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06/06/2025

Anyone who has used ChatGPT for a search knows just how clunky it is. So it is all the more remarkable that it is on this list at all!

17/05/2025

Are they amongst your must-have investments?

14/05/2025

Is the age of the search engine over?

09/05/2025

That’s my aircon off this summer!

27/04/2025

Something for American Presidents to bear in mind when the midterms are approaching?

19/04/2025

The trust was flawless. Tax-efficient, internationally compliant, and future-proof. The family? Not so much.

We once worked with a hyper-successful patriarch who’d spent more than a year crafting a sophisticated trust structure with us, using multiple jurisdictions and top-tier legal firms - it was built to last generations. But, crucially, no one had ever explained it to his heirs.

There were no family meetings, no letters of wishes, no “here’s why I’ve done this” conversation. So when he died, the children didn’t see protection, they saw control, silence, assumptions.

One son just assumed he was meant to take over. The daughter, more capable but always overlooked, felt quietly undermined. The youngest, detached until now, arrived with a lawyer in tow. It wasn’t that anyone was questioning the legality - they just questioned the meaning — and the motive. Result? Legally, the trust held, but the emotional trust within the family collapsed.

What followed wasn’t a courtroom drama. It was sadder than that - our trustee meetings turned formal, sibling conversations stopped, emails turned legal, and a structure that was actually designed to protect the family began to divide it.

This isn’t rare. I’ve seen families spend small fortunes on structuring —
but ending up avoiding the simple conversation that might have made it all work, leaving it to us as Trustees. Kicking the can down the road. Not because they don’t care, but because it’s easier to kick the can down the road than to face difficult truths and unpleasant conversations. They assume heirs will understand, or worse — they believe the secrecy is somehow a sign of love. And yet, as I always tell them, clarity isn’t confrontation. Silence, on the other hand, is a decision in disguise.

A trust is more than a legal tool, it’s a message. Done well, it says:
“We trust you. We believe in your stewardship.” Done poorly, it whispers:
“We didn’t think you could handle the legacy.” So, if you know a successful entrepreneur who wants to build a lasting legacy…tell them to speak to their family. First. Before the documents are signed, before the structure is final, before the trust exists only in law. Because the real trust — the one that binds families — can’t be drafted in a boardroom. It’s built around kitchen tables, over time, in quiet moments of shared understanding. And it starts with a conversation.

14/04/2025

And it's definitely not over yet!

11/04/2025

U.S. consumer sentiment fell sharply in April, highlighting growing fears of stagflation—an economic slowdown paired with rising inflation. The University of Michigan’s index dropped to 50.8 from 57 in March, far below the 54.6 forecasted by economists, marking one of the lowest readings in over a decade.

Inflation expectations surged to 6.7%—the highest since 1981—while the share of Americans anticipating rising unemployment hit levels not seen since 2009.

“Warning signs are flashing across the board,” said survey director Joanne Hsu. “Consumers are increasingly pessimistic about inflation, income, jobs, and overall business conditions.”

The data, collected after President Trump’s April 2 tariff announcement but before a partial rollback on April 9, reflects the economic uncertainty triggered by trade tensions and policy shifts. Stagflation rears its ugly head.

08/04/2025

For all those who posted gleeful green market maps of the S&P500 at lunchtime today lambasting all those ‘doubters’, remember, it ain’t over ’til the fat lady sings.

08/04/2025

Keep your powder dry, peeps!

07/04/2025

Buckle up!

03/04/2025

Happy Day or Sad day?

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