Altor Views

At Altor we are going to start an occasional series about the biases that can affect all of us whether we are advisers or investors. Before we do we wanted to look at one of the most quoted, simplest but least understood effects in our little world of tax and investments – reversion to the […]

We were a little behind the curve in spotting this article Warren Buffett: Vanguard founder is my Hero from late Feb but thought that we would bring it to you now. Warren Buffett in his annual letter to his investors this year praised Jack Bogle for his efforts to drive down investment management charges and

Wealth managers ripping clients off with percentage fees

It has been an interesting time setting up Altor, initially there was a 6-month imposed period of paid purdah and time to reflect. With some of the spare time allowed us, we began researching the best way to return consistent risk-adjusted growth for our clients. With no preconceptions we set about comparing all of the

Whatever profession you are in, you’d be well advised to have one eye on what a computer is starting to do, that you currently get paid for. Robotics have spent the last few decades tearing through the industrial work force at a pace. This has been good for consumers who like lower prices but undoubtedly

Paul Lewis is the clients’ agitator and is often roundly condemned by the adviser community for it. Paul is probably most famous for presenting MoneyBox on Radio Four and as such he is well known as a consumer champion. He is much loved by a large audience for taking on banks, insurance companies and helping