Shaun Armstrong

15/11/2017

Australian in business in Scandinavia? You need to talk to the ABCS.

15/11/2017

No I do not understand Bitcoin but I do understand what a bubble built on hype is.

Lovers and skeptics of cryptocurrency reacted to The Wall Street Journal’s recent coverage of investing in bitcoin and had lots to say about whether there is a bitcoin bubble.

15/11/2017

Rocky road for Sterling.

The effect of the pound’s plunge last year is fading

13/11/2017

Not exactly a shining endorsement of the UK economy.

John Redwood, investment manager and British lawmaker, advises investors to remove their money from the UK and invest it in more successful economies, including the EU. But his advice doesn't end there....

13/10/2017

An article about work-life balance in Sweden.

With National Work Life Week coming up, we take a look at some of the popular expat destinations offering the best work/life balance.

18/07/2017

I suggest all all expats on their first contract in Sweden double check with HR that all your paperwork is in order.

More than one hundred tech workers have had their request to stay in Sweden denied since the start of last year, according to figures by the Migration Agency.

17/07/2017

If you are thinking about a QROPS pension transfer out of the EEA you need to stop and read this.

Blacktower Financial Management News Page

12/07/2017

British Expat wondering about resident and health care rights in EU after Brexit? Read this article and then watch this space for more updates.

Theresa May has recently revealed plans for both British expats and EU citizens in the UK, but they haven't been met with a warm reception.

11/07/2017

Evidence of some sort of change in the direction and velocity of equity markets is starting to accumulate.

Rising bond yields threaten to undermine the case for holding expensive stocks, and shareholders should be worried.

10/07/2017

A complimentary article to the one posted last week about passive versus active investing. This article deals specifically with ETF's. Whereas index funds are mutual funds valued and sold at the end of the day ETF's are exchange traded funds traded intra day. However trading ETF's intra day can lead to market timing behaviour that undermines why many people choose these types of funds in the first place.

One thing investors in exchange-traded funds should know: The time of day makes a difference.

10/07/2017

Good US job figures helped global markets start the week. If only the EU can keep pushing ahead with growth the global economy just might start to produce the wealth needed to pay back all that debt it has been racking up these last years.

Asia-Pacific stocks began the week higher, buoyed by gains in the U.S., after solid jobs data there boosted the dollar and brightened overall market sentiment.

10/07/2017

Italy, and the Eurozone, are not out of the woods yet.

Any sharp rise in borrowing costs risks reviving questions over the sustainability of Italian debt.