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We hear this a lot, that we’re rolling from one ‘crises’ to the next; Covid-19 global shutdown, Presidential election, Reddit/Gamestop market manipulation and the end of the financial markets as we know them, inflation, stock market overvaluation, wildfires largest on record, US debt, housing bubble. And these are just within the last 18 months!

This week I’ll focus on the three we hear the most on Zooms with Brits across the US and I’ll share our perspective on each.

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We’ve had a very strong start to the year as vaccine roll outs continue to pave the way for economies to ease restrictions, businesses to start spending (hiring and implementing the plans put on hold throughout 2020) and consumers to start spending (housing, cars and travel).

Equity markets buoyed by this confidence have had a strong quarter, commodity prices continued their rise as consumption increases and we’re finally seeing some inflation filter through – more on this later.

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At T&T, we are in the midst of our planning season, meaning we’re speaking to almost all our clients.

At this time of the year during our weekly team meetings we discuss if we’ve heard any client concerns, any themes from pre-meeting questionnaires, or any underlying feelings that clients are nervy of - basically how are our clients collectively feeling right now.

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Last week, as you no doubt heard, Bernie Madoff passed away, bringing a form of closure to the notorious scandal associated with his name. That is, the biggest Ponzi Scheme in history.

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This is a question we are regularly asked and that we will now seek to answer, or at least help point you in the right direction. First of all, what are we talking about? To receive the full UK state pension an individual needs 35 years of qualifying contributions (see our earlier blog). If you have less than 35 years and more than 10 (which is the minimum required to qualify for anything) then you will receive a proportional pension. 

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We often find that British expats are surprised to discover they still qualify for a State Pension (SP) in the UK. If you worked in the UK for at least 10 years (and paid National Insurance contributions during that time) then you will qualify for the SP, in most cases even if you “opted out” as part of your workplace pension.  

Richard catches up with Mark Ridley, co-founder & Managing Director of GreenShootsFX to take a quick look at the current state of GBP vs USD and review what's on the immediate horizon. GreenShootsFX are a corporate FX payments specialist focused on driving down margins and offering a more efficient way of moving funds internationally.

e: mark.ridley@greenshootsfx.com

t: 855-GSFX-PMT

w: www.GreenShootsFX.com

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While embarking on writing my 2020 annual market review I look to my 2019 edition for inspiration and conclude that a copy and paste of the opening paragraph could be sufficient – minus some nods to the topic we all can’t stop talking about, ‘Covid-19’.

Richard catches up with Mark Ridley, co-founder & Managing Director of GreenShootsFX to take a quick look at the current state of GBP vs USD and review what's on the immediate horizon. GreenShootsFX are a corporate FX payments specialist focused on driving down margins and offering a more efficient way of moving funds internationally.

e: mark.ridley@greenshootsfx.com

t: 855-GSFX-PMT

w: www.GreenShootsFX.com

Richard catches up with Mark Ridley, co-founder & Managing Director of GreenShootsFX to take a quick look at the current state of GBP vs USD and review what's on the immediate horizon. GreenShootsFX are a corporate FX payments specialist focused on driving down margins and offering a more efficient way of moving funds internationally.

e: mark.ridley@greenshootsfx.com

t: 855-GSFX-PMT

w: www.GreenShootsFX.com