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Episode 1: An Entrepreneurial Journey: Insights from Serial Co-Founder Scott White
Last Updated: November 25, 2025
Drum roll please đ„ our very first Inspired Sounds podcast is here! In the first episode of our three-part series, Scott White, co-founder of Pragmatic Semiconductor (and five other business ventures) talks to us about life as an entrepreneur.
Rathbones Review Winter 2021
Last Updated: November 25, 2025
"When France sneezes,â Austrian diplomat Klemens von Metternich remarked in the wake of the French Revolution, âEurope catches a cold.â Reflecting shifts in global power, this maxim has metamorphosed over time and is now most often framed in terms of US hegemony. âWhen America sneezes,â we usually say today, âthe world catches a cold.â
Review of the week: Central banks pause for thought
Last Updated: November 25, 2025
Last weekâs round of central bank meetings sent a mainly consistent message. Most held interest rates on hold and suggested rates are now at (or very near) their peaks.
Our in-depth guide on responsible investment
Last Updated: November 25, 2025
Our booklet explains our four core principles, or pillars, of responsible investment and how we put them into practice.
Talking to the next generation about money webinar
Last Updated: November 25, 2025
Conversations about money are rarely straightforward, particularly when they involve family. How do you tackle the topic of inheritance, your will or other issues with your loved ones, so that everyone is on the same page? During this webinar our speakers provide valuable insights into running a family meetingâ from inheritance plans to making tax-efficient financial decisions and ensuring your affairs and wishes are in order.
Weekly digest: extremes
Last Updated: November 25, 2025
Lately weâve had to acknowledge the distinct possibility that some of the content in these weekly updates could be rendered out-of-date before theyâve even been read. The White Houseâs somewhat arbitrary approach to policymaking suggests that we should brace ourselves for more of this volatile market behaviour, both positive and negative.
Quarterly Investment Update Q1 2025: After climbing a wall of worry, hopes for us growth should keep markets going
Last Updated: November 25, 2025
Although returns over the past year have been at times hard won, and often made in defiance of a doom and gloom narrative about the state of the world, most investors can look back on some reasonable gains.
Review of the week: Snap election, new policies
Last Updated: November 25, 2025
With the UK heading to the polls sooner than expected, the government announces policies that resonate with older voters. Meanwhile, disappointing inflation may have kiboshed a summer rate cut.
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Investment Insights Q4 2023: AI industrial revolution?
Last Updated: November 25, 2025
Major new technologies often result in investors over-extrapolating: think of radio stocks in the 1920s, or internet stocks in the late 90s. Or even the dominance of miners and oil producers in 2010 as globalisation â which is technological in a sense â was touted as never-ending. The history of artificial intelligence (AI) is filled with predictions that now seem absurd: pioneering computer scientist Herbert Simon said that by 1985 a computer would be as capable as the human brain.
Trumpâs tariffs: how should investors respond?
Last Updated: November 25, 2025
Stock markets have reacted badly to the worse than expected news on US trade policy. We favour a more conservative asset allocation in response â but itâs possible to be too gloomy.
Review of the week: Monetary mea culpa
Last Updated: November 25, 2025
UK inflation simply wonât drop as fast as everyone hopes, leading the Bank of England to admit it needs a new model. Meanwhile, a compromise is proposed to kick the can on the US debt ceiling till after the next election.
The changing face of consumer ethics and behaviours
Last Updated: November 25, 2025
Global consumer values, behaviours and spending habits are changing.