Worldwide Financial Planning

This week while the UK election got off to a blundering start, with a series of gaffs and candidate resignations, the US election is gaining momentum despite being a full year away.

This week much of the news has been dominated by two political scandals; the court ruling that Boris Johnson acted unlawfully by proroguing parliament, and the developing news that Donald Trump tried to pressure Ukraine into investigating a political rival by withholding military aid.

Tax is hot on the lips everywhere, particularly with corporations and Brexit.

Investors don’t want wild swings in portfolio returns. They want risk to be controlled and returns thought through.

We mentioned last week the potential of fireworks in Parliament and so it came to fruition - with all of them aimed at Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Trump may know his markets but will his strategies, impact and tweets be warranted long term?