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…
How Not To Compare Your Pensions
29.04.19
If you have worked for a number of different organisations throughout your career it is likely you have accumulated a number of different pension funds. All of which will have…
“30 Years?! What Am I Supposed To Do With That?”
24.04.19
I was watching Trainspotting 2 the other day (if you were a fan of Danny Boyle’s first film from 1996 you’ll enjoy the sequel) and in it, Ewan McGregor’s character,…
An Emoji Guide to Capitalism
03.04.19
Capitalism hasn’t enjoyed the greatest press in the last decade or so; the near destruction of the economic system at the height of the Credit Crunch (or Great Financial Crash…
“Now the Kids Are Gone We’ve Got Some Spare Money, What Should We Do With it?”
13.03.19
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…
An Emoji Guide to Life Assurance (Or Minimising Financial Stress When Sh*t Happens)
01.03.19
Sometimes life can be cruel and throw us curve balls that we’re not expecting or prepared for. Another term for it is ‘sh*t happens’. The most catastrophic would likely be…
“How Much Money Do I Need to Retire?”
22.02.19
I’m often asked “how big does my pension need to be?”, or words to that effect. A simple question to which a simple but not very helpful answer is: It…
10 Wake Up Calls That Tell You To Sort Out Your Finances
13.02.19
Have you started getting a feeling that maybe your money isn’t in the best health and that you should really start doing something about it? If so, here are 10 signs…
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