For several of us here at DB Wood, Newark-on-Trent has been home for many years. For DB Wood itself, it’s been home for the better part of 40. Our footprint reaches back to acquiring a small office in the Market Place in 2000, stretching then over to Stodman Street, to…
Georgia Ashley
25th November, 2021
As famous investor Chuck Prince once said “as long as the music is playing, you’ve got to get up and dance”. For the last decade and a bit, the music has been the sound of money coming into the system to support economies in one form or another. The tune…
Alex Chappell
12th November, 2021
I’m sure I’m not alone in this… every Saturday at my local, they run a ‘Bonus Ball’ lottery that all the regulars take part in. If you’re not familiar, it’s simple. Each member pays a pound and picks a number between 1 and 59. If your number is picked as…
Georgia Ashley
28th October, 2021
Could the UK fall back into recession next year?…
Rising prices, record job vacancies (apparent full employment) and upcoming tax rises… not really an ideal set of economic circumstances heading into 2022! Consequently, many commentators are suggesting we may not be far away from a second recession in three years. Yet the Bank of England continue to talk up…
Alex Chappell
15th October, 2021
Quarter 3 2021 Investment Review
2021 bucked the usual trend of a quieter summer period for investors. Coming into July the market narrative was centred on a strong economic recovery potentially leading to inflationary pressure. Whilst it seems ironic especially given this week’s supply and demand issues around petrol and household energy prices, the risk…
DB Wood Team
1st October, 2021
Independent insurance broking through “hard” times The insurance market is characterised as either being “soft” or “hard”. In a soft market, we see many insurers keenly competing for market share by easing their underwriting acceptance and offering lower premiums. A hard market sees insurer supply reduce, with those remaining demanding…
DB Wood Team
17th September, 2021
Next Monday, 13th September, marks the date that ‘Standard Life’ will re-brand to become ‘Abrdn’. Don’t worry, we also found ourselves asking, how’s that pronounced? Exactly the same as with the vowels in; ‘Aberdeen’. Its important to reaffirm that Abrdn remain very much the same firm as Standard Life. Long…
DB Wood Team
10th September, 2021
This is turning into a positive quarter for most investment markets. In honesty, whilst there are several variables at play that could change the dynamics (and our returns), the economic fundamentals that we set out as our central case at the start of the year remain very much intact, and…
Alex Chappell
2nd September, 2021
The Advancement of Technology…
I bet you didn’t think you could compare technology to Marmite… Well, chances are, if you asked a random stranger their opinion on either, they’ll either love it or they’ll hate it. Marmite has only been a bugbear to most since 1902, but with technology spanning all the way back…
Georgia Ashley
20th August, 2021
“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks when decades happen” – that was Vladimir Lenin, referring to society staying stable for long periods of time, before shifting quickly and meaningfully, towards a new normal. It’s interesting to think that although last year was…
Alex Chappell
6th August, 2021
