Today’s Blog

This is an interesting article http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17521020 I wonder what the comparison would be if they did include pension entitlements and healthcare benefits? There is a lot of resentment in the private sector about the generous public sector...

The Mortgage Market & The Euro Crisis

I do not share the same pessimistic predictions for the UK mortgage market if Greece leaves the Euro as the people quoted in the following article http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/mortgages/brokers-fear-mortgage-rate-rise-in-greek-exit/1051939.article I think a...

A Partial Victory

I laughed when I read the following article http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/politics/government-u-turn-on-pasty-and-caravan-taxes/1052150.article Even charging 5% VAT on static caravans will damage a British manufacturing success story. I hope the media keeps up the...

Today’s Blog

I am excited about the long term positive benefits of the National Employment Savings Trust. If you are an employer this will come into effect for your business at some point in the future. Why not take advantage of Wexdon’s offer of a free initial appointment to see...

Another Observation On Investing in China

Anthony Bolton was a favourite amongst Independent Financial Advisors when he ran the Fidelity Special Situations Fund. His latest venture’s results at Fidelity’s China Special Situations Investment Trust have not been so impressive....

Today’s Blog

I would really like to find out how large the percentage of Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) cases heard by the FOS are made against Independent Financial Advisors and the percentage of cases where the FOS has ruled against Independent Financial Advisors compared...