Taking Stock – July 2020 So now we are being asked to use our discretion on how we manage this phase of the pandemic, it becomes apparent that as a body, the great British public seems to do as they fancy with social distancing and sensible caution being cast aside. Which means we have to […]
Investment Update May 2020
Slow recovery, with investment values higher by the year-end. The UK stock market As of Tuesday 19th May, the UK stock market has remained just above 6000 points. This is just over 1000 points above the bottom of the market 4493.90 and represents a recovery of 20% so far. Prospects for the UK The UK’s […]
Boris is back
Boris is back – so, what’s next? The stock market cheered up on Monday and again on Tuesday. Is it a coincidence or are people hoping that the energy that Boris brings will be transmitted to the country at large? There is no easy fix for the millions of people affected economically and emotionally by […]
Are we there yet?
Are we there yet? Have we reached the bottom? After the extraordinary fall in values, a base seems to have been reached. Stock markets have stabilised with minor swings in both directions. This is most likely a “U” shaped recovery with no dramatic surge in values at the present time. Upwards growth will occur just […]
Get well soon Boris
The news today about Boris Johnson is not good. The indiscriminate nature of this awful virus is evident in, arguably, the most important person in government being laid low by it. Like him or not, Boris is a force of nature. His optimism, determination and energy appeal to all walks of life. The very reason […]
Further to the Stock Markets rise and fall
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 […]
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 […]