Quarter 3 2020 Investment Review
Market Review We’ve all quickly become accustomed to disruption and volatility. Before Q3 had begun, this year had already encompassed the quickest 30% market fall, and the fastest 50-day rally, in market history. As economies continued to re-open over the summer, the corresponding economic recovery started…
The Investment Committee
2nd 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
The eighth month of the year is usually calm and collected, as investors seek to break away for the holiday season to absorb the main trends from the year so far. That’s not too difficult in 2020 – we have an economically crippling virus, policymakers are supporting things…
The Investment Committee
4th September, 2020
The relaxation of lockdown rules has seen around half of our 30 strong team return to our office in Newark. A small handful are working part of the week from the office and part at home, and around 40% continue to work from their homes, though this number…
DB Wood Team
21st August, 2020
The sun is out, the beaches are packed, and the government is paying for us all to have discounted meals out… who would have dreamt of that back in January! Holidaymakers are being quarantined from Spain, as Boris pulls a fast one on Spanish tourism. Is this psychological…
The Investment Committee
7th August, 2020
Investment markets are always driven by something somewhere, but is a function of our human instinct to link everything that happens to a specific cause. Everyday investment commentators grapple to assess the reason why things are up or down. As I write this equity markets are falling, and the narrative…
DB Wood Team
24th July, 2020
Chancellor’s Summer Statement…
With the job retention scheme tapering over the summer months, there was always a need for more stimulus to protect against a quick rise in unemployment as we head towards the end of the year. The question is whether what was announced on Wednesday was enough?…
The Investment Committee
10th July, 2020
Quarter 2 2020 Investment Review…
Market Review From time to time, financial markets get disconnected from reality. Though there are few occasions where this has happened to the same extent as it has over the last three months. Economies around the world have been plunged into recession, a billion or so…
The Investment Committee
2nd July, 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
June Performance Update – How Are We Doing & What Matters From Here?…
A famous economist once said “it is better to be roughly right, than precisely wrong”. This bares truth in investment management just as much as anywhere else. As an industry, we are obsessed with trying to forecast the future, down to specific details such as how many people…
The Investment Committee
19th June, 2020
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