We’ve been hearing a rather unfamiliar term being bandied about recently: stagflation. But what does it mean and how is it likely to affect our investments? Stagflation is best defined as an environment of increasing inflation but low – or even...
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Inflation is the buzzword of the month. It’s being talked about in the US, here in the UK –...
A very good friend of mine, millennial and loyal reader, delivered a particularly harsh reality at...
Retirement is a word I’ve always associated with old people – a period of life that was in the distant future. However, as enter my late 40s, it’s something I find myself thinking about more and more, especially as I can access my pension pot...
After a mad couple of days’ uniform checking (“Crickey have you grown that much?!”) and shoe buying...
For the past 12 months, COVID-19 has been the biggest worry for investors. But last month that...
Spring has officially arrived. I’ve added fresh flowers to my window boxes, marked my calendar for...
Inflation figures are reported each month. The figure (a percentage) is usually accompanied by comments about how the cost of filling our cars with fuel has increased or decreased and whether or not the weekly trip to the supermarket has become...
Growth is one of the most commonly used terms in the investment industry, and it is used in a...
2021 has been a bit of a mixed bag so far for investments. In equity markets, the US has once again...
Inflation is the buzzword in markets at the moment. Prices have risen 5% year-on-year in the US and...
It’s not an easy time to be an investor. Global stock markets have rebounded significantly over the past year, but with conflicting economic data and rising concerns about new variants of coronavirus, no-one is sure how the coming months will play...
We have officially become ‘those people’ – we now have our milk delivered to our door. I was...
I love to read, and I read a lot. For as long as I can remember I’ve always read between 70-100...
On the whole, I don’t think lockdown has been too difficult for us – and it’s certainly been...
All life, and all economies, depend on healthy ecosystems. Why? Because nature loss contributes to climate change, endangers human health and affects livelihoods. Without biodiversity, we cannot have the healthy ecosystems that we rely on to provide...
Buying a house is off-limits to many, thanks to rising rents, pay freezes and a general lack of...
The renewable energy drive has formed a large part of the UK government’s “Build Back Better” plans...
Improving social, racial, gender, disability and income equality is a universal responsibility. But...