Where to invest? Appalling stock market falls yesterday beg the question, what are our investment choices? I have concluded that with the two exceptions of purchasing a residential property or holding cash, shares, despite these falls, remain the way forward. The alternatives Cheap money. Central banks are likely to release more money to stimulate the […]
Month: March 2020
Business as usual
Business as usual at The Kilminster Practice Just to advise you that our business is open and will remain open throughout this crisis. Our daily work, in the main, can be completed without the need to contradict the rules so, for us, it is business as usual. Our priority is to continue to monitor, […]
Keeping calm in the midst of a crisis
Last week was probably the toughest week experienced in stock markets since 1987 and this week is likely to result in further falls. The fear that the Coronavirus could result in many people dying and many more being isolated has led to stockbrokers concluding that “business as usual”, at present, is either improbable or impossible. […]
Update to stock markets
Update to stock markets 12th March @ 10am The US travel ban has sparked panic and share prices in Europe and the Far East have fallen again. The US stock market will almost certainly open down again today as well. Oil prices have also fallen and we cannot be certain which way the market will […]
Investment update as at 9th March 2020
Investment update as of 9th March 2020 from Malcolm Kilminster Share prices have fallen today It’s Monday morning and the fall in oil prices and the Asian stock markets overnight have led to the largest fall of the FTSE100 Index in a day since the 2008 financial crisis. What next? This is bad news but […]
Investment Update March 2020
An investment update as of 2nd March 2020 Last week’s fall in share values was promoted by global concerns over the impact of Coronavirus. Originating in China the Chinese have taken drastic measures to contain the virus. This includes shutting down businesses to avoid cross-contamination. As China is the world’s second-largest economy this has […]