What’s ‘Better’ a Pension or an ISA?
30.09.19
“Is a pension better than an ISA or an ISA better than a pension?” On the face of it, that should be a simple question to answer but, like many…
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What’s ‘Better’ a Pension or an ISA?
30.09.19
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Annuities – The Sheep in Wolves’ Clothing?
23.09.19
If I asked you if you would like to buy an annuity with your pension fund, if you are like most UK consumers, my guess would be you would answer…
Should I Combine My Pensions?
09.09.19
It’s common for people to get in touch with me looking for advice on whether to combine their pensions. They’ve got to the stage in their careers that they have…
An Emoji Guide to Diversification
07.08.19
Whether they knew it or not, our mothers and grandmothers taught us one of the most important lessons of investing: not having all of your eggs in one basket. Yet,…
2 Reasons Why People Don’t Take Enough Investment Risk (& Why It Might Be A Problem)
07.08.19
Investment risk and reward are inextricably linked; if you want to have the potential for higher returns you have to accept increased investment risk. It was ever thus and it…
How to Finance A Car Purchase
20.06.19
Having come to the end of a lease agreement, my wife and I have recently been in the market for a new car. We spent a lot of time deliberating…
An Emoji Guide to Active vs Passive Investing
11.06.19
This latest Emoji Guide looks at active vs passive investing and comes at a time that one of the UK’s star fund managers has hit the headlines for the wrong…
Choose Life (A Financial Planner’s Version)
05.06.19
Choose life. Choose freedom. Choose leisure. Choose pleasure Choose never having to worry about money. Choose global travel, time in the garden or writing that book. Choose working on your…
Capacity for Loss – Or How Much Can You Afford to Lose?
30.05.19
Over the past few weeks, there has been a debate on Twitter amongst a small section of the financial planning community and compliance consultants on the surprisingly thorny issue of…
An Emoji Guide to Budgeting
09.05.19
Do you ever have that feeling that you should be making better financial decisions with your money but never have enough of it left at the end of the month…