The difference between investing and trading

The difference between investing and trading

Understanding the difference between investing and trading can make a huge difference to your future wealth. It could be the difference between losing everything and building a pot of money you can eventually live off. Let’s start with trading. Trading mainly involves...
Should you consolidate pensions?

Should you consolidate pensions?

When you start to think about retirement you will probably find you have a number of different pensions with different employers you have worked for and the question many people ask is… “should I consolidate pensions?” When we say consolidate we mean...
How does the election affect the stock market?

How does the election affect the stock market?

So the results of the General Election are in and this time the polls seem to have been more accurate, but how does the election result affect the stock market? Well we now go through a period of uncertainty as, although the Conservative party won the most seats, no...
What happens to my pension if I die?

What happens to my pension if I die?

  This is an interesting one as many people believe that if they have a Will in place all of their death planning is taken care of. Well actually a Will has no effect on what happens to your pension if you die. Pensions are dealt with totally separate from the...