commentary, which tends to be provocative to generate more views and clicks. In the context of the last few months though, the media probably haven’t done enough to highlight some of the extreme moves that have been occurring. Starting…
DB Wood Team
7th October, 2022
Why losing money can be good for your long term wealth
“Hang on a minute, that does seem like a bold title amongst the current market challenges”. It is, but to try to explain, this week we are taking it back to basics. The starting point is that an investment return is a function of two components: Income Return + Capital…
DB Wood Team
23rd September, 2022
Please note: due to the events of last week, this blog was originally due for release on Friday 9th September and was written preceding the passing of Her Majesty the Queen. We are joined with the rest of the nation in mourning, inspired by her values, achievements and longevity. …
Alex Chappell
12th September, 2022
Patience has certainly been required so far this year. It is a pre-requisite of investing for the longer term but is also very easy to forget in times of stress. The theory is simple, though we all know that life isn’t a one way ticket, and sometimes putting theory into…
Alex Chappell
5th August, 2022
Market Review – Q2 2022 Whilst our general outlook since Q1 has remained positive, the outbreak of the war meant the second quarter was always going to be difficult, simply increasing the pressures to the downside on global growth (as well as the obvious humanitarian effects). Consequently, the big worries…
DB Wood Team
7th July, 2022
Are we heading for a recession, and what does it mean for portfolios?
Regular readers of our blogs know that we like to communicate with our clients more when investment markets are difficult than when they are performing well. We know from feedback that frequent touch points are appreciated and from our perspective, it allows us to keep them updated with our views…
Ashley Brooks
24th June, 2022
May Performance Update – Patience will be Rewarded
2022 has been a year of two variables; inflation and interest rates. The performance of all asset classes over the last five months can be almost wholly attributed to these variables, which started rising early in the year and were exacerbated by the war in Ukraine and the Chinese Covid…
Alex Chappell
10th June, 2022
One of the biggest challenges when investing is trying to retain a long-term perspective. The speed and frequency of news flow, which is mostly designed to shock us into reading and watching, can change our bias to worry about the next day, week, and month. It leaves us so aware…
Ashley Brooks
5th May, 2022
Rain, heavy at times, clearing later. Sunshine will follow.
We often talk about investment volatility being a positive. It’s a hard one to wrap our emotions around, as we are wired to fear things changing, especially with respect to our hard-earned savings. Financial security is something most of us strive to achieve, but as much as we try to…
Alex Chappell
22nd April, 2022
Market Review Much has changed since we wrote our 2022 outlook just three months ago. We have a war in Europe, an energy shock, and rising interest rates – quite the opposite of an ideal environment for markets. The silver lining is we enter Q2 with much more attractive valuations…
DB Wood Team
8th April, 2022