? How financially secure are you❓ ➡️ If you are an employee, are you more secure than a business owner❓ ➡️ If you see yourself as wealthy, are you…

  Investing money can make people understandably anxious. Money is a hugely psychological subject and the temptation to try and time the market is real. I’ve often heard people say:…

  The “financial mess” Kate Garraway is a presenter on ITV’s Good Morning Britain. In March 2020 her husband, Derek Draper, aged 52 at the time, was admitted to hospital…

  In the depths of lockdown in the summer of 2020 we met Bob and Mary (on Zoom, of course) who were recommended to us by an existing client. Bob…

  In January 2021 I wrote here that tax rises are inevitable. And so it has come to pass. And so soon as well. Not wanting a good crisis to…

  I’ve written before here about being reasonable rather than rational. The general message being to make broadly sensible financial decisions now and not get caught up on whether you…

  I have a bit of light reading for you: the Financial Conduct Authority’s assessment of value report which you can read in full here. Each year from October 2019…

  In late 2020 the prospect of negative interest rates made headlines. I had several clients ask me whether their bank would start deducting, rather than adding, interest to their…

  Inflation rising from 1.5% to 2.1% recently made headlines and it is widely expected to continue rising for the next few months before reducing later in the year. ?…

  Also known as: Where did it all go so right? ? The world is a much better place than you think it is. Honestly. ?The media feed us the…