Jul 2, 2020 | Blog, Financial Planning, Video
Just as retail shops were starting to open in England we found out that Intu, owner of a number of large shopping centres, went into administration. This means an uncertain future for those shops that operate in these centres. We also feel for those of you in...
Jun 25, 2020 | Blog, Financial Planning, Video
At the end of last week we found out that the UK national debt now totals more than 100% of our GDP (our entire economy). This is the first time this has happened in over 60 years. Of course it was to be expected with the huge amount of spending the government is...
Jun 18, 2020 | Financial Planning, Video
Global stock markets had a bit of a wobble at the end of last week. The FTSE 100 saw a drop of nearly 4% leading some to think this was the start of the final phase of the bear market and a prolonged period of losses. This all came about because of update from the US...
Jun 12, 2020 | Blog, Retirement Planning, Video
Did you know that there can be circumstances when an insurance return, as in the lump sum payout from an insurance policy, can be better than the return you get from investing. For example, if you have a lump sum available to invest or excess cash that you want to...
Jun 5, 2020 | Blog, Pension Planning, Video
It appears many Consultants and senior NHS staff are opting out of the NHS Pension which means they are leaving the scheme. This in turn means they lose future benefits. The main reason for this is the increase in tax bills many are facing as a result of a change to...
Jun 4, 2020 | Blog, Business Planning, Video
Entrepreneurs Relief can be a very useful tax relief when it comes to selling your business. However recent changes have massively reduced the benefit of this relief. These changes, which were announced in the Budget back in March, have gone a bit under the radar...
