60-SECOND REVIEW AND OUTLOOK - JULY 2020

One-Minute Monthly - July 2020

09 July 2020
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This is a 60-second snapshot of what happened in June, and our outlook for the coming months.

Forecasts of future performance are not a reliable guide to actual results in the future; neither is past performance a reliable indicator of future results. The value of investments, and the income from them, may fall as well as rise and cannot be guaranteed and the investor might not get back their initial investment.

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The wealth tax: why, what, how, who, and when?

The government is in a bit of a bind. Prime Minister Johnson’s manifesto pledge to ‘level up’ the UK’s local economies takes the reintroduction of austerity measures off the table in the immediate future. That leaves the government having to look at ways to increase its income. And that means taxes.

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Can paying your grandchildren’s school fees be a good way to reduce potential inheritance tax liabilities?

We all want the best for our grandchildren. We’d also like to reduce our inheritance tax (IHT) bills. Could paying for your grandchildren’s school fees be a good way to achieve both aims?

Snapshot

Chart of the Month - US Dollar Index

The US Dollar Index provides an indication of the value of the dollar relative to a broad range of other currencies.

Our views

Investment implications of Democrats winning the Senate

The 2020 US election process finally finished on 7 January 2021, more than two months after the original vote took place. As the dust begins to settle on the series of recounts, run-offs and outbursts of violence, we can consider the ramifications of the Georgia run-offs, the new administration’s priorities, and the implications for US and UK investments.