A recently retired client of mine and I refer to this period of her life as ‘oyster time’. It’s a period of time just to sit and reflect. In her…
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Twenty-four hours ago Boris Johnson announced the new Health and Social Care Tax. In summary: There will be a 1.25% increase to National Insurance Contributions (employee and employer) and dividend…
“The sun never sets on the British Empire” Such was the vastness of the British Empire that at its height between the 18th and 20th centuries it was the largest…
Unless you have been living on a different planet it is likely that you have some awareness of cryptocurrencies. Their value has sky-rocketed over the past few years which has…
When you invest money you expect to make a profit, otherwise what’s the point of taking risk with your money? A common question I get asked is what return might…
Talk to anyone of a certain age and they will remember with a chill down their spines the inflation and high mortgage interest rates of the 1970s. When you bear…
I’m often asked to explain the different roles and responsibilities of the companies involved with a pension fund. Because there are different parties doing different things it can be hard…
Ignoring the News I haven’t watched a news broadcast or read a newspaper for a very long-time. I can’t tell you how long but it can be measured in years….
Our obsession with gold has been around since it was first discovered thousands of years ago. Initially, it was used to make decorative objectives or for religious purposes, reportedly first…
When I was a young, cocky 18-year-old I bungee jumped from what was then the highest bungee jump in the world, the Victoria Falls bridge between Zimbabwe and Zambia. Not…