We have been saying for some time now that the musical ‘monetary easing’ chairs will come to an end sometime. When the music stops it is likely… Read more “Quarter 3 Investment Update”

As we said last quarter, market returns have been extraordinary for over a decade now. Even a portfolio only 60% allocated to shares and 40% to bonds… Read more “Q1 Investment Update – Stagflation?”

As we enter our sixth year we are pleased to bring your our fourth Annual Report…

If you had asked us a year ago how much global stockmarkets would rise we wouldn’t have guessed 20%. If you had asked us five years ago,… Read more “Q4 Investment Update – Unbelievable”

There is much to worry about at the moment on multiple fronts but there is always good news to be found. So for the glass half full… Read more “In happier news…”

It has been a busy time for us at Altor, having just been ranked 13th nationally by Financial Clarity, an arm of ISS Market Intelligence on behalf… Read more “Altor in a nutshell”

Bare shelves, queues at the pumps, rubbish not being collected, rising inflation and the prospectof rolling brown-outs, what a time to be alive. The only plus side… Read more “Q3 Investment Update – Memories of the 70s”

For a decade, for a prior employer, we were part of a team of advisers nominated by Camelot, the company that runs the National Lottery, to meet… Read more “What can we learn from Lottery winners?”

The traditional 60% Equity/40% Bond portfolio has performed excellently for the last four decades (according to some research from Schroders, producing better returns than just equities or… Read more “Death of a 60/40?”

The second quarter of this year was a positive one again for investors, having looked as though the cycle might turn back towards value stocks, it was… Read more “Q2 Investment Update – Inflation”