by Tony Byrne | Mar 20, 2019 | Tony Byrne's View
At the time of writing this blog a Brexit deal with the EU seems highly unlikely, thank goodness. Two years ago there was a referendum. The result was a 52%:48% vote in favour of leaving the EU. There is nothing in EU legislation or rules that require a divorce...
by Tony Byrne | Mar 13, 2019 | Tony Byrne's View
For those of you in the know, the popular acronym of FAANGs stands for Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google. Up until the last quarter of 2018 these shares were considered by most people to be virtually unstoppable. This resulted in many investors investing...
by Tony Byrne | Mar 6, 2019 | Tony Byrne's View
Back in the nineties there was a fund manager called Johnson Fry who specialised in innovative, exciting, high risk, tax efficient investments. It was led by Charles Fry who eventually sold it to Legg Mason in 2000. One of its most interesting funds was the M&G...
by Tony Byrne | Feb 27, 2019 | Tony Byrne's View
The world of finance and numbers has been a lifetime passion and fascination to me. I can’t explain why. I guess I am just as passionate about figures as David Attenborough is about nature and wildlife. It’s simply in my blood. One of the most historically interesting...
by Tony Byrne | Feb 20, 2019 | Tony Byrne's View
Regular readers of my blogs will be aware that if you are financially comfortably off there are 3 major benefits to you: You live longer; You live healthier; You have less relationship breakdowns. Most of our clients are baby boomers aged 55 plus. Some are in their...
by Tony Byrne | Feb 13, 2019 | Tony Byrne's View
The world’s greatest investor and third richest man on the planet, Warren Buffett, once said “Keep all your eggs in one basket, but watch that basket closely”. He has also been quoted saying “Do not put all eggs in one basket”. So, which of these quotes by the great...
