by Tony Byrne | May 14, 2019 | Tony Byrne's View
I have always been sceptical about state pension deferment mainly because I, like many other people, fundamentally do not trust the government. Why would the government offer to pay you more money to defer your state pension unless it saved the government money?...
by Tony Byrne | May 8, 2019 | Tony Byrne's View
In my personal experience female investors tend to be lower risk investors than their male counterparts. I have lost count of the number of times a husband’s attitude to investment risk has scored higher than his wife’s. I estimate that in 9 out of 10 cases this is...
by Tony Byrne | May 1, 2019 | Tony Byrne's View
The title of this week’s blog has no doubt intrigued our readers. Good Money Week is the campaign to help grow and raise awareness of sustainable, responsible and ethical finance. This year, it takes place between 5th – 11th October 2019. This organisation...
by Tony Byrne | Apr 24, 2019 | Tony Byrne's View
As most readers of my blogs are our clients they will be aware that we operate a system of asset allocation, or diversification of risk, by investing our clients’ money across the 4 main asset classes of equities, bonds, property and cash and reviewing it regularly....
by Tony Byrne | Apr 17, 2019 | Tony Byrne's View
Status Quo is an English rock band who plays boogie rock as many of our older clients know. They have had a long list of hits over the years. Particularly memorable songs include Caroline, Rockin’ All Over The World, Down Down et al. These hits were at the pinnacle...
by Tony Byrne | Apr 10, 2019 | Tony Byrne's View
A year ago or so, I was being interviewed by Mike Barry on the radio show MK Today and was asked by Mike if investors should invest in London Capital & Finance mini bonds paying interest of up to 8.5% per annum. A quick internet search on my iPad during the...
