by Town Close Financial Planning | Aug 23, 2023 | financial planning, Investment News
Morgan Housel of Collab Fund stated: “There are three legal investment strategies: Be smarter than others, be luckier than others, be more patient than others. That’s the whole list.” He’s probably right, isn’t he? I can’t think of any others. So,... by Town Close Financial Planning | Jul 4, 2023 | Investment News
The TCFP investment committee met on 26 June to discuss the current economic, political and investment environment. In April we had anticipated that the upcoming raft of economic and other data would prompt us to change the portfolio allocations. That did not come to... by Town Close Financial Planning | Jun 27, 2023 | General News, Investment News
Crypto and other digital assets are completely unregulated and can be hugely damaging to your wealth. Complete loss of your entire investment is a very real possibility. If you cannot afford to lose it, your cannot afford crypto. Crypto assets come in all shapes and... by Town Close Financial Planning | Jun 2, 2023 | Investment News
You’d be forgiven for thinking that successful investing is a dark art. Reserved only for those with a certain genius, pHd. To consistently produce an investment return that beats inflation (after costs) over the longer term seems otherworldly and beyond the... by Town Close Financial Planning | May 29, 2023 | Investment News, Savings News
Life is about comparisons, we often need to choose one thing over the other. Therefore comparisons ought to be on a like for like basis – apples to apples, not apples to lemons. When a client compares bank interest to investment returns, important points must be... by Town Close Financial Planning | May 16, 2023 | Investment News
In financial planning reference is often made to the “risk-free rate of return”. To think that there is anything “risk-free” about financial planning (or life in general) is laughable in the extreme. None of us ever had, or would ever desire, a...