I won’t lie. Working from home whilst simultaneously trying to home school two children hasn’t been easy during lockdown. We’ve managed it, but there will be a collective sigh of relief in our household this afternoon when the school holidays start....
Anyone watching their twitter feed last night, or the evening news, could be forgiven for thinking...
By Nick Britton, Head of Intermediary Communications, AIC When the average investment trust has lost...
In line with Government advice, the FundCalibre team is now working from home. We can still be...
For the past 12 months, COVID-19 has been the biggest worry for investors. But last month that changed. According to the latest Bank of America* survey of fund managers, the Coronavirus has slipped to third place on the list of worries of...
Spring has officially arrived. I’ve added fresh flowers to my window boxes, marked my calendar for...
With our social lives on hold, holidays postponed, and many shops shut, there hasn’t been much to do...
When it comes to our investments, most of us start off with a ‘core’ – the assets or funds at...
“The UK economy is poised like a coiled spring”. Those were the words of the Bank of England’s chief economist Andy Haldane, when talking about the potential economic bounce back in the coming months, as people look to spend their savings after...
Expectations of an explosive reopening of world economies in the coming months is causing inflation...
When the news of successful vaccines first broke just before Christmas, travel and leisure- related...
In part two of this two part series, we asked the managers of some of our Elite Rated and Radar...
I love to read, and I read a lot. For as long as I can remember I’ve always read between 70-100 books each year. 2019 was my best year with 107, but in 2020 I only managed three. Working from home, without a commute, my reading time vanished without...
On the whole, I don’t think lockdown has been too difficult for us – and it’s certainly been...
Deciding where to invest can be a tricky decision – and one that will change over time, as we...
Benjamin, our Elf on the Shelf, is back. Tasked with watching over my children’s behaviour in the...
It turns out that after a year of working from home, it’s hard to disconnect from the job. Hence, I found myself talking about investing on my first pub night out in more than 12 months…it was a bit of a mood killer. However, the conversation also...
I admit it. I’m a huge nerd. I love random (and generally useless) pieces of information, especially...
Last week, life in the UK started to get back to normal: pubs, shops and hairdressers reopened after...
Let’s be honest. Being an adult isn’t always fun. In fact, sometimes it’s just downright hard. And...