by Town Close Financial Planning | Feb 24, 2022 | Investment News
The TCFP investment committee met this morning in the light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The raw data shows that equities have fallen by just short of 10% so far this year. By the end of today Mr Putin will have pushed us through the 10% barrier which makes it... by Town Close Financial Planning | Feb 15, 2022 | Investment News
Just as the Covid crisis appeared to be ebbing away, financial journalism has found two new crises du jour, and they are getting a good hold of investors’ imaginations. Inflation is out of control and an invasion of Ukraine is imminent. Or maybe it’s the other way... by Town Close Financial Planning | Jan 24, 2022 | Investment News
An “Investment Quilt” is a chart showing how different asset classes have performed over a calendar year. If you google “investment quilt” you will find several iterations, this version is created with UK investors in mind and covers the last... by Town Close Financial Planning | Jan 18, 2022 | Investment News
The latest quarterly Town Close Financial Planning Investment Committee Meeting took place on 17 January 2022. The TCFP Model Portfolio remains unchanged, but a rebalance of all pension and ISA accounts was agreed. Although markets have dropped off slightly from their... by Town Close Financial Planning | Jan 11, 2022 | Investment News
Investment-wise the last 12 months have been odd. It was reasonable to expect a decent amount of turmoil, but we didn’t even get the usual 10-15% temporary drop. What will 2022 bring? I left my crystal ball on the drive with stuff the kids weren’t using. It was gone...