Inflation

Inflation fell 0.6% from December - the largest drop in a year

Remains unlikely rates will fall close to or below inflation in 2024

Good news to share with clients as cost of morning brew falls

Questions raised over early Bank of England rate cuts

'An appropriately diversified portfolio is the best approach'

Taxation is cited as a close second threat for clients, according to advisers

Inflation set to fall to 2% in 2025

As the investment landscape shifts, investors remain dangerously concentrated in the last decade’s winners. With inflation expectations and valuations where they are, investors must adjust their return expectations or their portfolios

The majority (83%) do not see the benefit of seeing an adviser

Holding cash equates to a reduction in value and income in real terms