18/03/2025
Our latest blog on tariffs and market volatility…
Navigating Market Volatility: Lessons from Trump’s Tariffs - Clear Vision
The tariffs being introduced by Donald Trump are reshaping global markets, causing ripples that are being felt by businesses and individual investors alike. For those with investment portfolios, the volatility created by these policies serves as a powerful reminder of the importance of patience and
20/12/2023
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21/08/2023
New blog post...
Investing can feel like taking two steps forward and one step back. The steps back can feel painful and scary. We look at a medium risk portfolio and the actual data of steps forward versus steps back.
Two steps forward, one step back - Clear Vision
Investing is a fickle thing. You can feel the elation of a few positive months, then the portfolio has a bad month and makes you feel foolish and scared. It feels like these bad months are coming thick and fast at times, but what does the data say? If we look at our CVFP50 portfolio, in the last
16/05/2023
Read our latest blog on whether, with interest rate rises, cash is now a good investment...
Is cash a good investment now? - Clear Vision
The world feels like it's in turmoil right now with investors still licking their wounds from 2022 and no feel-good articles in the news. A big plus point (for savers) has been the rapid resurgence of rising interest rates. Last week the Bank of England (BOE) raised rates for the 12th month in a
27/04/2023
A little blog from us on the rising corporation tax and using pensions to offset the effects...
Corporation tax rising: planning ahead - Clear Vision
At the start of the new tax year we are experiencing longer days, rising temperatures and rising taxes... The 2023/24 tax year sees the raising of corporation tax from 19% to 25% for those with profits over £250,000. If your company makes a profit of £50,000 or less, you will still pay 19% as a '
09/02/2023
New blog - review of 2022 and three things to remember going forward.
https://clearvisionfp.co.uk/review-of-2022-3-things-to-remember/
17/01/2023
Blog post - make the focus this year on maximising time well spent..
Time well spent - Clear Vision
Happy New Year! I don’t know about you, but a new year always brings that feeling of hope and a fresh start. This year, let’s focus on your most valuable commodity, time. To be truly wealthy is to wake up each and every day with the ability to spend your time and energy doing the things you w
18/11/2022
Read our latest blog summing up the Autumn Statement...
Autum Statement 2022 - Clear Vision
On 17th November we had Jeremy Hunt's first autumn statement. After the infamous 'mini budget' delivered by Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng, this was a very different offering. The backdrop for this autumn statement is inflation sitting at a 40 year high, and predictions of a prolonged recession. Th
14/09/2022
Read our latest blog post on finding some positivity in the future...
https://clearvisionfp.co.uk/every-cloud-has-a-silver-lining/
24/08/2022
A blog post giving an insight into how we see our business evolving over the next 10 years... 💡
What does the future look like?
Before you worry that I’ve turned into someone who makes predictions, don’t despair! The last few months have been busy on the business front, and we have been taking some time to revisit our business plan and start to map out what we would like to achieve as a team in the next 10 years and beyo...
24/05/2022
Read our latest blog on inflation, investments and staying the course...
Stay the course
So far, 2022 has been a challenging time with a great deal of uncertainty. We have seen a sharp rise in inflation, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, supply chain problems, warnings of an economic slowdown and the recent Covid lockdowns in China. And we're only in May! Lots to consider, but what do
08/03/2022
New blog - why stock market volatility shouldn't be feared... https://clearvisionfp.co.uk/dont-fear-volatility/