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What To Expect During Our Meeting!
- April 25, 2019
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Video: Phil Financial Introduction
- April 1, 2019
- Latest Financial News
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Trade War – the new Vietnam?
- January 15, 2019
- Current Affairs
Trade Deficit Today statistics were released regarding the size of the current trade deficit – the catalyst for the current trade war. It doesn’t appear to be going the way President Trump envisaged. By the end of last year, China exported $324bn more in goods and services to the US than it imported. That’s a […]

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After The Storm
- December 4, 2018
- Current Affairs, Financial Markets, Latest Financial News
A Very Brief Update after the storm has seemingly subsided! It’s been a “nowhere to hide” situation for investors over the last several weeks. If we look at the performance of 70 different types of asset classes from gold to bonds to oil to stocks, about 90% of them are down for the year through […]

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What now?
- December 1, 2018
- Financial Markets, Latest Financial News
Saturday at the office and catching up on some industry reading. I just read this and it made me smile! Something for all expats here in China, Taiwan, South Korea and Macau! From Patrick Thomas, Investment manager, Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management, London ‘It sounds counter-intuitive, but mistakes are good. You learn from them and your […]

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Trade War -The Art ‘of War’ – Not ‘The Deal’
- July 17, 2018
- Current Affairs, Financial Markets, Latest Financial News
I have come across this very interesting short article by an American Professor who teaches negotiation! He enlightened me as to the descriptive terms for the two types of bargaining being played out by perhaps the two largest geopolitical issues that intrinsically effect the stock markets. I’m talking about trade wars and Brexit The one […]

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Investing in the Electric Vehicle Revolution
- June 28, 2018
- Investments
How can we gain by investing in the electric vehicle (E.V.) revolution that is upon us? Right now we at the very early dawn – that moment where the sun nudges above the horizon. Which vehicle manufactures are going to win the E.V. race? My answer is – they’re all going to win! Whether every […]

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China Moves to Slow Yuan Drop After Fastest Loss Since 2015
- June 20, 2018
- Current Affairs, Financial Markets, Investments, Latest Financial News
China expats should not rest easy when accumulating Yuan (RMB) A number of expats seem satisfied with cash sitting in timed deposit or short-term bank wealth management products achieving 4% p.a. However achieving approximately 1% over inflation is not the only consideration – potential currency erosion is a much greater threat. Recently […]

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UK Final Salary Pensions Under Threat from Erosion
- June 13, 2018
- Pensions
The UK House of Lords will soon consider scrapping final salary pension boosting measure The Lords Economic Affairs Committee has launched an inquiry into whether the retail price index (RPI) should be scrapped as a measure of inflation, a move which would make a huge dent in defined benefit scheme pensions. In 2010 the government […]

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What To Expect During Our Meeting!

April 25, 2019
Video: Phil Financial Introduction

April 1, 2019
Trade War – the new Vietnam?

January 15, 2019
After The Storm

December 4, 2018
What now?

December 1, 2018
Trade War -The Art ‘of War’ – Not ‘The Deal’

July 17, 2018
Investing in the Electric Vehicle Revolution

June 28, 2018
China Moves to Slow Yuan Drop After Fastest Loss Since 2015

June 20, 2018
UK Final Salary Pensions Under Threat from Erosion

June 13, 2018