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• David ChinncloseAuthor: David Chinn Name: David Chinn Financial Services Manager
  Email: David.Chinn@ouryclark.com
  Site: http://ouryclark.com/chartered-accountants/partners#DChinn
  About: David has been an Independent Financial Adviser since 1985, formerly with Hogg Robinson, specialising in retirement and investment advice to employees of large and small corporate clients. He joined Oury Clark in September 2000 before taking charge of the Financial Services team in April 2002, ensuring a complete range of financial services advice, covering all aspects of pensions, investment, mortgages and inheritance tax planning. When not at work David indulges a keen interest in a variety of sports, from clay pigeon shooting, sailing in and around the Solent, to the highs and lows of watching Nottingham Forest’s bid to regain their former glory.See Authors Posts (1)

• Position: Partner OCIFA & OCA
• Phone: +44 (0) 1753 551111
• Fax: +44 (0) 1753 550544
• Email: David.Chinn@ouryclark.com
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For those willing to consider an alternative to savings accounts the income yields on fixed interest investments are particularly attractive and may be suitable for part of the portfolio.

Global Stock Markets have experienced extreme volatility as the economic certainty continues. Investment performance in most asset classes has been disappointing in recent times, however, research has shown that trying to ‘time the market’ is extremely difficult [...]