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WD Wealth Management Ltd Providing highly personalised, relationship-based wealth management advice to families, trustees and businesses.

Our philosophy is simple : to ensure financial peace of mind for you and your family across the generations. Putting clients firmly at the heart of everything we do enables us to run a genuinely client-focussed business, building long term client relationships based on trust and superior service.

23/10/2026

For years, pensions have offered a valuable tax advantage alongside retirement income, enabling people to pass on wealth to the next generation. But from April 2027, changes to inheritance tax rules could mean some families face a significantly larger tax bill than they expected.

What could the Autumn Budget mean for your finances?A panel of specialists from St. James's Place, featuring Hetal Mehta...
22/10/2026

What could the Autumn Budget mean for your finances?

A panel of specialists from St. James's Place, featuring Hetal Mehta, Chief Economist, Claire Trott, Head of Advice, and Niall McGregor, Divisional Director: Advice Policy, hosted by Andy Payne, Director of Advice Support, will provide a clear and practical overview of the key announcements, exploring what they could mean for individuals, families and long-term financial planning.

📅 Monday 2 November

⏰ 10:30am - 11:30am

Join us for expert insight and guidance following the Budget.


Register here: https://events.zoom.us/ev/AvUSAkA7CfPizt2Txyds-3xG2ucjXR0jagL8VrVI_mggY9Cyqlof~Ahu1X8VimZFG_JuFYTlEp7uzvErzsdR41qkTuE5fp7jZvplXkMfCLrwgvQ


WD Wealth Management Ltd is an Appointed Representative of and represents only St. James's Place Wealth Management plc (which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority).

SJP Approved 09/10/2026


The start of a market rotation, or another temporary blip for chip makers? After AI-related companies suffered notable s...
21/10/2026

The start of a market rotation, or another temporary blip for chip makers? After AI-related companies suffered notable share price drops last week, this is the question investors will be asking.

After posting huge gains for much of 2025 and 2026, while seemingly overcoming the concerns about higher energy prices caused by the Iran conflict, Samsung and TSMC have faltered in recent weeks. Both companies’ share prices fell further last week. On Thursday, TSMC reported record third quarter profits that were up 69% on the same quarter last year. Yet, despite better-than-expected results and an upgraded outlook, the company’s share price dropped more than 7%. Samsung dropped almost 15% over the course of five days – leaving it down over 30% from its mid-June peak.

Several issues are contributing to the current sell-offs. Part of it will no doubt be profit taking. Even after the recent falls, many of these companies’ share prices are still substantially higher year-to-date.

Read more: https://www.wdwealth.co.uk/article/detail/sjpp/weekwatch-19-10-2026

Are yesterday’s investment winners likely to stay ahead? It’s easy to be drawn to funds, sectors or managers that have p...
20/10/2026

Are yesterday’s investment winners likely to stay ahead?

It’s easy to be drawn to funds, sectors or managers that have performed strongly recently. But markets don’t stand still, and recent success doesn’t necessarily tell us what will happen next.

This is known as the “winner’s curse”: the risk of placing too much weight on recent performance when assessing future opportunities. Fund rankings can change significantly over time, while investment styles and market leadership move in and out of favour.

The latest SJP Investment Insights explores why looking beyond headline performance, understanding what has driven a manager’s results, and putting those results into context are important parts of manager selection.

Read more: https://www.wdwealth.co.uk/article/detail/sjpp/investment-insights-the-curse-of-the-winner-uk

The value of an investment with St. James's Place will be directly linked to the performance of the funds selected and may fall as well as rise. You may get back less than the amount invested.

Past performance is not a reliable guide to future performance.

This content is for information only and does not constitute financial advice.

What is the Your First Home scheme?It will offer government-backed equity loans of 20% to those buying new build homes i...
16/10/2026

What is the Your First Home scheme?

It will offer government-backed equity loans of 20% to those buying new build homes in England, who have at least a 2.5% cash deposit towards their purchase.

The scheme is expected to work in a similar way to the previous Help to Buy equity loan programme, which ran for 10 years from 2013 until 2023.

Under Help to Buy, buyers needed a slightly bigger 5% cash deposit towards their purchase. They could then access a 20% equity loan from government, which was interest free for five years.

