Adam, Kim and I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support and of course to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Who could have imagined at around Christmas time in 2019 what was soon to follow? A global pandemic that in some way or another has affected all of us and those we hold dear. It has taken many good people far sooner than they had a right to expect and, as a result, it has altered the way those left behind prioritise what’s important in life; a brutal way to learn such an important lesson. I do hope we remember what we have learned when COVID in all its mutations and variants finally abates, and we are no longer smiling at people in supermarkets from behind face coverings (it is amazing how you can still recognise a smile, just from the eyes).
2021 has been another difficult year for everyone and yet all my wonderful clients and indeed family and friends have continued to face the challenges of living in the middle of a pandemic with good humour and pragmatism!
As with quite a number of years now, in lieu of sending individual Christmas cards, we have again decided to make a donation to a worthy cause.
One of my longest standing (well over 30 years) and lovely clients is currently undergoing treatment for breast cancer and in support of her and in memory of all those we have lost to this disease; our donation will be to Breast Cancer UK.
Cancer of course, is not a disease that affects the sufferer only, husbands, wives, children and extended family are all along for the difficult and emotionally draining ride. The more we can do to get on top of this illness in all its forms, the better.
I am sure you will approve of my decision to support this important charity.
I do hope 2022 brings you all you would wish for and, of course, an end to COVID.
With very best Christmas wishes,
Yours sincerely
Graham Ponting CFP Chartered MCSI
Managing Partner
