So Bitcoin and cryptocurrency more generally. There has been a lot written about it in recent times which in itself tells you something (more on that later) but if you haven’t already, should you be considering investing in it? After all, the price of one...
I read a great article recently from US Financial Adviser Michael Lynch where he talks about how people spend more time worrying about the fluctuations of their investments rather than the income generated from them. As he rightly points out, we live on income, not...
Many people believe that an ISA is free of all taxes but unfortunately your estate may still pay Inheritance Tax on ISAs when you die. Along with pensions, ISAs can play a fundamental part of producing a sustainable income in retirement. But unlike pensions, the...
When planning for retirement and calculating your sustainable income in retirement, the future implications of long term care can be a worry. Do you save some of your capital to cover long term care costs in the future at the expense of a reduced income in...
Former US President Bill Clinton once said…. “It may be disappointing, but I think it is neither prudent nor appropriate for any president to comment on the hour-by-hour or the day-by-day movements of the market.” Clearly former President Trump didn’t agree and...
If you are someone that is considering transferring your defined benefit pension to a personal defined contribution pension then you may be interested to know that recently, defined benefit transfer values hit record highs. According to the XPS Transfer Value Index,...