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Want to Give Your Family Nightmares? Don’t Leave a Will

Every day, people give their families nightmares by not getting their financial affairs in order before they die. Many do not even make a...

You May Want to Panic, You may Want to Cash Out - But Here’s What you Need to Remember ...

It's a difficult time for all investors. Very few of us would have come out unscathed from the recent dramatic drop in share prices. The...

One for the Ladies - Is Financial Planning Different for Women?

A recent global poll by UBS suggested that women are ‘acutely aware’ of their long-term financial needs. The poll suggested that the top...

I Cannot Invest Now - The Market is Down!

Originally written and published by myself in 2009 - But it's as relevant today as it was then. We all know that the global investment...

Market Falls Predicted - Ways To Protect Your Investments

Well, it seems markets are falling everywhere. The FTSE100 is at 7300 as I write, down from a high of over 7600, with American stocks not...

Dollar Cost Averaging

I suspect that every one of us over the age of 21 has listened as a financial adviser has explained the virtues of Dollar Cost Averaging...

Zombie Funds Will Leave You For Dead

A recent report by Morningstar, the fund-rating agency, explained that there were (in 2017) some 194 UK-domiciled ‘Zombie funds’, each...

Letting UK Property - Beware the Taxman!

Thousands of landlords are being chased by the HMRC as they try to catch out those people who are under-declaring property income. The...

The Tax Man And The Ex-Wife...

Staying on good terms with your ex-wife might just be beneficial when it comes to dealing with the tax man. Informants get paid by the...