How Emotions and Social Circles Influence Your Investment Choices

Ever felt that peculiar tug in your gut while looking at your investment portfolio? Maybe it’s the sinking feeling when a stock takes a nosedive, or perhaps it’s the ecstatic buzz when everything’s in the green. It’s like you’re on a rollercoaster, right? But instead of screaming and holding your arms high, you’re clutching your […]

Balancing Inflation and Interest Rates for Successful Financial Planning

What is Inflation, and Why Should You Care? In financial circles, the term inflation often comes up, yet its true impact can seem unclear. Simply put, inflation is the rate at which the cost of goods and services rises, consequently eroding the value of your money. To make this easier to understand, consider inflation like […]

Investing Smart: Crafting a Diversified Investment Portfolio

Have you ever considered the variety within your investment portfolio? The chances are, if you’ve taken a passive or sporadic approach to long term investing, your portfolio might not be as diverse as it could be. Diversification is more than just a buzzword in the financial world; it’s a fundamental strategy to mitigate risk and […]

The Tech Revolution: An Alternative Look At The Dot-Com Bubble

The deVere Group welcomes you back to our series on significant economic events that have shaped the world we know today. Our journey so far saw us back in the early 1900’s during Stock Market Crash, through to the 1970s Energy Crisis. But now, it’s time to move to a more contemporary event, one many […]

Prosperity to Poverty: A Look Back at The Great Depression

Welcome back to the fascinating world of financial history. If we asked you, “What was the Great Depression?”, how would you answer?  Perhaps you’d recall it as a significant economic downturn, or maybe remember a key date – 1929. But the reality is, understanding the Great Depression is about much more than historical facts and […]

Housing Boom to Financial Gloom: Dissecting the 2008 Crisis

Welcome back to the fascinating world of financial history. If you’ve been with us so far, you’ll remember that we’ve dived into the intricate details of the Wall Street Crash of 1929 and the Energy Crisis of the 1970’s before seeking out the cause and effects of the tech bubble in the early 21st century. […]

Flickering Lights and Fuel Lines: Understanding the 1970s Energy Crisis

You’re sitting in a long queue of cars, inching forward at a snail’s pace, all waiting for the same precious commodity – fuel. Sounds like a scene from a dystopian movie, right? But, for those who lived through the 1970s, this was a very real scenario. Welcome back, to our series of dissections into the […]

Can I transfer my UK pension to New Zealand in 2023? 

New Zealand is a hotspot for British retirees. With 60,000 UK nationals living in New Zealand as of 2023, it is one of the most popular destinations for British expats. Making the move means living, working, and retiring according to a whole new set of rules – making it essential to get to grips with […]

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