Separation and divorce entails re-setting one's needs, priorities and longer term objectives. Tackling these all at once is a daunting task. One approach is to break down the big decisions into little ones to create time and space to think. The focus should be on making good long term decisions, instead of looking for quick decisions.
Whether it’s paying for your children’s education, securing a retirement or realising financial independence, knowing where and how to invest is a key part of meeting investment objectives. It’s an age-old question. Finding the answer requires good data and an open mind. In this insight piece, we explore how our use of data underpins the formation of our long-term strategies by harnessing the benefits of diversification and portfolio optimisation.
The 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow aimed to set new targets for limiting global warming and reducing carbon emissions. It stressed the need for consensus in making meaningful change and the role of business leaders and investors as key in driving capital towards more sustainable outcomes. In this insight piece we touch on some of the main conference agreements and explore Edison’s approach to sustainable investing.
From the FTSE and Topix, to the Dow Jones, our insight piece this quarter is a quick read on indices and index funds. It explores their 130-year-old origins and why funds tracking an index may (or may not) be included in a portfolio.
"Sustainability was already increasingly important to me by the time I sold my business a few years ago. I wanted a balance between performance and environmental responsibility and that’s what I found at Edison."
A wealth manager is qualified to help with the difficult financial decisions during, and after, a divorce. Some individuals are sufficiently experienced to navigate these decisions unaided. But if that is not you, or you simply do not have the time, then you may need to take some advice. Here we explain what wealth management advice is, how to engage with a wealth manager and what you can expect in return.
One year into the pandemic, the gradual reopening of society is allowing for high streets and city centres to welcome back shoppers and workers. Rising levels of activity have stirred discussions about inflation. But why does inflation matter? This insight piece will explain some potentially wide-reaching impacts and the ways investors might mitigate the risk.
The coronavirus has brought with it new awareness and understanding of the risks involved in everyday life. In seeking a return, investing also comes with its own set of risks. In this insight piece, we explore an important hidden force within volatile portfolios that can have huge long-term consequences.
"It matters to me that my money not only avoids making things worse, but actively goes some way to making things better. As well as how my money is invested, I have appreciated the wider advice Edison have given in areas you would not normally expect."
From furlough to support payments, one knock-on effect of the coronavirus pandemic has been a huge increase in the required levels of government spending. In order to pay for it, government debt around the world has been rising. The US alone is expected to add $2 trillion to its balance sheet this year. As the numbers become ever more unfathomably large, we consider whether we are headed towards a different, debt-shaped, crisis. Does the debt matter?
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