Weekly Update – Volatile Markets

10 Apr Weekly Update – Volatile Markets

Welcome back everyone,

I hope you all had a fantastic Easter break. Certainly one of the greater parts of it is the extended bank holiday weekend, which is also to blame for the lack of Update last week. But now it’s time to set aside the chocolate eggs and refocus on your nest eggs. Last I spoke about the crisis in the Middle East, markets were falling, oil prices were rising, and portfolios were being stretched thin. Now, thanks to the Orthodox Easter ceasefire, everything is beginning to bounce back. This does not mean that all will be well immediately, or that it will remain that way forever, so unfortunately I can’t herald in a golden age of investment, but I can remind you that it’s our job to un-muddle all of these things for you.

Above is a photo of oil prices over the last month, and as you can see, it’s bouncier than the Easter Bunny’s trip back home. Let us help you if the peaks and troughs of investing are giving you concerns, we want you to be able to enjoy your lives away from the stress of the markets. Markets are volatile and likely will be for some time as the dust settles, and we are all hopeful of the ceasefire turning permanent.

See you all next week.