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CHAIRMAN’S LETTER
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THE INVESTOR
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Chairman, Investment Committee, St. James’s Place Wealth Management
hen the government rushed out its
proposals on elderly care earlier this
year, commentators branded it the
‘dementia tax’ and, following the
feedback, the idea was quickly dropped.
However, the issue of care costs isn’t
going away; so we asked Faith Glasgow to look at what estate-planning
measures people could consider to help protect themselves in later life.
Autonomous electric vehicles have quickly moved from the pages
of science ction to a tried-and-tested reality. In our article, we look
at what the future may hold for personal transport and what this
means for traditional manufacturers.
Our international focus, this time, falls on India as we review
the wide-ranging changes Prime Minister Modi has made and
how this has a ected the country’s economy; and the prospects
for investors.
Elsewhere, we pro le one of the few economic pundits who
predicted the 2008 market crash – the
Financial Times
’ US Managing
Editor Gillian Tett; plus Victor Smart investigates philanthropy and
discovers how to maximise its rewards.
I do hope the articles will be of interest to you. If you have any
queries, please do not hesitate to contact your St. James’s Place Partner.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON ANY OF THE ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE OF
THE INVESTOR
, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR ST. JAMES’S PLACE PARTNER
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