Hello everyone; I hope you have all had a wonderful weekend and have found that the start of the week to be equally fantastic.  And with the usual flourish, let’s get straight into this week’s News, Views and Truths.

With emerging market economies significantly underperforming their developed market counterparts year to date, what has been the driving force behind GEM smaller companies and can it continue?

Hello everyone; I hope you have all had a wonderfully refreshing weekend and are ready to take this week’s bull by the horns.  Yes?  Fantastic!  Let’s get straight into it with this week’s News, Views and Truths.

Corryn Wild explains why financial advisers talk about an ‘emergency fund’ and how it can help with investment planning.

The latest Greaves West & Ayre Investment update is scheduled for 23 September 2021 – we do hope you will join us, with Three Counties’ Andrew Alexander giving his latest financial markets update in the session.

With investors ever searching for attractive equity entry points, is Europe the most fertile hunting ground?

Hello everyone; it’s been a while since I’ve had the time to put my thoughts down on virtual paper and, now that we are returning to post-Summer normality, regular service can be resumed. Either way, welcome to this week’s News, Views and Truths… 

After one of the most anticipated Jackson Hole meetings in years, what was announced and how should you be positioning your portfolio for the coming months?

All eyes are on Wyoming as the world awaits the outcome from this year’s Jackson Hole meeting. How will this affect assets and currencies and is the outcome already baked in?

Martin Howe explains how the High Income Child Benefit Charge works and what could be done to reduce it.