We are close to launching our brand-new website. The journey has been nothing short of fascinating, and we’re looking forward to unveiling the website (mark 3) to you over the new few weeks.
It's close to 3 years since I joined Brett Investment and in this short time I’ve loved getting to understand the power of ‘proper’ financial planning.
Whilst 2022 proved a difficult year for most investors, from a personal perspective the year finished well with me passing my first exam (for those interested it was the exciting subject of Regulation & Ethics!). For a while it felt like a hurdle that I was
If you are anything like me, you’ll have a bunch of everyday tasks you look to blast through each morning…brushing your teeth, making the bed, buttering your toast. Tasks that just seem to get in the way. Whilst I’m aware I do this, I’m just keen
After a rip-roaring year in 2021, global stocks were disappointing in 2022. No region was immune from the pain, with US, developed, and emerging markets all ending the year deep in the red. Compounding this was an equally painful fall in the value of bonds. Each asset
I know that the odds of crashing are very low – I know I am going to land safely. I know all this but why am I now so twitchy about flying…and what has this got do with how you might be feeling right now??
‘Financial planner’ and ‘Elton John’ don’t often get to feature in the same sentence but if as Elton sings “sorry seems to be the hardest word” maybe it should happen a wee bit more…
Many of you will have heard me say “all you need to know about investing” is contained in the four sketches on our office wall. You know the ones about rear view mirrors and Greed/Buy, Fear/Sell…repeat until you are broke!
For those that like to keep an eye on the market you will undoubtedly have noticed that global financial markets have had a turbulent start to the year. Having worked with most of you for many years now I am confident that you will now have
Although 2021 marked a further year of uncertainty there were definite signs of a return to a more normal life following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Stock markets continued to climb higher (and showed, yet again, there ain't no crystal ball when