Health & Beauty

Brewin Dolphin is one of the largest independent private client investment managers in the UK. Tim Walker, Divisional Director and Head of Office at Brewin Dolphin Exeter looks at investment opportunities and recommends that now is the right time to buy equities.

The tide has finally turned - investors are beginning to wake up to the opportunities in equities. They were shy coming round. According to statistics from the Investment Management Association, more than half of all fund sales in July went into fixed income. Four of the top five most popular fund sectors were...

There seems to be a lot of talk around these days about the pros and cons of intermittent fasting (IF). This is where someone would fast from eating for a certain amount of time for a host of reasons but the main one being to try to lose fat / weight. Some gurus suggest it is bad and are completely against it, while others say it is good and will improve health, increase fat loss and pay your mortgage, all very confusing! So I thought I’d give it a go to see what happened to me and make up my own mind if it can help or hinder.

My main reason for doing it, apart from...

Ski Weekend, a local company with offices at Darts Farm and in Chamonix, operate bespoke short break ski trips to the Alps.

Established in 1986, the weekend ski trip concept was developed by ski guru Gavin Foster and Sue Greenslade. The company, led by the original team, still arrange corporate events, family, groups and individuals whose time is at a premium.

The classic 4-day ski break involves just 2 days off work, but with 4 full days on the slopes. Packages starts from £349 pp + flights which can be arranged from Bristol, London and many other...

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee will next week take evidence from leading experts on heart disease, eye conditions and Parkinson's disease. They want to hear what questions most concern the public, using the social media website www.twitter.com

The Session is part of the Committee's inquiry into Regenerative Medicine and the Committee are asking the public to tweet questions using the hashtag #RegenMedQs by 2pm on Friday 26th October. The aim of the session is to help sift the hype from the reality when it comes to the prospects of regenerative medicine...