Economic and Financial Market Update as at 17th March
Written by David Graham, Senior Financial Planner, Mapp Fin CIMA® CFP® The U S share market closes, this morning at levels past seen on Christmas eve...
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Mar
Market Commentary
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Feb
February 2020 | Economic and Financial Market Update
Written by David Graham, Senior Financial Planner, Mapp Fin CIMA® CFP® Last week I attended a conference, where a range of presenters from different parts of...
06
Dec
December 2019 | Economic and Financial Market Update
Written by David Graham, Senior Financial Planner, Mapp Fin CIMA® CFP® This time last year, equity markets were reaching the nadir of significant correction, with major...
10
Jan
Market Commentary
As I write I am observing headlines indicating individual stock markets around the global are hitting 9 – 10 year highs, or in many cases,...
07
May
Investing – Active vs. Passive (Part 3)
Recently we have observed an increase in the temperature of the debate about passive and active investment strategies. In a speech by the CIO of...
13
Feb
Residential Property and the ‘Minsky Moment’.
To paraphrase Mark Twain, the death of residential property has been greatly exaggerated, or at least been called prematurely for some years now. In Michael...
18
Dec
Market Commentary – ‘Tis the Season…’
The following is a summary of our key observations from the current year and assessment of the year to come. As you may be aware...
24
Aug
The China Syndrome
China announced its 12th Five Year Plan in March 2011. A key part of this plan was the intention to redirect growth towards consumption and...
Leaning into the wind – International Equities
Ever wonder about the place International equities has in your portfolio? Financial Planning magazine asked David Graham for his views on this asset class and...
28
Jul
Understanding the Chinese Stock Market
The media has been awash with the news that the Chinese stock market, on Monday, had its largest one day fall since 2007. At 8.5%...
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