Blog Archives - DB Wood

Question the Committee Edition 4

Committee’s Note
A note from the Investment Committee (“IC”) Chairman
Firstly, I’d like to thank you all for your questions and engagement with Question the …

Food for thought…

Holidays are an opportunity for reflection. Reflection about a number of things, but in the main I reflect on where we are as a business, …

Investment Review Quarter 2 2018

Market Review
Just as Q1 marked the return of volatility to investment markets, Q2 showed it was here to stay. Trade wars V2 commanded most …

DB News Update

Charities Update
Two weeks on…. the crowds have finally dissipated, the sounds of shaking buckets have ebbed, and the DB Wooders are back to walking …

Two steps forward, one step back…

Walking down to the shops with my Dad to buy sweets on a Sunday morning was a weekly tradition when I was a little girl. …

It’s that time of year again…

Around this time of year, as the days start to feel long, a certain atmosphere fills the air at DB Wood. Some call it anticipation, …

#everydayisaschoolday

As a beautiful evening in a valley in Leicestershire ensued, I was gearing up for the first tennis match of the season. I was feeling …

The ‘Gooification’ of Care

When reading my 8-year-old son’s school work last week I was interested to find his ‘time plan of my life’. He started with his early …

The Student Loan Dilemma…

Anyone who started higher education after 1990 has been eligible for student finance. Those who have a student loan (and their parents for that matter) …

Investment Review Quarter 1 2018

Market Review
The first two weeks of 2018 saw a continuation of steady growth within investment markets. Although many of these markets were trading near …