There comes a time in every parent’s life when the kids fly the nest (sure, they sometimes come back!) and you’ll reach that point when you find the rooms echo…
Category: Pension
Read the latest news and thoughts from our Financial Planner, Andrew.
You might often read or hear about SIPP style pensions in the financial press but what are they and do you need one? What is a SIPP? SIPP stands for…
To non-financially minded people, it can be difficult to grasp how much you need to invest to grow a pot of capital for your future benefit. Perhaps reframing it to…
Investing in global stock markets isn’t appropriate for everyone and not everyone is appropriate for stock market investing. However, if you are planning for the future and want to make…
As the great British love affair with property continues I regularly have conversations with people who believe that owning a second property as an income stream is the best use…
When was the last time you had a financial review? I regularly meet with prospective clients who set up a pension or ISA many years ago and haven’t looked at…
Over the years that I’ve been a financial planner, I have had many conversations with clients and prospective clients about their investment experiences. Most people will have some story about…
Are you worried about what to do with your money because of some current crisis that is hogging the news headlines: Brexit/Trump/North Korea/Putin/Oil prices/the latest crisis du jour (delete as…
When you get to retirement it is easy to think your investing is done. You’ve grown your wealth, now you sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labour. If…
In my experience, when thinking about their wealth, most people (and sadly, all too often, financial advisers) want to know that they have the ‘best’ pension/ISA/Investment Portfolio (delete as appropriate)….