Blogs &News Updates

TAM CIO James Penny and CEO Lester Petch look back at the year that was 2020 and discuss the winners and losers during the pandemic year.

The two also discuss the potential opportunities that lie ahead in 2021 and beyond from an investment standpoint.

Those that know me recognise that I am a private individual that rarely releases personal information into the social domain.

However, due to TWO recent and separate events I feel compelled to share and highlight details to illustrate the power that medical insurance has IN SAVING LIFE.

Looking back on this year, professionally and personally, I think few would say it’s been a forgettable one. The herculean strength in the stock market couldn’t stand in greater contrast to the very real pain being seen in households.

In one part, myself and TAM are elated to have been able, for almost all clients, to make back 100% of the losses sustained after that record breaking sell off in Q1. But also, in the last couple of months, see clients posting gains for the year.

If you became very ill or are injured whilst overseas, there’s always the chance that the treatment you need might not be available at the local hospital.

This is where emergency medical evacuation cover – or medevac, as it’s sometimes called – comes into effect.

Read the finer details of this very important expat medical insurance benefit.

Sustainable investment management appears to be the new buzz term, but what does it really mean?

Surely, we have always wanted a sustainable investment management strategy i.e. investments that endure for the long term and deliver a sustainable return. But is there more to sustainable investing these days?

Whichever political party, Democrat or Republican, wins the Senate elections double vote in Georgia in January 2021 will hold the power to control the US Senate, thus enabling them to vote down or vote through any and all US legislation and in turn define Joe Biden’s 4 years in office.