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“Make America Great Again.” First we had Brexit, now we have President-Elect Donald J. Trump. The reasons why Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States will be debated long and hard. Was it that people who hadn’t voted for years turned out to support him? Was it all down
Read moreWe are somewhat loathe to put out yet another piece about what might happen in the markets as it risks focusing long-term, sensible investors’ minds on short-term events. The referendum on Scottish independence, Grexit, China’s slowdown and most recently Brexit, have come and gone, in market terms, with most investors sitting on healthy increases in
Read moreRetirement is undoubtedly the section of your life which received the largest amount of planning for most people, with much of your working life spent ensuring you can live where and how you want once you’ve retired. However, as with all plans, there are always going to be aspects of your retirement which don’t end
Read moreIf you are thinking of setting up a trust fund for a family member please read the attached article published in October’s Time & Leisure magazine which sees GEM & Co’s partner Gareth Rees contributing his advice on the subject. Should you require any further information or advice on this matter then please don’t hesitate to get in
Read moreGEM & Co were delighted to receive the runner-up award for Service Excellence at this year’s Merton Best Business awards ceremony held at the All England Lawn Tennis Club on 22nd September 2016. This is the third year in a row that GEM & Co has won one of these prestigious awards, winning the Customer Service Excellence
Read moreIntroduction September was the month when nothing much happened on the world’s stock markets. Three of the 11 major markets on which we report were up, three were unchanged and five were down – but none of them by very much. The UK led the way, albeit only up 2%, while Japan and China were
Read moreFollowing the Bank of England’s decision to cut interest rates to a record low of 0.25% at the beginning of August and the initial reaction to that from within the financial sector, the resultant effects continue to be felt over a month later.Cash savings accounts have been hit the hardest, with some banks making cuts
Read moreIt will come as a surprise to nobody that retirement is one of the biggest lifestyle changes you’ll ever experience. But as your priorities shift and the free time available to you increases, what you might not be as aware of is the way in which your spending habits are likely to alter too. A
Read moreFollowing the Brexit result of the EU referendum on 23rd June, a number of property funds chose to suspend redemptions following huge amounts of withdrawals from investors. This led to many predicting a gloomy future for the funds, but as we move further on from the referendum, many are changing their predictions to one of
Read moreOrigo, the technology provider taking the lead on developing an online pensions dashboard, has suggested that a fully operational platform could go live as early as next year. The company revealed last month that the back-end technology is now finished, meaning that only the front-end (the part users will interact with) needs to be completed
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