On Wednesday this week I had a \u201cworking\u201d lunch with (virtually) the most senior fund manager from Marriott. I try and get his undivided attention about every three months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He brings subject material to the table, but so I do. I always have some or other agenda in my mind. This week I had examples and questions from the very things I have been busy with for three of you reading this. So my head is always around what I\u2019m doing or attempting to understand better for my clients. We spoke about local fund mixes I use, consistency of distributions (income) being paid by funds and global property valuations and the things affecting them. He took me through what many of us might have noticed on the news for property owners in the UK, that being interest rate hikes from the base of 0% in covid now heading to 5%. The conversations included two computer screens with lots of graphs going on and then real-time London Stock Exchange price searches. All rounded off with a very decent fillet steak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s both wonderful and a privilege to have time alone with him. Not forgetting the free lunch as well!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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