Worldwide Financial Planning

Rising US treasury yields, falling US tech stock prices, and incessant tweeting by President Trump were all factors contributing to the global sell-off this week.

If you are relying on a pension fund to give you a retirement income, or an ISA to pay off a mortgage, large shifts in performance can be very damaging.

This week saw major exposes from the shadowy world of espionage.

Some can argue that FAANG or technology stocks are different this time. That’s not as important as understanding your risks in pursuit of the best returns.

This week the Brexit waters were muddied further at the Labour party conference, with Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell and Shadow Brexit Secretary Sir Keir Starmer putting forward conflicting positions in consecutive speeches.

In times of austerity, high, unexplained inflation and wages that do not rise with it, many families live to survive.