Little by little the UK appears to be returning to normal but with some very obvious differences, masks on when travelling and shopping, the need to book an appointment to have a beer at the pub and waiters wearing Darth Vader PPE to bring food to your table in restaurants. With infections falling in the UK but rising elsewhere in the world, it does beg the question, how long will these changes be around for? Will we, like a number of Asian countries, find ourselves wearing masks for years to come for example and will everyone ever actually return to head offices in London?
We at Clearwater are also trying to adopt a ‘business as usual’ approach and that now extends to offering meetings at our offices in Holmer Green, at the client’s own risk of course. We have cleaning materials, including anti-bacterial sprays and we are confident that we can observe an appropriate degree of social distancing whilst you are here.
If you are not yet comfortable to visit us in person, which I would quite understand, we are very happy to offer you a ‘Virtual Meeting’ using Zoom or Microsoft Teams. Our new high-speed internet makes Virtual meetings a very good substitute for the real thing. We have conducted a number of these meetings now and we have received some positive feedback from the clients who have been through the process. The only piece of technology you will need is a computer or iPad with a camera and audio capability (I guess you could do it on a phone but it would all be rather small), we can provide instructions on the software prior to the meeting, if you have not done this sort of thing before, it really is very straightforward.
The technology enables me to share my computer screen, so I can beam all of the charts I would normally go through on my touch screen onto your own PC or Laptop, this usually makes for a very productive session.
If you would like to book a meeting for either a face to face or virtual get together, please do get in touch and we will be happy to arrange something. If we don’t hear from you, Kim will restart her diary and invite you to Planning Meetings as they fall due, you will then be able to decide which type of meeting you prefer.
If you have any questions about this e-mail or indeed on any finance related matter, please do not hesitate to contact me.
With best regards,
Yours sincerely
Graham Ponting CFP Chartered MCSI
Managing Partner
