Martin Bamford: Who do you trust?
- Monday, 06 September 2021
- Comment
Trust is a critical concept in what we do as Financial Planners but is often hard to define.
Read more...Martin Bamford: My brush with a scammer
- Thursday, 27 May 2021
- Comment
During a call with a client last week, I was reminded again of the dangers of unregulated investments. The client explained that his good friend had lost £120,000 to a Bitcoin scam.
Read more...Martin Bamford: Tik, Tok - investment flop?
- Thursday, 11 February 2021
- Comment
I entered financial services just as the tech bubble was about to burst. One of my earliest professional experiences of investing was watching the bubble surrounding tech stocks, swiftly followed by the disappointment of investors who had become over exposed to that sector as it collapsed.
Read more...Bamford: Why planners need to help each other
- Friday, 08 January 2021
- Comment
The economic and business impact of the Covid-19 pandemic since last March has been significant. In many cases, the worst is yet to come, with no definitive end date in mind and forecasts of peak unemployment by the middle of the year.
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