by Holly Smart | Apr 29, 2022 | Financial Planning, Savings & Investments
As the conflict in Ukraine escalates and Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine major stock markets have fallen dramatically. But what does this mean for your investments? Stories about stock market falls are guaranteed to make headlines like the financial crisis of...
by Holly Smart | Apr 27, 2022 | Financial Planning, Savings & Investments
When it comes to investing, you might have heard that time in the market is better than timing the market. Time in the market is another way of describing long-term investing. Investors with a time horizon of at least five years (and in many cases longer) buy an asset...
by Holly Smart | Apr 26, 2022 | Market Update
It was a challenging week for markets across the world with many different factors affecting sentiment. Covid-related lockdowns in China has led investors to worry about the economic fallout China and supply chain consequences globally. In Europe, Macron’s victory...
by Holly Smart | Apr 22, 2022 | Financial Planning, Retirement Planning, Savings & Investments
When it comes to retirement, there are some ideas that can turn out to be quite different when you examine them closely. We explore five of them. 1. You can live off the state pension alone The current basic state pension is £137.60 per week, or £179.60 for the new...
by Holly Smart | Apr 21, 2022 | Financial Planning, Miscellaneous, Savings & Investments
If you’re selling certain assets of high value or a second property, you’ll probably have to pay capital gains tax on your profits. Here’s how it works. Capital gains tax (CGT) is a tax on the profits earned from selling an asset or a property belonging to you...
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