Should we be concerned about rising inflation?
Most economists expect inflation to pick up over the next few months as lockdown restrictions ease and shops and restaurants reopen. But...
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Hitchell Financial
- Jul 1, 2021
- 3 min
What's in a name? What exactly is an 'emerging market'
We explore what makes an emerging market and why they can offer attractive investment opportunities. For example, South Korea is one of...
Hitchell Financial
- Jul 1, 2021
- 3 min
Market update - a look back at June 2021
Almost fully open for business June saw a delay to the planned reopening of UK business and services, a drop in unemployment and some...
Hitchell Financial
- Jun 4, 2021
- 3 min
Market update - a look back at May 2021
Inflation rises, along with commodity prices The combined economic effects of stimulus measures, inflation and increased spending all...
Hitchell Financial
- May 23, 2021
- 3 min
Savers - Don’t lose out to inflation
Putting your hard-earned cash into savings accounts may not be the most efficient way to make your money work for you. If you’ve been...
Hitchell Financial
- May 19, 2021
- 3 min
Equity release - Unlocking the value in your home
The number of people using equity release schemes fell last year as older homeowners grew more cautious. Older homeowners seemed to be...
Hitchell Financial
- May 5, 2021
- 2 min
Market update - a look back at April 2021
April was a positive month for the major European and US equity markets. Monthly performance to end of April 2021 FTSE 100 (UK) +3.8%...
Hitchell Financial
- Apr 26, 2021
- 3 min
Richard Hitchell achieves the SOLLA Later Life Adviser Accreditation (LLAA)
We are very pleased to announce that Richard gained LLAA accreditation last week (22nd April 2021). Becoming accredited provides...
Hitchell Financial
- Apr 25, 2021
- 1 min
Monday Investment Club Podcast - 26th April
A weekly podcast hosted by Rohit Vaswani, Client Portfolio Manager at Omnis Investments, to discuss key themes impacting investors in the...
Hitchell Financial
- Apr 22, 2021
- 3 min
The power to change the world
Ethical and sustainable investing are both popular and it’s useful to understand the difference between the two approaches. Investing in...
Hitchell Financial
- Apr 1, 2021
- 2 min
Market Update - A look back at March 2021
March was a positive month for global equity markets to end a positive first quarter of 2021. Vaccine optimism has led to hopes that...
Hitchell Financial
- Mar 25, 2021
- 5 min
The key areas of Tax Day
In mid-February the Treasury announced that “To allow for more transparency and scrutiny, documents and consultations that would...
Hitchell Financial
- Mar 4, 2021
- 1 min
Monday Investment Club Podcast
A weekly podcast hosted by Rohit Vaswani, Client Portfolio Manager at Omnis Investments, to discuss key themes impacting investors in the...
Hitchell Financial
- Mar 4, 2021
- 6 min
Spring Budget 2021 “We will recover”
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, delivered his second Budget on 3 March declaring that "we will recover". The key fiscal event,...
Hitchell Financial
- Mar 1, 2021
- 2 min
Market Update - A look back at February 2021
The major global equity markets were all positive during the month of February despite a difficult last week caused by concerns over the...
Hitchell Financial
- Feb 3, 2021
- 3 min
Getting your finances in order before the end of the tax year
As we entered the new year with further lockdowns and history-making world events, the hope of spring hangs in the air, an enticing...
Hitchell Financial
- Feb 1, 2021
- 2 min
Market Update - A look back at January 2021
After a very positive start to the year for global equity markets, the last week of January was extremely volatile caused by retail...
Hitchell Financial
- Feb 1, 2021
- 2 min
Get mortgage fit for 2021
Estimates suggest that well over one million borrowers have lapsed onto their lender’s default standard variable rate (SVR). Has this...
Hitchell Financial
- Jan 19, 2021
- 3 min
Plan for what is difficult while it is easy
We all know we need to save for retirement, don’t we? But we also know it’s not always that easy to find the spare cash required to do...
Hitchell Financial
- Jan 19, 2021
- 1 min
2021 Investment Outlook from Omnis
In 5 themes for 2021 – Our Investment Outlook we explain why we hope 2021 turns out to be a year with fewer surprises, and what themes...
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