As the snow lies on the ground and the air chills to sub-zero temperatures, why even consider going outside?  Instead, sit back and absorb this week’s News, Views and Truths.

Last night, the House of Commons rejected Theresa May’s Brexit withdrawal deal by a record margin.  MPs voted by 432 to 202 against the proposal, resulting immediately after by the tabling of a vote of no confidence in the Conservative government by Jeremy Corbyn; this will be voted upon this evening. We expect this will …

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Happy New Year! Now that we have got that out of the way, welcome to the real start of 2019 and the first News, Views and Truths of the year.

If investors were unsure as to whether markets can perpetually sustain the upward trajectory of 2016 and 2017, 2018 confirmed that they cannot. Out of 15 major asset classes, ranging from equities, bonds, commodities, gold and property, only one remained positive during 2018; cash.  Furthermore, taking the US S&P 500 index as a reference, this …

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Well here we are; Christmas. The closure of 2018 and the final News, Views and Truths of the year.

Quite the week, eh? I bet you are all sitting there wondering what I am going to write about… Wait no longer; welcome to this week’s News, Views and Truths.

What. A. Week. 

Morning all you lucky, lucky people. Friday is amongst us and as we stand on the edge of the Christmas period, I hope you have your advent calendars ready for tomorrow morning.  If you have, well done.  If you haven’t, what are you waiting for?  But don’t rush off too hastily; the least you can …

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Congratulations!  You have made it through another week, especially as the easterly wind blows in and already, social media is throwing around the #snowvember hashtag.  So reward yourself with a cuppa, perhaps even a Hobnob or two and enjoy this week’s News, Views and Truths.

Hello dear readers; I hope that I find you well this Friday and equally hope that you enjoy this week’s News, Views and Truths.