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Now or after Brexit?

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  • stringer_bell
    stringer_bell Posts: 414 Forumite
    i can see where your coming from. we are in the unique situation of the pound falling so any us held investments will have risen. if he invests now the pound may recover or drop further.. thus a quick loss or a quick gain
  • Jeems
    Jeems Posts: 202 Forumite
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    I dont believe there will be any major movements. Triggering article 50 means formal discussions will take place but it could be up to 2 years before anything happens. To me, the situation will remain the same as it is today - i.e we're all still in the dark
  • Hodor1
    Hodor1 Posts: 7 Forumite
    I don't think it will make any difference when you invest. Any movement due to triggering of article 50 will have already been factored in.
  • dunstonh
    dunstonh Posts: 120,603 Forumite
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    edited 21 March 2017 at 10:28PM
    For it to make a difference you would need a significant number of investors to wake up on the 29th March and go "what? what? what? The UK is leaving the EU???? When did they vote to do that? Next you will be telling me that Trump is the US president.
    I am an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA). The comments I make are just my opinion and are for discussion purposes only. They are not financial advice and you should not treat them as such. If you feel an area discussed may be relevant to you, then please seek advice from an Independent Financial Adviser local to you.
  • Zanderman
    Zanderman Posts: 4,944 Forumite
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    carcasal wrote: »
    Now or after Brexit?
    ... now or after next week when May invokes article 50?

    Those are two different questions.

    Article 50 will make no difference. We all know it's happening.

    Brexit itself is still years away, and no-one knows what it means yet.
  • grey_gym_sock
    grey_gym_sock Posts: 4,508 Forumite
    Zanderman wrote: »
    Brexit itself is still years away, and no-one knows what it means yet.

    brexit means brexit! anybody who doesn't know that should be sent to the tower of london :)

    (not kidding - i expect that's may's plan, if there's any more whingeing.)
  • JohnRo
    JohnRo Posts: 2,887 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    It means an extra £35... no, don't go there.
    'We don't need to be smarter than the rest; we need to be more disciplined than the rest.' - WB
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