The fallout of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is being felt particularly hard in the eurozone, where the resulting price hikes in goods and services is expected to push inflation up to 8.6% in June 2022, Eurostat reveals. The European Central Bank (ECB) has also indicated…

This article about market cycles. We are in a volatile market this year and in times like this that it is both most important to be focused on the long term, and most difficult to not be impacted by short term market movements.

You will probably have seen in the media that the average inflation rate across the eurozone reached 8.1% in May 2022, up from 7.4% the month before. This means that 343 million people are living with the highest levels of inflation since 1997.

How often do you wake up feeling tired? A 2020 study conducted by OnePoll on behalf of RestoreZ revealed that over 60% of Americans experience morning fatigue. Waking up tired will often mean starting the day on the wrong foot – close to half of…

The economy is making headlines recently, so we are going to explain some of the key issues being discussed and what they mean for you as expats in Europe. We will discuss 3 items: inflation, interest rates and recessions. We have been talking about inflation for…

Figures suggest that workers nearing retirement could find they’re facing a significant income shortfall later in life. Understanding how your pension savings will add up before you retire is crucial for creating long-term financial well-being.

Routine – a sequence of actions followed consistently. Studies show that highly successful people all swear by their morning routines that help them start the day with greater focus, clarity, and productivity. Key word here is ‘consistency’. But how big a difference…

There is a small but growing lifestyle movement that takes the delayed gratification approach and applies it, strictly to life. The FIRE movement is all about making sacrifices now to have the life you want later. It stands for “financial independence, retire early”.

We want to tell you about an exciting development here at Black Swan Capital Europe.

We aim to provide the highest quality solutions for all our clients, whatever your financial needs and wherever life takes you

So, we’re delighted to announce the launch of the Arisaig Circle.

The Arisaig Circle is a group of four companies, of which we are one, all driven by a common goal: To deliver high-quality financial solutions to our clients throughout the world.

According to Psychology Today, evidence suggests that removing clutter from your life can boost energy, reduce anxiety and improve focus. While many of these outcomes concern decluttering at home, the benefits it brings can also be transferred to your finances.

The more uncertainty there is in global financial markets, and volatility in asset prices, it seems there are more voices using lots of complicated language and jargon to try and predict the future and explain the past. You can see this on the traditional…

Patience, put very broadly, is the ability to accept and tolerate delay without getting angry and upset. Never before have I known the importance of patience until I was told that I could not run for fifteen weeks. I was faced with a task that seemed…

With the ongoing war in Ukraine, households across Europe could see further increases to their cost of living during 2022. As a result, you may now be keeping a much closer eye on your household’s outgoings and being more diligent when it comes to reducing your energy use around the home.

Hopefully, this will not have resulted in you having heated discussions about finances with the one you love. That said, if you have, you’re not alone.

The one life skill most people wish they were taught at school is practical financial knowledge, from how to budget and the importance of savings to how taxes work and through to pensions. This knowledge gap can be compounded when you are an expat…

By Sue Said

How many times have you heard someone describe themselves as a perfectionist? Perfectionism has become everyone’s favourite flaw. For something that supposedly holds us back…

The European Central Bank recently stated that the Russia-Ukraine war would have a “material impact on economic activity and inflation”. This, it added, was due to higher energy and commodity prices, the disruption in international commerce, and weaker confidence.

While investment decisions should be based on facts, many investors find their decisions are sometimes influenced by emotions. Whether you’re excited about an investment opportunity, or worried about market volatility, keeping emotions in check…

The more uncertainty there is in global financial markets, and the more volatility in asset prices, it seems the more voices can be heard predicting the future. You can see it on the traditional media of television, hear it on the radio and read it in…

Have you ever given some thought as to why the snooze button exists? Logically speaking, how does it make any sense to set an alarm to wake up at a specific time, only to delay waking up by a few minutes? Studies show that more than one in three adults…

We have all spent the last two years managing our families, our jobs, our finances, and our lives through the extraordinary epoch of the coronavirus pandemic. Now, as countries begin to remove restrictions and optimism for less restrictive life returns…