by alice | blog
Recent research by the pensions and insurance company Aegon has revealed that the number of people seeking financial advice in the UK has increased by 25% since 2016, which is encouraging news because it means that more and more people are taking control of their...
by alice | blog
The sun finally seems to be coming out across the UK, and it’s time to inject some of that Spring warmth into your financial planning. Now that a new tax year has started, this is the perfect opportunity to maximise the valuable tax allowances and...
by alice | blog
Let’s Talk About Annuities As we approach retirement age, questions we’ve only hypothetically considered over the past few years suddenly come into sharp focus: how much money will I have to live on when I’m no longer working? Will I be able to guarantee myself a...
by alice | blog
While we’re all recovering from the financial expense of Christmas and the purse-squeezing discomfort of the Jan 31st tax return, it’s nice to have some good news to share with you. Or rather, good news if you act on it before time runs out in April. We’re...
by alice | blog
With snow already starting to fall across large parts of the country, the odds we’ll enjoy a white Christmas are looking pretty good. But is the forecast for your 2018 finances equally as cheerful? With less than two weeks to go before a jolly red guy lands on your...
by alice | blog
If yesterday’s budget was a weather forecast it would probably be “Quite dull with occasional sunny outbreaks.” It was the second budget of the year and, as sequels go, more a ‘Hangover Part II’ than an ‘Empire Strikes Back’, but Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip...