Between the Lines – Week 27
Year of the bear: S&P 500 enters bear market territory On Monday 13 June the S&P 500 Index entered bear market territory for the first time since the pandemic crash in March 2020, with the index down 22% from its peak on 3 January. This is the fourth bear...
The cost of cash in an ISA
The cost of cash “Cash is like oxygen – you want to be sure it’s around, but you don’t need to have excessive amounts of it around” – Warren Buffet. So how much cash should we hold? $ A couple holding cash ISAs may be missing out on £15,368 of real return over 10...
Between The Lines – Week 26
Ukraine made official EU membership candidate Following last week’s Brussels summit of EU leaders, Ukraine has been accepted as a candidate for EU membership. Its application has been fast-tracked along with that of Moldova. They join five other candidate countries:...