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We are pleased to see that at least the braodsheets are beginning to get the message we have been pushing for the past 6 years.  To read the article we found in the Telegraph, please click here.

In his first Budget speech as Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne set down a number of measures which will form the basis of a five year plan to rebuild the British Economy.

How did Baxter Fensham’s Passive Investment Strategy Perform in 2009 in Comparison with Active Wealth Management Strategies?  2009 will go down in investment history as one of the years when the market fooled many of the active wealth management community. The year started as 2008 finished with the FTSE 100 index falling a further 14% [...]

Do you Know your “Smart or Magic Number”?  The starting point of building a successful Financial Plan is all about calculating what your “Smart Number” is. In a nutshell your Smart Number is the amount of accumulated wealth you need in order to achieve the desired lifestyle you want throughout your working life and in [...]

Many of you will be aware of the DFA message through your portfolios. Baxter Fensham was an early adopter of the DFA portfolio construction methodology, and DFA has been a fantastic thought leader.

In a series of articles entitled Active vs Passive authored by Bradley Steinman, a VP of Dimensional Fund Advisors in Canada, what follows is an interesting excerpt of one aspect of the debate.

The US fund management company Vanguard has come to the UK, and this is a notable arrival. You will be aware of our ‘passive’ positioning for our core investment portfolios and this has been a successful strategy for us all for a number of years now.

As of April 6th 2010. If an owner wishes to let out a property that is not currently rented that was formerly a family home or flat to three or more unrelated people such as;
Nurses sharing, students, young professionals, etc.

What does Successful Retirement Planning Encompass?

To understand retirement planning we need to think about far more than just a savings plan. We need to understand that people’s lives are complex and that they are likely to have series of different income and capital streams or resources available to them over their working lifetime, as well as different forms of debt that need to be repaid