by Richard | Feb 28, 2020 | Archive
I have such sympathy for the Spanish people having endured such high unemployment rates for so long. I really wonder if remaining in the Eurozone is worth the cost. Devaluation of a restored Spanish Pasator may be the medicine to alleviate the current problems. I read...
by Richard | Feb 28, 2020 | Archive
Even though the fall in inflation is to be welcomed it is still far too high. Poor savers have borne a lot of the brunt of the economic mismanagement of our economy in finding relatively safe investments which pay the same let alone exceed the inflation rate. I look...
by Richard | Feb 28, 2020 | Archive
I share the same concerns over the Chinese economy as Newton Fund Manager James Harries. http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/investments/newtons-harries-chinese-growth-is-unsustainable/1051941.article A further point I would add is that China has not experience negative...
by Richard | Feb 28, 2020 | Archive
I am pleased that the big insurance companies like L&G have a good payout record for insurance policies like critical illness cover. With the payment protection insurance mis-selling scandal, it is important for the insurance industry to show that the...
by Richard | Feb 28, 2020 | Archive
The following article is another industry professional decreasing their exposure to China http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/investments/cazenove-decreases-china-exposure/1055400.article . I hold a personal view that China is higher risk than is generally thought. If you...
by Richard | Feb 28, 2020 | Archive
I have recommended to some of my clients that they invest in corporate bond funds. They have been very popular over the past year owing to the poor returns on Bank and Building Society cash accounts. The following article is unsettling reading...