Four thousand people have scaled Mount Everest, tens of thousands have visited Antarctica, and even the Moon has had a dozen visitors leaping through its dust.
A lockdown-induced Christmas TV binge didn’t extend quite as far the Wizard of Oz for our head of multi-asset investments, David Coombs. But “the Great and Terrible” did come up in a conversation about bitcoin.
Well, 2020 didn’t go the way we all expected. Our head of multi-asset investments, David Coombs, has tossed out his old fortune-telling teacup and reached for the magic 8-ball this year.
Financial markets have been on a rollercoaster over the past year. There was a sharp drop in March as countries locked down and then a swift upswing followed, led by technology shares. Even unloved companies, particularly banks and energy firms, have rebounded lately, thanks to good news about vaccines.
In September we took a closer look at the importance of putting the right team together when getting divorced and the important actions and considerations in the pre-settlement phase. We’ve revisited this now to look specifically at the period immediately post settlement.
A free trade agreement with the EU avoids damaging tariffs, but other barriers remain.
We close a difficult year with a sense of relief, and the tools to deal with the challenges ahead.
We’ve compiled a few examples of recent scams to show you the kind of things you have to watch out for, although this is by no means an exhaustive list.
5G is being rolled out across the UK. Some say it will revolutionise life as we know it, while others fear it will damage our health and threaten national security. Here we try to answer the need-to-know questions about the new network tech.