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 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... 
by Town Close Financial Planning | Jan 3, 2022 | Investment News
Temperament is defined as “a person’s or an animal’s nature as shown in the way they behave or react to situations or people.” Whereas intellect is “the ability to think in a logical way and understand things, especially at an advanced level; your mind.”... 
by Town Close Financial Planning | Aug 9, 2021 | Investment News
It’s easy to get too focussed on investment returns. There is a lot of noise saying we should do this, that or the other to get our investments performing better. Often this can lead us to believe that, if only we were a bit smarter, we can outfox the market. But take... by Town Close Financial Planning | Dec 14, 2017 | Tax News
Tax planning is a real hornet’s nest, at least it can be if you want to push the envelope. And why would you want to do that? Each and every adult in the UK starts each and every tax year with something like £400,000 of magnificently tax advantaged investment...