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Sifting the Chatter

When you are looking to build an investment portfolio which
will meet your current circumstances and anticipated future needs it is not
always easy to work out where and how you should invest. Best practice may recommend that you spread
your investments across a range of business sectors and world regions; but how
do you sift through the news and social media chatter and work out what is
going on and therefore where you should invest?

Take manufacturing for example. At the
time of writing the manufacturers’ organisation, EEF has released the results
of a survey looking at the investment intentions of manufacturers. The
report reveals that after two years of capital expenditure, manufacturers are
looking to reduce levels of capital spending over the next two years. In addition the report takes pains to point
out that this doesn’t mean that manufacturers are “canning their capital
expenditure plans, but rather, that they’re investing at a slower pace compared
to previous years.”

Whilst some news outlets have fairly reported the findings
of the survey, others talk of investment being slashed or plans being put on
hold. So unless you go back to the
original report your views on whether you should be investing in manufacturing
will be very much influenced by the news publication of your choice; not helped
by other reports which comment that UK manufacturing exports are booming
following the recent fall in the value of the pound.

If you’re looking for advice on investments, or if your situation
has changed and you may therefore need to review your existing investment
portfolio, contact Beckworth by using one of the links on our website.