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01/08/2024 By Jeremy Batstone-Carr, European Strategist, Raymond James UK “Every exit is an entrance to somewhere else” Tom Stoppard (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead) How appropriate it is that at the year’s turning point the financial markets...
28/08/2024 It’s a digital world! Your digital presence is how your branch appears online. With the rise of technology and daily searches for solutions and services, we’re all more connected than ever. This has opened exciting doors for wealth...
20/08/2024 Preparing your heirs for sudden wealth can help prevent unwise spending. If you have wealth to transfer, you may worry about the, sometimes adverse, effect of sudden wealth and the squandering of assets within a generation. Here are some...
07/08/2024 Take proactive care of your neural pathways. When you think fit, think brain fitness – focus on strengthening your body and your mind. The idea of losing a step or two worries many of us, especially those who find themselves forgetting...
30/07/2024 The do’s and don’ts of navigating mixed-income relationships Money plays a part in all relationships, and friendships are no exception. In its simplest form, it’s that awkward moment at brunch when the waiter asks if you want separate...
24/07/2024 Add a small splash of happiness to your regular routine with these suggestions. Start your day on the right foot Have something to look forward to. This can be anything, from your favourite cup of coffee to a planned catch-up...
17/07/2024 Discover how these well-known women stay focused in a chaotic world. Choose analogue over high-tech Former Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and founder of LeanIn.Org is well-known in the business world for bringing an old-fashioned spiral...
09/07/2024 Following such a momentous event in UK history, it would be remiss of us not to consider some salient points regarding the election result. On paper, it’s a Labour landslide of course. The party has a majority of more than 170 seats, close...
05/07/2024 Professor Jeremy Batstone-Carr, European Strategist “The age of abundance is over” – French President M. Emmanuel Macron Financial markets are discounting mechanisms. That is to say that they take the sum-total of all knowledge and...
04/07/2024 Pavel Molchanov, Managing Director, Energy Analyst, Equity Research Whether or not you enjoy sitting in front of a computer and conversing with a human-seeming artificial intelligence platform (i.e. a chatbot), the AI boom will, if nothing...
04/07/2024 Ed Mills, Washington Policy Analyst, Equity Research With most of the focus of the 2024 elections on the rematch between President Biden and former President Trump, the race for Congress can easily get overlooked. Our analysis for the...
04/07/2024 Eugenio J. Aleman, PhD, Chief Economist, Raymond James Giampiero Fuentes, Economist, Raymond James The global population has surpassed 8 billion and according to the United Nations, it is projected to reach 9.7 billion in 2050.1 However...
04/07/2024 The latest edition of Investment Strategy Quarterly is available to download. Featured in this issue: US Election 2024: Prepare for a sweep? Anxiety in the Euro area Beyond Demographics AI & Electricity demand Download the latest issue...
28/06/2024 The two go hand in hand when preparing your beneficiaries. Timing discussions around money while clearly communicating your financial values with beneficiaries can be tricky. You may already be asking yourself: How will I help them...
14/06/2024 Many couples don’t agree on when, where, or how they’re going to spend their golden years. Whilst it’s common for couples to talk about household expenses – retirement savings are another story. In fact, according to research, only 24% of...
03/06/2024 By Jeremy Batstone-Carr, European Strategist, Raymond James UK “Double, double, toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble” William Shakespeare (Macbeth) Shakespeare knew a thing or two about portents, from the soothsayers of ancient...
