Oakham Wealth Management Ltd

12/08/2026

American Express refuses to raise Alan Sugar’s credit card limit

Paul Denley said: “Amex declining a billionaire feels absurd, but credit decisions aren’t a wealth test - they’re an affordability and risk assessment.”

12/08/2026

Number of families too rich for free childcare quadruples

Paul Denley from the investment firm Oakham Wealth Management said the threshold no longer reflected what was considered a high income.

12/08/2026

Housing costs accelerating ‘great wealth transfer’

Paul Denley, chief executive at Oakham Wealth Management, said clients were “recognising that money is worth more to a child at 35 than at 65.”

Higher housing costs and affordability pressures have accelerated the great wealth transfer, with clients increasingly looking to pass on money during their lifetimes, according to advisers.

12/08/2026

Big decisions’ wealthy people make while others are on August holidays

Paul Denley, CEO of London-based Oakham Wealth Management, said: “Affluent people certainly enjoy holidays, but many also use the quieter weeks of August to make some of their biggest financial decisions."

A wealth manager has explained what the money savvy are up to this month

12/08/2026

Beach hut prices sink as pandemic boom fades

Paul Denley, of Oakham Wealth Management, said: “Beach huts were the poster child of pandemic-era exuberance. Inevitably that froth was never going to last.”

Demand collapses as experts say coastal cabin trend ‘was never going to last’

12/08/2026

Number of UK millionaires hits lowest level since 2008 financial crisis.

Paul Denley, chief executive at Oakham Wealth Management, said: “For those staying, the answer isn’t panic but planning: diversify globally, use every available tax allowance, review estate and succession planning, and avoid irreversible decisions based on short-term headlines. Wealth is usually lost gradually through poor decisions, not overnight.”

High taxes and the volatile financial and property market is hitting the wealthy, research from the Adam Smith Institute shows.

29/07/2026

Market Update - Resilience through turbulence

Strait of Hormuz: Tanker Vessel Crossings Source: Bloomberg   Oil Price (Brent, USD, 2nd quarter between the blue lines)   The stock market recovery was substantial, with the S&P 500 bouncing back with its strongest quarterly performance since the post pandemic recovery of 2020. Emerging markets.....

29/07/2026

Are your clients Nervous Noras when it comes to investing?

Paul Denley, chief executive of London-based Oakham Wealth Management, said many people know they need to invest their cash savings, but have natural apprehension about getting into the markets.

Pragmatic Penelopes are probably the most common new clients when it comes to understanding behavioural investing, according to advisers.

29/07/2026

Beach hut prices sink as pandemic boom fades

Paul Denley, of Oakham Wealth Management, said: “Beach huts were the poster child of pandemic-era exuberance. Inevitably that froth was never going to last.”

Demand collapses as experts say coastal cabin trend ‘was never going to last’

29/07/2026

Number of UK millionaires hits lowest level since 2008 financial crisis

Paul Denley, chief executive at Oakham Wealth Management, added: “Wealth is usually lost gradually through poor decisions, not overnight.”

High taxes and the volatile financial and property market is hitting the wealthy, research from the Adam Smith Institute shows.