Inside Nutmeg

Ahead of our own crowdfund opening this summer, we sat down with Crowdcube co-founder and chief marketing officer Luke Lang. We got the scoop on the company’s beginnings, Luke’s views on the future of crowdfunding and uncovered the one crowdfunding opportunity he feels he missed.

Equity and bond markets produced solid gains in March. While the economic news continues to be relatively mixed, many central banks have signalled that they intend to take a sabbatical in 2019, holding interest rates steady through the year.

There’s a little-known tradition that’s evolved at Nutmeg and it exemplifies one of my favourite things about our business. At the end of every tax year, trained Nutmeggers from across the business give their time to help our specialist customer support team get your contributions safely into tax-free ISAs, LISAs and pensions.

The markets are always changing, shifting, evolving. That’s what the Nutmeg investment team finds fascinating about them, and why we offer our fully managed investment portfolios. But sometimes, events like Brexit cast a shadow of uncertainty across a longer period. We wanted to share how we plan for uncertain events and how we’re applying these principles to Brexit.

The vast majority of people don’t want to be leaders, preferring instead to be led. Alex Longton, portfolio manager at Nutmeg, talks to Major General Arthur Denaro about the characteristics and attributes necessary for great leadership.

To celebrate International Women’s Day, we spoke to some of the incredibly talented women working behind the scenes at Nutmeg.

Nutmeg launched with an ambitious mission: to democratise wealth management by empowering generations of investors. We’ve used technology to disrupt an exclusive industry and we‘ve opened up high-quality investing to many more people, at a radically low cost.

December was difficult for equity markets, as noise around President Trump’s policies at home and abroad stoked investor fears. A Boxing Day rally helped reinforce a broader calming effect, but for 2019, the big message for investors is to become accustomed to volatility – it’s normal and it’s here to stay.

As 2018 comes to an end, it’s a great time to unwind and reflect on the past year. Why not use this time to catch up on all the books and podcasts you meant to get around to this year, but didn’t have the time…

November followed one of the worst months on record for equity markets. Although the damage wasn’t undone, there were some more positive signs toward the end of the month as attentions turn to 2019.

Personal financial advice can cost upwards of £1,500 making it an unrealistic option for most. That’s why we’ve launched our own advice service for £350. We want to prove that financial advice is for everyone and to that end, we’ve set our lead adviser Lisa Caplan a challenge.

Nutmeg are piloting a new advice offering in line with our core value of democratising wealth management for everyone.