Blue Tulip Wealth Management
Est. 2020
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​Welcome to Blue Tulip Wealth Management, my background in finance spans over 20 years covering; Wealth & Asset Management, Stockbroking, and Financial Solutions.
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My aim when setting up was to build a company that could cover all facets for individuals, families and company's.
As we go through life circumstances change, so too will priorities. Whether this be as an individual or a company with a high number of employees.
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By having one person who can cover all areas, as inevitably change happens I can revolve around your needs, aspirations and financial objectives as they progress.
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Bobby Shirley - Founder & MD
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2025
So far...
As we approach the end of Q1 in 2025, to say it has been unpredictable would be an understatement.
Markets don't like volatility, with this being clearly evident when looking at the past month with performance figures across global markets; FTSE100 down 3.03%, S&P500 down 7.48%, Dow Jones Industrial Average down 6.80% (all as of COB 12/03/25)
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After President Trump’s global tariffs on steel and aluminum came into effect, the European Union and Canada announced billions of dollars in levies on American goods. The stock market recovered some recent losses as investors softened their outlook with positive news on inflation against continued uncertainty.
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Trump had initially announced 25% tariffs on all imports from Canada and Mexico, which were initially to take effect on February 1, but paused the tariffs twice, they are now expected to go into effect on 2 April.
Canadian and EU leaders voiced concern over the impact the tariffs will have on domestic businesses, but argued countries need to respond appropriately to Trump’s actions with reciprocal measures.
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Despite the criticism from global leaders, Trump has staunchly defended the tariffs after meeting with the Business Roundtable, a group of key US business leaders on Tuesday (11 March). “Markets are going to go up and they’re going to go down, but you know what? We have to rebuild our country,” Trump said on Tuesday.
US markets started making small gains on Tuesday morning after inflation figures were better than projected.
Trump and members of his administration have spent the last week downplaying the impacts the tariffs could have on the economy, asked whether the US could experience a recession with Fox News on Sunday, Trump said the country was in a “period of transition”, prior to his second term it was widely accepted he is market performance driven but this now doesn't appear to be ringing true.
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President Trump has said he is rebuilding wealth based on decades or even a century into the future, and this cannot be measured in very short-term results of America's stock market giants.
Next to comments from his Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the White House was communicating to markets that Trump now has tolerance for short-term market and economic pain.
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Bobby Shirley
12/03/2025
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Stamp Duty
Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) rates are changing from 1st April 2025.
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Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT or Stamp Duty) rates are changing from 1st April 2025, bringing an end to the temporary increases to thresholds that were put in place in September 2022. Whilst this change will impact everyone planning to move, it's first-time buyers who will be the most affected.
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Currently first-time buyers pay no stamp duty when buying a home worth £425,000. This threshold will drop to £300,000, meaning they will go from paying nothing to paying £6,250 on stamp duty.
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How is Stamp Duty changing?
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The nil rate threshold will return to the previous level of £125,000, currently £250,000.
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As mentioned above, the nil rate threshold for first-time buyers will return to the previous level of £300,000.
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The maximum purchase price for which First-Time Buyers Relief (a reduced stamp duty rate) can be claimed will return to the previous level of £500,000.
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04/02/2025​