Read more: https://www.wdwealth.co.uk/article/detail/sjpp/boost-for-first-time-buyers-to-get-on-the-property-ladder

President Trump last week announced that his administration had reached an agreement on the release of about 13.5 millio...
13/10/2026

President Trump last week announced that his administration had reached an agreement on the release of about 13.5 million barrels of Russian diesel. However, October’s shipment of 2.3 million barrels against daily global demand of about 30 million barrels means that in the short term, this is unlikely to make a significant dent in bringing the diesel price down. While the price of US diesel futures closed $0.20 lower at $4.68/gallon on Friday, the retail price of $6.28 a gallon is almost double the $3.68 price a year ago.

Read more: https://www.wdwealth.co.uk/article/detail/sjpp/weekwatch-12-10-2026

Financial markets have a habit of repeating themselves. Every so often, investors become excited about a new technology ...
13/10/2026

Financial markets have a habit of repeating themselves. Every so often, investors become excited about a new technology or industry sector. In response, prices will often rise rapidly, drawing in more buyers and pushing asset prices higher.

These price increases may sometimes be justified. Yet, there will be occasions when there is a dislocation between prices and reasonable fundamental expectations. When this occurs, it can mean that a financial bubble has formed.

Financial bubbles have been present in financial markets for hundreds of years. The growth of railways during the Victorian era, the dot.com sector at the turn of this century, residential property in China’s main cities and cryptocurrencies all exhibited bubble-like behaviour.

The dot.com era is one of the clearest examples of what can happen. Investors rushed into technology stocks. This drove the Nasdaq index up more than sixfold before it suffered a dramatic collapse in March 2000. It took the index another 15 years to recover to its historic peak.

If bubbles follow a familiar pattern, why do they keep happening and why are so many investors caught up in them?

Read more: https://www.wdwealth.co.uk/article/detail/sjpp/financial-bubbles-great-stories-but-bad-investments

With less than four weeks before the chancellor John Healey stands up to give his first Budget, leaks about what might b...
09/10/2026

With less than four weeks before the chancellor John Healey stands up to give his first Budget, leaks about what might be announced have been few and far between.

The lack of rumours has also led to a notable reduction in speculation, which has been welcomed by both SJP and markets. The panic seen in previous years around potential changes to pensions for example, appears to have been largely muted.

However, in his keynote speech to the Labour Party conference in Birmingham on Tuesday, the prime minister Andy Burnham set out a pledge to offer access to free social care services to everyone in England – on which he intends to lead Labour into the next election.

Read more: https://www.wdwealth.co.uk/article/detail/sjpp/autumn-budget-2026-with-a-month-to-go-what-lies-ahead

September saw oil prices remain elevated, while government bond yields rose across several major economies. Higher energ...
06/10/2026

September saw oil prices remain elevated, while government bond yields rose across several major economies. Higher energy prices and inflationary pressures have added to concerns around borrowing costs, with central banks taking different approaches to interest rates.

In the UK, attention is turning to the upcoming Budget, while proposed changes to the State Pension triple lock and a new scheme for first-time buyers are also in focus. Elsewhere, political uncertainty in France and rising US Treasury yields have added to pressure in bond markets.

Meanwhile, investment in artificial intelligence continues at pace, with major technology companies competing for investor attention.

Read more: https://www.wdwealth.co.uk/article/detail/sjpp/weekwatch-05-10-2026

The value of an investment with St. James's Place will be directly linked to the performance of the funds selected and may fall as well as rise. You may get back less than the amount invested.

Tax, pension and related rules can depend on individual circumstances and may change.

This content is for information only and does not constitute financial advice.

Caring for a loved one, in their old age or poor health, can be hugely rewarding and millions of people across the UK pr...
06/10/2026

Caring for a loved one, in their old age or poor health, can be hugely rewarding and millions of people across the UK provide unpaid care1.

But taking on caring responsibilities can also affect your income, savings and future financial security, particularly if you reduce your working hours or even take a break from working altogether.

When your attention is understandably focused on someone else, it can be easy to put your own needs and goals aside. Reviewing your finances and making a plan can help you stay in control while continuing to support the person you care for.

Read more: https://www.wdwealth.co.uk/article/detail/sjpp/counting-the-cost-why-caring-shouldnt-mean-losing-yourself%20

Sources: 1,Office for National Statistics. Census 2021: Unpaid care by age, s*x and deprivation, England and Wales. Scottish government. Scotland's Carers update release - March 2025. Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency: Census 2021 main statistics health, disability and unpaid care tables – December 2022

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