by Town Close Financial Planning | Dec 7, 2023 | Investment News
The TCFP investment committee met on 6 December to discuss the current economic, political and investment environment. As a result the TCFP Model Portfolio remains unchanged. Here are brief notes of our discussion: Politics The budget showed that the Tories... 
by Town Close Financial Planning | Nov 24, 2023 | Investment News
This is an interesting factoid, and quite obvious when you give it a little thought. The majority of the time your investments are worth less than the highest value they have achieved. CLICK HERE for further reading In my world being below the highest value is being... 
by Town Close Financial Planning | Nov 6, 2023 | General News, Investment News
Just because something is “overvalued” compared to the past doesn’t mean it won’t remain so. Things can take a long time to get back to average, and in that time they change the average. And who’s to say that whatever seems... 
by Town Close Financial Planning | Oct 22, 2023 | Investment News
Successful investing is not the dark art you might think it is. There are many vested interests that hope you continue to believe successful investing is beyond you. For a percentage of your wealth they will happily bamboozle and scare you into thinking that they are... by Town Close Financial Planning | Sep 21, 2023 | Investment News
The TCFP investment committee met on 19 September to discuss the current economic, political and investment environment. As a result of our meeting the TCFP Model Portfolio will be changed as described below. Here are brief notes of our discussion: Politics Not... 
by Town Close Financial Planning | Aug 30, 2023 | Investment News
Nothing is either low or high risk in isolation It requires a human to make it more or less risky. A pencil, on the face of it, is very low risk. A trained assassin could use it to finish you off in seconds. It is the same with investments supposedly “low risk”...