With the nights getting darker and the winter chill beginning to bite, it is time for me, the Michael Bublé of financial planning, to prepare my seasonal Christmas blog. Last year’s Christmas blog was based on Dickens’s A Christmas Carol and … Continued

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“The foodbank was there when we really needed it, it was an absolute lifeline.” This Christmas, Carbon is delighted to be supporting The Trussell Trust’s Foodbank Network as part of our festive charitable giving. The network consists of 428 foodbanks … Continued

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CARBON are proud to announce that we are partnering London Scottish Rugby Club for a series of events planned for 2019. This follows on from our sponsorship of the club’s “Legends’ Dinner” at the Hurlingham Club last year. “Carbon is … Continued

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What, one wonders, would Alfred Cowles III have made of the current ‘debate’ about active and passive investing? Cowles was born in 1891, the son of one of the founders of the Chicago Tribune. He became a successful businessman, but … Continued

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PERTHSHIRE Rugby Football Club toasted its 150th anniversary in style with a sell-out black tie gala dinner at Perth’s Dewars Centre. South African World Cup winner Bob Skinstad was joined by former Scotland captain Rory Lawson and top after-dinner speaker … Continued

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Family businesses are a significant proportion of the Scottish economy so we’re delighted to continue our support of research by Family Business United (FBU) Scotland, which highlights their valuable contribution. Our own initial involvement with family businesses typically happens at … Continued

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Carbon has once again won the Gold Standard Award for Independent Financial Advice. The 2018 win means that Carbon has now achieved the Award six years in a row. Learning of the win, Managing Director Gordon Wilson said: “It’s great … Continued

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On 29th October 2018, Philip Hammond presented the Government’s Autumn Budget. This was his third Budget since becoming Chancellor of the Exchequer and the first Budget not to take place on a Wednesday since 1962 – no doubt to avoid … Continued

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One of the many reasons for indexing is that it eliminates, at a stroke, one of the biggest risks that active investors face, namely manager risk. We’ve explained many times how the odds of beating the market through active fund … Continued

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CARBON European Tour ambassador Richie Ramsay dug deep and tapped into every ounce of his experience to sign off the regular season on a high in Spain. With the all-important Tour card on the line, the Edinburgh-based professional clawed his … Continued

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