Make the most of your pension allowance – or lose it Planning for your retirement is one of the most important financial decisions you will make. Get it right and you will be able to plan successfully for [...]
Financial Life Planning - the best laid scheme of mice and men? Life is rarely predictable Recent events have highlighted the fragility of life - the phrase taken from Robert Burn’s poem To the Mouse ‘the best laid [...]
Pensions and divorce – why financial advice can be important Going through a divorce can be stressful at the best of times, particularly when you’re trying to agree on a financial settlement that suits you both. Emotions can [...]
Pensions and divorce – Establishing a valuable asset for your future When you’re going through a divorce, it’s easy to get bogged down in short-term issues and lose sight of your long-term ambitions. It can be a stressful, [...]
Coping with the financial implications of life-changing events If the last 12 months has taught us anything, it’s that you never know when a major event is going to come along and turn your life upside down. It [...]
With choice comes responsibility! The introduction of ‘pensions freedom’ in 2016 provided pension holders with greater choice over how to draw pension, in particular from pensions which build a ‘pension pot’ for retirement. The good news is that [...]
Mortgages are things you can love and hate Mortgages can help you buy the home of your dreams, but they can devilishly eat into your income over your lifetime – income which you could have spent on your family, [...]
Now is not the time to make quick decisions about your pension! Making a decision about your pension isn’t something to rush. In this short blog I’ll help you understand the different types of pensions, different options for drawing [...]
