Should we be concerned about rising inflation?
Posted by Andrew_Smith on Tuesday 20th of July 2021
Most economists expect inflation to pick up over the next few months as lockdown restrictions ease and shops and restaurants reopen. But is this a cause for concern?
As lockdown measures begin to lift, financial markets are making their adjustments in anticipation of a rise in inflation, with bond yields picking up (meaning prices have fallen) and stock markets rotating from defensive sectors into cyclicals.
What is inflation?
Put simply, inflation measures the change in the prices of goods and services. If it rises then it takes more of ...
How can you protect your portfolio from the next financial ‘bubble’?
Posted by Andrew_Smith on Thursday 17th of June 2021
omnis-investment-perspectives-financial-bubbles-17-june.pdfDon’t lose out to inflation
Posted by Andrew_Smith on Thursday 20th of May 2021
Putting your hard-earned cash into savings accounts may not be the most efficient way to make your money work for you.
If you’ve been placing your cash into a savings account over the past decade, you might be surprised to find that your money could now be worth less now than when you first put it away. According to research from AJ Bell, if you’d put £10,000 into a cash ISA 10 years ago, it would now be worth £9,772 even when accounting for interest.
So why is this? Inflation is currently outpacing interest rates, with the latest figure...
